Photo ID: 105406 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 1977 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF DPUs on a westbound coal load pass underneath a brand new signal bridge on the east edge of BNSF's Denver yard. The train is running on a new track just put in this year (2015) as part of a project to increase the length of BNSF's coal tracks. Another new track will be laid (to the left of these two in the shot) later this year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105405 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 1888 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Kansas City Southern (ALL), BNSF A new signal that is not yet active as been installed at the east end of BNSF's Denver Yard. This signal, once put in service, will dictate train movement into the yard from the main track (or just continuing down the main track). I wasn't thrilled with the lighting in this shot, but decided it was worth it with the KCS Retro-Belle in the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105404 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 1883 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A BNSF SD70ACe and a KCS ES44AC lead a westbound coal load down the main just outside BNSF's Denver Yard. BNSF is sinking some money in the east end of the yard in 2015. The tracks called "Coal 1" and "Coal 2" (where westbound coal train will typically stop to recrew) are being extended. They will be long enough to support 140-car trains when construction is complete. As part of the construction, a new signal bridge has been installed! The signal on the left will be for the main and the other two signals for Coal 1 and Coal 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105138 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Hudson Hudson, CO 1958 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When this coal load derailed at the west switch of Hudson, it broke apart in to three pieces. Here, the front third (to the right) stayed on the tracks. The middle third can be seen back a bit. The last few cars on that section derailed, but stayed upright. The final section of the train had the most cars derail (and about 20 of them fell on their side). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105137 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Hudson Hudson, CO 2164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 8802 was the lead unit on this westbound coal load that derailed at the west end of Hudson. Here, a fresh crew has arrived to assist in the cleanup operation. Later in the afternoon, the crew would take the front portion of the train that didn't derail down to the siding of Tonville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Coal mixes with dirt, which mixes with steel a wood, among the wreckage of a derail coal train at the west switch of Hudson. The derailment was causing a lot of cars on I-76 to slow down and check out the scene. Local PD was patrolling the shoulder, keeping cars from stopping on the shoulder. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1890 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Cars lay on their sides...or in some cases, are piled on top of one another...after a westbound coal train derailed at the west end of Hudson. The road in the foreground is I-76. The derailment took place on the west edge of Hudson, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson, CO 2055 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When this BNSF coal train derailed, cars "accordioned" (as they often do in derailments), resulting in cars piled on top of cars and some of the cars perpendicular to the track. Or, to where the track was! Must have been an amazing site to see when this happened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1869 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A couple of wheel sets and ties rest, largely buried in coal, after the westbound coal load derailed at the west switch of Hudson on the BNSF Brush Sub. Most likely these hoppers will be sent to the scrapper (if not scrapped onsite) as it is unlikely they will be able to be repaired. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When this westbound coal load derailed, it didn't only take out 25-30 hoppers and track, but it also took out a switch at the signal at the west end of Hudson. You can see the signal mast (with its signal heads now missing) here, twisted among the derailed hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2174 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF These hopper cars almost aren't recognizable as hopper cars after a derailment at the west switch of Hudson. There is a certainly amount of dark irony in the advertised "Rapid Discharge" on the side of one of the hoppers. Surprisingly, it appears that most of the coal stayed in that particular hopper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF 14,259-foot Long Peak stands tall in the distance, offering a nice backdrop to a less-than-nice scene in the foreground. A westbound coal load derailed at the west switch of Hudson, resulting in this pileup of 25-30 cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1914 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of horses look for food in a field, indifferent to the pileup of coal hoppers in the distance. In addition to the mangled hoppers, note the welded rail, twisted and looping, in the middle of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1862 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While somewhere around 20 cars involved in a derailment on the Brush Sub fell completely over (many of which were twisted beyond recognition), about 10 came off the tracks but were able to stay upright. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A rough start to Spring 2015 for BNSF on the Brush Sub. A broken wheel on this coal train caused 25-30 cars to derail on the west switch at Hudson. Most of the derailed cars fell over (and some appeared to be banged up well beyond repair), but a few of the derailed cars stayed upright. You can see the crews to the left, assembling and preparing to go to work to get the track reopened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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