Photo ID: 102538 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Denver, CO 1876 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This is one of those Warbonnets that you almost hope gets repainted sooner rather than later! The red in particular has faded out to a pinkish color. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102533 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Denver, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF I came around the bend on Brighton Blvd (the road in the foreground) and came face to face with the eastbound HLINDEN (Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO) manifest. I pulled over to the shoulder to grab a few shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102474 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 532 Commerce City, CO 2075 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Yeah, this shot is a bit grainy, but I needed to add it anyway. My dad was actually on this westbound California Zephyr coming back from a trip to Chicago. It's still 20 minutes to sunrise and the clouds were not helping with the lighting! The train is at Irondale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102410 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Denver, CO 1879 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Waiting for a signal into the yard, BNSF's Lincoln to Denver manifest sits just east of the yard on the Brush mainline. BNSF's Beer Run just got into the yard and will have to enter the OS here at the east end to cut some cars. Hence the reason for the manifest holding here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102409 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Denver, CO 2018 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) CSX At the east entrance to BNSF's 31st Street Yard, the Lincoln, NE to Denver manifest (HLINDEN) had a CSX GP40-2 in the consist. We don't see CSX units in Colorado too often, and this is definitely the first four-axle power from CSX I've seen! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102184 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 2020 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The Hudson Turn has just knocked down the clear signal at the west switch of Tonville. In the distance, a mere 7,100 feet away, you can see the green signal at the east end of Tonville. The local will have clear signals all the way to Hudson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102183 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 519 Lochbuie, CO 2093 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Looking down from the 168th Avenue overpass, the Hudson Turn has a clear signal on the approach to Tonville. The turn will switch out some tank cars at Hudson before returning back to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102182 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 2285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The HKCKPAS has a clear signal at the east end of Tonville to continue its trek east. The train was rerouted due to flooding in the mid-west. The reroute definitely added some time as the train comes west into south Colorado from Kansas, north to Denver, east toward Fort Morgan, north into Nebraska, then west into Wyoming! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 1933 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Three Boeing 737-800 fuselages lead at the front of a very long HKCKPAS (Kansas City to Pasco, WA manifest). The large cars ahead of and behind the fuselages carry additional parts for assembly to be completed in Washington. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102180 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 529 Brighton, CO 1867 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Planes and trains as seen from an automobile! The fuselage for a 737-800 rests on a flat car as it is transported from Wichita, KS to Seattle, WA. Typically these trains run through Nebraska, but recently flooding resulted in a re-route up the Joint Line and Brush Sub in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102179 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 528 Brighton, CO 2388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Fuselages for Boeing airplanes are built in Wichita, KS. The final assembly of the planes takes place in the Seattle, WA area. So how do those fuselages get there? By train of course! Here, a fuselage for a future 737-800 is being transported by BNSF to Boeing in Washington State. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102178 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 528 Brighton, CO 2396 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Severe flooding in the mid-west plains states has resulted in several BNSF lines being submerged for extended lengths of time. Consequently, a lot of trains are being rerouted on different lines. The HKCKPAS (Kansas City to Pasco, WA) has been rerouted through Colorado. Here, the train heads east on the Brush Sub with three Boeing 737 fuselages in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102121 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 536 Commerce City, CO 1948 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The tail end of the westbound California Zephyr is approaching diamond (with UP) at Sand Creek - note the clear signal to the right of amtrak in the distance. The tracks pass right through the middle of the oil refinery in Commerce City. Amtrak here is running about 12 1/2 hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102120 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 536 Commerce City, CO 2533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Severe weather in Iowa and Nebraska had a serious impact on the westbound California Zephyr! Between Osceola, IA and Creston, IA (a distance of 33 miles), the train lost five hours. Between Creston and Fort Morgan, CO, the train lost another six hours. All said, it was over 12 hours late getting into Denver. Here, the train is approaching Sand Creek at 7:15pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102114 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 30, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Denver, CO 2009 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The last hint of light is about to disappear in the western sky as Amtrak 6 comes creeping by on the Brush Sub after departing Denver. Unfortunately, a freight train that departed on the Brush Sub ahead of Amtrak got stuck at a red signal, delaying Amtrak about 10 minutes. had the delay not occurred, the sunset would have been a bit more spectacular! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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