Photo ID: 110168 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not too far behind the westbound Zephyr, BNSF's Denver-Provo passes by Welton Reservoir just west of Leyden. The reservoir was built in 2002, and is a source of drinking water for suburbs west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110166 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Sedalia Douglas County, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Castle Rock and Sedalia, a BNSF northbound snakes its way along on Main 2, parallel to CO-85. The train has a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110164 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Larkspur Douglas County, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Larkspur, BNSF's Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest passes underneath I-25 as it heads north on Main 2. Two ES44C4 with a C44-9W in between lead the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110163 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After getting a fresh crew, a southbound BNSF intermodal train is starting to pull south through the Sag and toward Palmer Lake on Main 1. Meanwhile, a northbound BNSF manifest from Slaton, TX rolls by on Main 2. The manifest is headed for Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110162 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train is stopped on Main 1 (and is getting a crew change) as a Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest heads north on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF baretable train snakes its way through The Sag, just north of Palmer Lake. All of the trailer and containers you see on the train - FedEx, JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, etc - are empty. They are being repositioned from Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110160 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train wraps its way through "The Sag", just north of Palmer Lake. Here, ownership of Main 1 changes from BNSF to UP as you travel southbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110159 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Douglas County, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Greenland and Palmer Lake on the Joint Line is the location of Spruce. A southbound BNSF intermodal train is passing by the Spruce trackside sign on its journey toward Palmer Lake and points south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110158 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Larkspur Larkspur, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train crosses the old Santa Fe bridge on the south edge of Larkspur. The lead units was the fifth ES44DC delivered to BNSF back in 2005. Ultimately, BNSF would take delivery on 721 such units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110157 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Even with the reduction in the demand for coal, coal trains still dominate the Joint Line. So, it is nice to come across a non-coal train! Such is the case with this baretable intermodal train. You'd typically think of a string of empty well cars when referring to a baretable. But in this case, all of the trailers and containers on this train are empty. Just be repositioned to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110156 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ES44DC and an ES44C4 lead a southbound intermodal train over West Plum Parkway in Castle Rock alongside I-25. This scene changed fairly significantly in 2011 when West Plum Parkway was actually built. Prior to that, there was no bridge (for the tracks) in this scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110155 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 7654 and train are currently stopped on Main 1 in the small town of Sedalia, CO on the Joint Line. The train lost communication with the ETD (End of Train Device, sometimes referred to as a FRED). Consequently, the crew cannot tell if the air brakes on the train are working properly as they cannot see the amount of air in the brake line at the end of the train. After 45 minutes or so, the problem would be worked out, and the train would continue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110138 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A snoot-nose SD40-2 and a GP39-2 are switching cars at the east end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard. BNSF's typically has yard jobs switching on both ends of the yard, and this Sunday is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110137 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pair of SD40-2s are switch in the yard as BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train slowly rolls through the yard on the main track. There is also a coal load on Coal 1 and a grain train on Coal 2, both waiting for crews so they can head south. These three tracks (the main and the two coal tracks) are all CTC right now, controlled by the Brush Sub Dispatcher. All other tracks are yard tracks, and under the jurisdiction of the 31st Street Yardmaster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Lincoln, NE manifest has just cleared the west switch of Irondale. The headlights on the Chicago, IL to Denver, CO Z-train are back on bright, ready to roll west the rest of the way in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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