Photo ID: 112329 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castilla to Springville (MP 684.7 to MP 695.8) Spanish Fork, UT 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF When the Provo-Denver departed Provo, it was on Main 2. When the train got to Springville, DS-378 crossed the train over to Main 1. Main 1 and Main 2 do not follow the same alignment through Spanish Fork, but come back together at the throat of the canyon that leads to Soldier Summit. Here, in some of the last bit of light for the day, the Provo-Denver on Main 1 meets back up at Main 2 in Spanish Fork for the journey east over Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112328 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castilla to Springville (MP 684.7 to MP 695.8) Spanish Fork, UT 158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF The Wasatch range stands tall in the background as BNSF's Provo-Denver moves east at track speed on Main 1 alongside some relatively new townhomes in Spanish Fork. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112327 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (BNSF) Provo, UT 220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Finally, after sitting ready to go for over three hours, the crew on BNSF's Provo-Denver showed up at the yard at 6:30pm. After throwing a few switches, the train is pulling out of the yard, toward UP's Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112323 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (BNSF) Provo, UT 171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Utah Railway and BNSF share a yard in Provo on the geographic west side of UP's mainline. The yard tracks are some of the only ones owned by BNSF in the entire state of Utah. Here, a Provo-Denver manifest sits on a yard track, waiting for a crew so it can depart east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112322 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (BNSF) Provo, UT 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Ferromex, BNSF Always great to catch a visitor to change the status quo up a little bit. A Ferromex ES44AC, on lease to BNSF, sits in the yard at Provo, waiting to depart east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112321 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (BNSF) Provo, UT 164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF 6375 sits, ready for its crew to show up so it can depart the yard at Provo and head east over Soldier Summit toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112318 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (BNSF) Provo, UT 186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is sitting in the joint Utah Railway/BNSF Yard in Provo. Hostlers just brought out the Ferromex unit and BNSF 6375 from the servicing facility and placed them on the point of the train. The crew for the train will not be called for another 3 1/2 hours, however... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112272 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It's been a few years since I last saw a GP60M (just over five years, to be exact), so it was a bit of a treat to catch one in Denver this afternoon. BNSF has been doing some rebuild work on these units, and indeed, this unit is now designated as a GP60M-3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112271 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, BNSF A number of colorful units were hanging out around BNSF's engine house this morning. Among them was this MRL SD70ACe. Now owned by BNSF after the acquisition of MRL at the start of 2024, MRL units are showing up in Denver relatively frequently. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112266 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pretty decent looking warbonnet, particularly for 2025, sits amongst a sea of orange, waiting for its next assignment. This unit, BNSF 4706, is one of the few that actually received the warbonnet scheme with "BNSF" lettering after the merger, prior to the original Heritage scheme being decided upon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112265 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As this westbound oil empty exits Tunnel 3, the clouds were nice and gave way to a bit of sunlight on the head end of the train as it works to traverse through the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112264 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6386 passes by a tramper and a regulator that are tied down in the house track at Plain. These guys have been working on the main in various locations between Rocky and Crescent recently. For a few days, they were tied down on the bottom end of the Rocky Spur. The oil empty passing by is headed for the oil transload facility at Wash, UT to load up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112263 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After getting stuck in the siding at Rocky for about an hour to wait on maintenance working on the track, this BNSF oil empty finally got the green signal to continue west. Here, the train is headed west on the main at Plain. After loading, the train will return east in a 3x3 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112235 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF coal load climbs Big Ten Curve, headed west on the Moffat. The train loaded in the Powder River in Wyoming, and is headed for the Valmy Power Plant in Nevada. This coal train's days are actually likely limited. Like so many other power plants, the Valmy station is transitioning to natural gas. The coal-burning stations are slated for retirement by the end of 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112234 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead this westbound BNSF coal load on the main at Rocky. A few hours ago, the ground was entirely covered in snow. But rapidly rising temperatures, now around 38°F, is resulting in the rapid melting of the snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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