Photo ID: 109915 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland Douglas County, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In the past decade or so, it has become far more common to find certain trains that have a mix of general manifest (box cars, covered hoppers, lumber, etc) along with intermodal. BNSF's QSPOALT, which runs from Spokane, WA to Alliance, TX, is an example of such a train. The front half of the train is general manifest, but the second half is mixed TOFC and COFC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109914 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Larkspur Larkspur, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 4992 and BNSF 8247 lead southbound over the classic Santa Fe bridge on the south side of Larkspur. The train is BNSF's Spokane, WA to Alliance, TX Q-train. Notes quite a few loads of lumber from the Pacific Northwest. The second half of the train is TOFC and COFC intermodal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109913 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A C44-9W in Heritage 2 paint leads a southbound Q-train (which happens to be a mixed freight and intermodal combined) runs south parallel to I-25 south of Castle Rock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109912 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Sedalia is an unincorporated town along the Joint Line between Littleton and Castle Rock. As of the 2020 census, there were 177 residents in the town. Much of the town, including the "downtown" area, is actually located between Main 1 and Main 2 on the Joint Line. When there is a northbound and southbound passing through town simultaneously, the center part of town is cutoff (by car)! Here, a southbound crossing Manhart Avenue near the southeast side of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109911 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On Main 1 at Sedalia, a southbound Q-train pulls up the grade with a pair of GEs on the point. The telephoto helps pull in the foothills of the Rockies in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109910 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Lift Douglas County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's has a couple of run-through freights that come through Denver (and do not break up in the yard). This is one such train. This is the QSPOALT, which runs from Spokane, WA to Alliance, TX. It just on Main 1 on the Joint Line, running alongside Big Lift just south of Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109893 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver as it glides by on the main at Leyden. Unfortunately, the last unit was facing in to the train, so its a shot of the long hood and tail end as it rolls away from the camera. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109892 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Typically, the manifest trains BNSF runs on the Moffat, whether east or west, run with a 3x2 configuration. On this particular day, the Provo-Denver has six units on the head end. Although a few of them are just catching a ride on the train and are not actually loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109891 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is rolling east at Leyden on the main track. Partly cloudy conditions block the sun, helping create a real winter feel, despite the lack of snow in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109849 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 27, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead BNSF's Provo-Denver east down Big Ten Curve toward the west end of Rocky. There, it will enter the siding as a westbound UP manifest is holding the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109848 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 27, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I sure wish this last DPU, BNSF 5827, was facing away from the train so the its nose could have lined up with the nose of BNSF 8044 on the head end of the train! The train is wrapping around Big Ten Curve, heading for Rocky and points further east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109847 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 27, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The amazing architecture of Big Ten Loop allows for the crew on the head end of trains to get a good look at the tail end of their trains. Case-in-point is this shot of an eastbound BNSF manifest making its way east around Big Ten. The head end in the distance is descending toward Rocky as the last DPU in the foreground just departed east Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109846 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 27, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ES44C4, an ET44C4, and an SD70ACe lead the eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver out of Eisele (Clay) on an Approaching Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal. The train will wrap around Big Ten Curve before entering the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109845 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 27, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest, sporting a pretty typical 3x2 configuration, rolls east out of Eisele (Clay). Despite the fact it is just after 2pm, most of Eisele (Clay) is already cast in shadows. The effects of winter lighting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109801 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of EMDs, from slightly separate eras, are bringing up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver. BNSF 9356 is an SD70ACe and BNSF 9687 is an SD70MAC, still sporting the final BN paint scheme, the "green and cream" scheme. 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