Photo ID: 111463 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF Q-Train, coming from Alliance, TX and headed for Portland, OR is approaching the south end of the Colorado Springs siding. The tracks here parallel Las Vegas Street on the south side of Colorado Springs. The train is all doublestacks up front, but actually has some general mixed freight cars at the back. A practice that has becoming more common on railroads in the last decade or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111455 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This BNSF Q-Train is rolling by a completely empty yard in Colorado Springs. It is also passing by the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum, located right in the downtown area. Construction on the museum started in 2018 and it officially open at the end of July in 2020. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111449 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is still rather amazing to me that in 2024, almost 30 years after the BN/ATSF merger, that there are still Warbonnet-painted units that are in relatively good condition! BNSF 789 is a great example. the red and silver are both still quite strong. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111448 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ES44C4 and a Warbonnet C44-9W lead a JB Hunt Q-Train south at Sedalia. The train was built in Rennicks in Denver, and it is headed for Los Angeles. The train will head south to Amarillo, TX and join the BNSF Transcon to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111447 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Now that is a long line of JB Hunt containers! A southbound BNSF Q-Train, headed for Los Angeles, is winding through some curves just on the north edge of Sedalia. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111446 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Lift Douglas County, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After being stopped for over three hours due to a broken rail, this southbound BNSF Q-Train is finally on the move again. A BNSF repair crew got the broken rail fixed, and this double stack is slowly rolling south over the fresh repair. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111441 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF While the Buck Lead is used daily by the morning California Zephyr to access Union Station, it is also used periodically throughout the day by BNSF when they need to wye power (turn it around). Four units are being brought out on the Buck Lead now for that exact reason. To be turned around and added to a train in the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111411 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 163 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I think this might just be one of the most unique pictures I've ever taken! This eastbound BNSF manifest is stopped on the main at Rocky due to a mechanical issue. While it was stopped (and I was waiting around as well), this gentleman flying a paraglider showed up! With a propeller strapped to his back and a parachute ("wing") overhead, he propelled his way down the siding at Rocky, alongside the stopped manifest! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111410 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With the short winter days and tower Rocky Mountains to the west, much of Eisele (Clay) is pushed into the shadows by 2:30pm. By 3:00pm, much of Big Ten and Little Curves are in the shadows. And, as you can see, at 3:30pm, the shadows are nearing the head end of this eastbound BNSF manifest, currently stopped on the main due to a mechanical issue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111409 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This GP39-3 (rebuilt from a GP39-2) has likely been assigned as a switcher in either Grand Junction or Provo. It is also likely due for a 92-day FRA inspection, and is therefore being taken to Denver on this Provo-Denver manifest. The unit was shut down, and simply enjoying the ride this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111408 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest went into emergency when it was coming around Big Ten. The conductor walked the train and, a short time later, the train slow-rolled down and stopped on the main between switches at Rocky. I did not have a scanner at the time, so I did not hear what was wrong. But, at the time of this shot, the train continue to sit on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111392 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 85-90% of BNSF manifests on the Moffat (not including oil trains) run with a 3x2 power configuration. This morning is no exception as a pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver. Interestingly, BNSF 6149 led the Provo-Denver three days earlier. So, it clearly had a quick turnaround and was sent west on the Denver-Provo and, now, is once again coming east! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111391 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 89 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A few hundred feet west of the west switch of Leyden, BNSF 8761 crosses over Indiana Street on the bridge that still bears the "Rio Grande" lettering. I've been trying to get various shots of this area because there is a push to widen Indiana Street to four lanes. As you can clearly see, the bridge will not accommodate any additional lanes. That means, eventually, this bridge will be replaced and the view will significantly change! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111390 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe leads an ES44AC and another SD70ACe on the point of the Provo-Denver. The train took the siding at Rocky to meet the westbound Zephyr and is now on the approach to Leyden. The Zephyr is actually somewhere in the background in the area of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111387 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Montana Rail Link, BNSF The Montana Rail Link paint scheme is probably my favorite paint scheme in existence today. Full disclosure, my favorite color is indeed blue, so that certainly creates a bias for me. It is unfortunate that this scheme will soon fade into history as BNSF took ownership of MRL (and all its assets) 11 months ago, at the start of 2024. MRL 4319 will eventually be repainted in BNSF orange. It will also, eventually, have PTC installed as the MRL did not get around to implementing PTC across its system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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