Photo ID: 110524 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest sits tied down on Main 2 at an intermediate signal just north of Littleton. Indeed, the back of the train is in the Littleton Trench. This is Memorial Day Weekend, so many crews have likely signed up for vacation, meaning many trains will be tied down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110523 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, BNSF Two trains meeting at a signal bridge! Alas, the shot is not quite as lucky as it might seem. Neither train actually has a crew onboard! KCS 4884, a southbound Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX manifest is tied down on Main 3. A northbound BNSF Slayton, TX to Denver, CO manifest is tied down on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110522 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Denver Denver, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern (ALL), BNSF A southbound manifest crosses over Mississippi Avenue at South Denver. This is the former location of the Gates Rubber plant, which has since been torn down and new apartments are now being built in the area. You can see the pedestrian overpass in the distance that crosses all three main track and both RTD light rail tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110521 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Denver Denver, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, BNSF KCS 4884 is leading a southbound BNSF manifest through the OS at South Denver. When heading south, the tracks go from two main tracks to three main tracks. The manifest is no changing tracks, but is moving from Main 2 to Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110520 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Denver Denver, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound coal empty with a single ES44AC on the point is tied down on Main 2 at South Denver. With this being the Memorial Day holiday weekend, it could be quite awhile before a crew is ready to take it. Note Pikes Peak standing tall in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110519 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF This southbound Denver to Amarillo manifest just received a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal at Walnut Street. The train is starting to throttle up and will crossover from Main 1 to Main 2 at Walnut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110518 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest (Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX) has some unique power with a KCS Belle and NS "Catfish" elephant style on the head end. The train is currently waiting on Main 1 to Walnut for a green signal to continue south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110166 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Sedalia Douglas County, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Castle Rock and Sedalia, a BNSF northbound snakes its way along on Main 2, parallel to CO-85. The train has a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110165 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22.68 Douglas County, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Union Pacific installed a new signal here (on the left) about a decade ago, but still has yet to activate it. Instead, an old Rio Grande signal displays a green signal, indicating the next three blocks are unoccupied. This signal is visible for US-85, and I have specific memories of looking at this signal when I would go out train chasing with my dad when I was a kid. This old signal is specifically is very nostalgic for me! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110164 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Larkspur Douglas County, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Larkspur, BNSF's Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest passes underneath I-25 as it heads north on Main 2. Two ES44C4 with a C44-9W in between lead the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110163 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After getting a fresh crew, a southbound BNSF intermodal train is starting to pull south through the Sag and toward Palmer Lake on Main 1. Meanwhile, a northbound BNSF manifest from Slaton, TX rolls by on Main 2. The manifest is headed for Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110162 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train is stopped on Main 1 (and is getting a crew change) as a Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest heads north on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF baretable train snakes its way through The Sag, just north of Palmer Lake. All of the trailer and containers you see on the train - FedEx, JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, etc - are empty. They are being repositioned from Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110160 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train wraps its way through "The Sag", just north of Palmer Lake. Here, ownership of Main 1 changes from BNSF to UP as you travel southbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110159 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Douglas County, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Greenland and Palmer Lake on the Joint Line is the location of Spruce. A southbound BNSF intermodal train is passing by the Spruce trackside sign on its journey toward Palmer Lake and points south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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