Photo ID: 104695 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1571 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest is descending the grade from Tunnel 1 toward the base of Coal Creek Canyon. In another minute, the lead units will be coming around the curve on the tracks in the foreground. In fact, you can see this in another picture by clicking here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104691 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ridge Road Arvada, CO 1590 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF This unit started life as an SD45-2 (note the length of the long hood). Not long ago, it went through a rebuild program and is now designated as an SD45-2R. The unit is essentially an SD40-2 (20-cylinder prime mover has been replaced with a 16-cylinder prime mover). Mote that the radiator fans have been replaced and no longer have the tell-tale gaps of the SD45-2. The radiator grill sill maintains its original length, giving the back of the unit a bit of an interesting look. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104690 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ridge Road Arvada, CO 1669 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Depending on who you ask, you can definitely hear a lot of different opinions regarding BNSF's "New Image" or "Swoosh" scheme. Some will say they love. Others will say they hate it. Personally, while it isn't my favorite scheme by a long shot, it has grown on me over the last ten years. I can at least say that I do prefer it to the Heritage 2 scheme. Here, a sharp looking SD40-2, which has been repainted in the New Image scheme, crosses Miller Street along Ridge Road. The grade crossing here was just installed about eight months earlier. Prior to that, the crossing only had cross bucks! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104689 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ridge Road Arvada, CO 2143 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Golden Switch sits just west of Miller Street, waiting for clearance to proceed east through a Form B. Two new bridges are being constructed over Kipling Pkwy as part of the RTD Gold Line Commuter Rail project. In fact, you may notice the train swing to the right in the distance (toward the left side of the frame). The train is temporarily using a future commuter track while BNSFs tracks are shifted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104654 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 2091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF While this BNSF C44-9W obviously wasn't leading (note the steps on the tail end of the unit to the right of the frame), I felt it was worth getting this picture. Interesting enough is a BNSF unit on a UP coal train. But even more interesting is a unit with DC traction motors on any coal train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104640 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 2298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF North Peterson Road winds lazily north along Main 2 just north of Sedalia. The far-busier highway US-85 is located off to the right, hidden by this northbound empty. When the train eventually returns to Colorado, it'll like have a pair of manned helpers added to the end to help up the climb to Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104639 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 2116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound rounds the curve on the west side of Sedalia, along the 3,200-foot-long Sedalia siding. The siding is too short to be of much use beyond the temporary storage of cars...as is the case on this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104638 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 2086 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF About a month earlier, a northbound (empty) BNSF manifest derailed in Sedalia. All the cars remained upright, although the wheelset from one of the cars became dislodged and actually rolled down the main street in Sedalia and crashed in to the stone pillar at a gas station. Here, one of the tank cars involved in the derailment sits on the siding at Sedalia. If you look closely, you can see a dent in the end of the car (on the left side of the picture). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104637 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Upper Gulch Road Larkspur, CO 2278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On the north edge of Larkspur, Main 2 crosses underneath I-25. It turns out that this spot works very well for northbounds in the afternoon, once the sun has moved far enough to the west! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104636 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Upper Gulch Road Larkspur, CO 2448 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This is a shot that I had eyed on my way south earlier in the day. I made a mental note that it might work well for northbounds in the afternoon once the sun was on the west side of the tracks. Since I wound up hanging out along the Joint Line into the afternoon, I decided to stop and try the shot out. I am quite pleased with the results! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104635 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Upper Gulch Road Larkspur, CO 2168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF coal empty approaches the grade crossing at Upper Gulch Road in Larkspur. Due to the lighting, it is always easier to shoot southbounds on the Joint Line than northbounds. But I am glad I took the time to find some nice shots of northbounds as I think this angle worked well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104634 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Spruce, CO 2219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This location, just north of Palmer Lake at Spruce, is where the Santa Fe once crossed over the Rio Grande. During World War 1, when the Federal Government took over the railroads, it was decided it would be more efficient to "combine" the two railroad lines into direction tracks between Denver and Pueblo. The crossovers were all removed and the two competing lines connection. The arrangement remains today as this BNSF coal empty crosses from BNSF-owned rails to UP-owned rails on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104633 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Even when BNSF started buying exclusively from GE, they still had a fleet of nearly 800 SD70MACs that could be found on every coal train on the Joint Line. Then, over time, GE started moving in a bit with the ES44AC. For this EMD fan, it is great to catch a pair of SD70MACs on the point of a coal train every once in awhile! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104632 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The sun has shifted to the western sky, offering up some great light on the S-Curve just south of Palmer Lake for this northbound. The temperature is 46 degrees Fahrenheit but somehow feels warmer! The pine tree to the right is threatening to encroach on this shot in the future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104630 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winding Oaks Drive Colorado Springs, CO 2429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Tucked away at the north end of Colorado Springs is a very pleasant, quiet neighborhood. The serenity being disturbed briefly for the passing of a southbound coal train. Fortunately, since it is headed downgrade, it is in dynamics and thus not nearly as loud as it could otherwise be. On the other side of the train is the "New Santa Fe Hiking Trail", a public trail open to anyone that wishes to hike along it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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