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Photo ID: 110155
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Sedalia
Sedalia, CO
126
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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.
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Photo ID: 110138
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
127
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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.
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Photo ID: 110137
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
161
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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.
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Photo ID: 110136
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale
Commerce City, CO
134
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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.
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Photo ID: 110135
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West Irondale
Commerce City, CO
191
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
BNSF 4135, A Heritage 2 painted C44-9W lead five additional GE units in to the siding at Irondale with a Lincoln-bound manifest. The train is meeting BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train, which is holding the main. The manifest had an issue with its wheel count, and will meet the train master at the east end of Irondale.
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Photo ID: 110134
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale to Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
141
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along Colorado Highway 2 between Sand Creek and Irondale. The train just departed the yard and is on its way to Lincoln, NE. The skyline of Denver stands tall, set against the background of the Colorado Rockies.
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Photo ID: 110133
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
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West Irondale
Commerce City, CO
145
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
You can see that the switch is bent and aligned in to the siding of Irondale at the west switch. It might appear that the signal is displaying a red over dark aspect, but it is actually red over flashing red...the shot is just in the middle of the flash. This is a restricting indication as the siding of Irondale does not have any occupancy.
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Photo ID: 110132
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Irondale
Commerce City, CO
127
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Two ES44ACs lead a westbound Z-train on the main at Irondale. There are two more units DPU'd on the tail end of the train. This hot train has a lot of JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, and FedEx containers.
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Photo ID: 110131
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale
Commerce City, CO
154
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train is holding up on the main at Irondale, the first siding east of Denver. There currently is no route for the train to get through the yard to Rennicks, so it has to hold here for one eastbound manifest.
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Photo ID: 110130
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Keensburg
Weld County, CO
201
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A pair of ES44ACs lead a westbound Z-train just west of Keensburg. This Z-train, which originated in Chicago and is headed for Denver, is the hottest train that runs in to Denver on either UP or BNSF. Amtrak actually ran through the siding at Keensburg so the Z-train could get back up to track speed more quickly once the Zephyr cleared.
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Photo ID: 110129
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Keensburg
Weld County, CO
149
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
After meeting a very late Zephyr at Keensburg, BNSF's Z-train from Chicago to Denver is approaching the "Keensburg Curve" just west of the west switch. There are a lot of JB Hunt and Amazon Prime containers on the train.
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Photo ID: 110114
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)
Arvada, CO
171
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Snow is plentiful along the right-of-way at Eisele (Clay) as BNSF's trackage rights manifest passes by on its journey west to Provo, UT. The skies are overcast on this January morning, but the temperatures are actually above freezing.
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Photo ID: 110113
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay))
Arvada, CO
202
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Temperatures are finally above freezing, but overcast skies are blocking the direct sunlight, so snow is still sticking around. Three SD70ACes lead the westbound Denver-Provo down the main at the east end of Eisele (Clay).
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Photo ID: 110112
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)
Arvada, CO
196
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Three BNSF SD70ACes pull the Denver-Provo up the grade from Rocky, through the S-Curve, and around toward the east face of Big Ten Curve and the covered hopper wind break.
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Photo ID: 110074
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Rocky (7,330ft)
Arvada, CO
111
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
An eastbound BNSF oil train sits in the siding at Rocky, waiting for the westbound Zephyr to come out of Denver. Currently, the siding at Leyden is filled with empty well cars, so it cannot be used for meets.
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