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Photo ID: 101812
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 29, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tonville
Lockbuie, CO
1859
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) CEFX
An eastbound coal load meets a westbound coal empty at the siding of Tonville along I-76 northeast of Denver. The last DPU'd unit is a blue CEFX leaser. It was a busy afternoon on the Brush Sub, with Amtrak 5 running nearly 8 hours late and entering the picture soon after this shot.
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Photo ID: 101809
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Irondale
Commerce City, CO
2128
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
After meeting a coal empty and the HDENGAL (Denver to Galesburg, IL) manifest, it is this coal loads turn to pull out of the siding at Irondale and head into town. Once in Denver, the crew on this train will be relieved and another crew will take it south on the Joint Line.
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Photo ID: 101808
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale
Commerce City, CO
1897
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
For several weeks, this New Image SW1500 was working out of BNSF's 31st Street on various switch jobs. Looks like its time in Denver is up as the switcher was the third unit (and DIC - Dead In Consist), headed for Galesburg, IL.
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Photo ID: 101807
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale
Commerce City, CO
2075
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) Kansas City Southern
BNSF's eastbound Denver to Galesburg, IL manifest knocks know an Approach (yellow) signal at the west end of Irondale. The train, led by KCS SD70ACe 4008, is hot on the tail of a coal empty.
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Photo ID: 101806
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Irondale
Commerce City, CO
2135
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Approaching the west switch of Irondale, KCS 4008 leads BNSF's Denver to Galesburg, IL (HDENGAL1-15A) out of town with a sizable train! KCS 4008 came off the Moffat the day before on BNSF's Stockton to Denver trackage rights train. That third unit out is actually a DIC SW1500 in BNSF's New Image paint scheme.
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Photo ID: 101793
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, December 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 540
Denver, CO
2078
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
It's rather amazing how many Green and Cream (or Executive, if you prefer) SD70MACs BNSF still has on the roster. It seems like you are more likely than not to catch one on a PRB coal load - not that I am complaining! That Burlington Northern herald won't be around forever.
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Photo ID: 101728
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, November 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tonville
Lockbuie, CO
2222
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
A rare opportunity to get the westbound California Zephyr in really great light on the Brush Sub presented itself on this day. A derailment earlier in the day stopped Amtrak for about six hours! Here, the train is moving at track speed (around 79 MPH) past the west switch of Tonville.
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Photo ID: 101727
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, November 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Hudson
Hudson, CO
1587
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
The westbound California Zephyr stops at a red signal at the east end of Hudson. Normally, the train would pass this location sometime around 6:30am! Today, though, it is almost 12:30pm, due to a derailment at this same switch (note the maintenance crews). The Brush Sub Dispatcher would talk Amtrak past the signal and it would continue unhindered the rest of the way into Denver.
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Photo ID: 101726
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, November 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Hudson
Hudson, CO
1752
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
The westbound California Zephyr encountered a major delay in eastern Colorado due to a BNSF derailment at Hudson, CO. Shortly after noon, number 5 finally got the okay to pass through the site at walking speed. Here, the train is approaching the east switch of Hudson at 10 MPH.
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Photo ID: 101668
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 539
Denver, CO
1718
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Just north of BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver, a single ES44DC is in charge of a baretable train - a long strand of empty TOFC cars - headed for Rennicks Yard. The train is slowing on the approach to the north end of the yard, running parallel to Brighton Blvd.
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Photo ID: 101515
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, August 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Ladora
Commerce City, CO
1992
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Along CO-2 in Commerce City (just south of 72nd Avenue), BNSF's Roggen Local switches industries at Ladora. When the local asked the dispatcher how much time they had on the main to perform their switching moves, the response was "there won't be anything but you and wind out there for several hours."
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Photo ID: 101514
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, August 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
2217
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Just north of Sand Creek on BNSF's Brush Subdivision, the Roggen Local gets permission to come out on the mainline after sitting for about two hours waiting for other trains to clear.
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Photo ID: 100920
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, August 12, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
48th Street
Denver, CO
1997
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A long BNSF coal load led by an AC4400CW and an SD70MAC slows at a diverging approach signal. The train is about to enter the northern end of BNSF's 38st Street Yard. With both coal mains occupied, this load will go down the main track and tie down in the Lodo Siding on the other side of 23rd Street.
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Photo ID: 100804
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 10, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tonville
Hudson, CO
2501
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
After meeting the ZDENCHI-10 (seen in the distance leaving the siding) at Tonville, Amtrak 5 is continuing west toward Denver. The Zephyr is running over two hours late on this particular morning. Fortunately, the 79 MPH speed limit ahead certainly helps to make up some time.
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Photo ID: 100803
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 10, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tonville
Hudson, CO
2271
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
The eastbound Denver to Chicago Z-Train (led by BNSF 4979 with NS 7503 and NS 9053 along for the ride) enters the siding at Tonville to meet with a very late-running Amtrak 5. Tonville is nearly a 7200-foot siding and the Z-Train stretched nearly from east signal to west signal!
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