Photo ID: 104629 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winding Oaks Drive Colorado Springs, CO 2022 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This coal train is not too far south of the southern border to the grounds of the Air Force Academy. One of the sidings along the single track main, aptly named "Academy", is entirely located on the grounds of the Air Force Academy itself. I'm not sure if crews have to go through any headaches if they have to get to the siding for a crew change! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104628 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Woodmen Road Colorado Springs, CO 2133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The snow that blanketed the ground the night before has almost totally melted on this fantastic Spring-like day. A southbound BNSF manifest, running in dynamics as it descends the grade, approaches the underpass at Woodmen Road in north Colorado Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104627 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A busy morning in Colorado Springs on this Saturday! UP's Drake coal train is on the Drake Lead to the left, slowly pulling in to the power plant to deliver the "black gold" that helps power Colorado Springs. A UP crew van drive by, just coming back from the switch to the Drake Lead. A crew member in the van realigned the switch for the main track. While all this happens, a BNSF manifest passes the action (and the Colorado Springs depot) on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104626 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 1984 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The second BNSF manifest for the morning passes slowly through Colorado Springs on the siding. At the time the train was approaching the Springs, UP's Drake coal train was still hanging off the Drake Lead on the main track. Consequently, the dispatcher aligned this southbound through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104621 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2422 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF With the explosion in oil lately, BNSF has been suffering from a bit of a power shortage. As a result, they have been leasing a lot of power as well as activating power that has been in storage. Such is the case with the Warbonnet-painted SD75Ms. To make space on the roster, BNSF has moved the units from their 8200-series numbers back to their ATSF-original 200-series numbers. As you can see, it has been done a bit hastily, too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104620 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Palmer Lake, this southbound has left the double track behind. It is now on the UP-owned, BNSF-dispatched single main track. The single track runs for roughly 30 miles through Colorado Springs. At Crews (near Fountain, CO), double track starts again. There are only four sidings over this 30 mile stretch, so it can become something of a bottleneck for the dispatcher! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104619 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2084 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF We are at the "top of the hill" as this manifest makes its way around the west side of Palmer Lake. The shiny ES44C4 makes a fantastic contrast against the snow that fell the previous night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104618 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland Greenland, CO 2307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This red barn is something of a staple here in Greenland, CO. Railfans for years have been setting up shots like this one of southbounds on Main 1. Meanwhile, in the foreground, Main 2 lies quiet at the moment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104617 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland Greenland, CO 2176 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest passes by the big red barn in Greenland. The "New Image" / "Heritage 2" / "Warbonnet" schemes made for an interesting walk through history! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104616 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Lift Louviers, CO 2147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Decades ago, ATSF built an intermodal terminal called "Big Lift" south of Littleton. While it has been used as an intermodal facility in many, many years, it is still used as an unloading terminal for other types of freight. It is also where BNSF keeps helper sets for certain southbound coal loads. To save on fuel, some loads now run in a 2x1 DPU setup (instead of 2x2) and then two manned helpers are added to the tail end at Big Lift. The train then runs 2x3 to Palmer Lake. Here, a coal train passes an icy looking parking lot and a helper set waiting for the train to arrive that they will tack on to. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104615 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Littleton, CO 2592 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Being the main that is further away from US-85, it can be easy to overlook it to a certain extent sometimes along the stretch south of Littleton. But when you do stop and check it out, it is well worth it! A southbound BNSF coal train is pulling hard on Main 1 (former DRGW main, now UP main), running south on the climb to Palmer Lake along the Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104614 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Littleton, CO 2192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At the south end of Littleton near Chatfield Reservoir is Acequia. There are a few industries that UP's South Local will switch out here on Monday's and Thursday's. Today, however, is this southbound BNSF coal load, pulling hard in Run 8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104613 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Titan Road Littleton, CO 2677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This is one of the many reasons why I live in Colorado! A snow storm from yesterday afternoon blew out overnight and left blue skies and a crisp morning. A southbound BNSF manifest is on the move near Titan Road south of Littleton on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104612 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1663 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At first glance, you might think this is a picture of a meet between two trains at Leyden. In fact, both of these trains are westbounds. The BNSF train got to Leyden first and went in to the siding (BNSF 5297 is the trailing DPU on the train). Never did hear why the BNSF train took the siding...perhaps it was simply the dispatcher running his own railroad's train around the competitors. But if that were the case, it seems like the BNSF train may have just been held at C&S Junction about seven miles to the east. The world may never know for sure! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104611 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1680 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF While the final destination of these cars is, naturally, very different, it is interesting that many of them are likely destined for businesses in the Salt Lake City vicinity. Why is that interesting? Because the cars on the train on the left are being hauled by UP while the cars on the train on the right are being hauled by BNSF! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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