Photo ID: 103028 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 47 Tolland, CO 2355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The rainy summer that Colorado has had this year has really helped to keep the foliage green! A BNSF manifest heads west on the main at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103027 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Pinecliff, CO 2520 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70MACs lead up BNSF's Denver to Provo manifest on the approach to Cliff. This is a pretty rare consist for BNSF trains on the Moffat. It is far more common to find C44-9W. The SD70MACs typically run in coal service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103026 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Arvada, CO 2448 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF manifest headed from Denver to Provo, UT wraps through the S-Curves just east of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103007 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 516 Hudson, CO 2377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This particular day ended us as well as it started! The weather was great all day long, and there are just a few clouds in the afternoon sky as this coal load heads into the setting sun. The engineer appears to be a railfan. If you look closely, you'll note a Trains magazine in the front windshield! We might have a closet railfan.... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103006 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 455 Brush, CO 1940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF At Brush, the Akron Sub joins the Brush Sub for the journey into Denver. This coal load is coming off the eastern leg of the Brush Sub and continuing on its way west toward Denver (and points beyond). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103005 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 76 Balzac, CO 2047 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) BNSF There is some fairly scenic spots to be found along the west end of UP's Julesburg Sub between Messex and Union. The tracks follow the South Platte River closely and there is a lot of vegetation in the area. A BNSF coal load passes by the lush plants about a mile away from Union. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103004 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sterling Yard Sterling, CO 1885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Idling quietly in the Sterling Yard was this GP40X! This was a real treat as there are only four such units left on BNSF's roster. This was the only 4-axle unit to receive slanted radiators, similar to the SD45. Click the "Hear It!" link below for a brief snippet of sound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103003 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 58 Sterling, CO 2006 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) BNSF My very first time ever in the town of Sterling, CO. This is a crew change point on BNSF and marks the change from the Angora Sub (to the northeast) and the UP Julesburg Sub (to the southwest). The train seen here has a fresh crew and is preparing to depart for Denver and points beyond. In the distance, the next train is rolling into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103002 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 69 Merino, CO 1678 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) BNSF The sunflowers are in full bloom in northeast Colorado just outside the town of Merino. Here, a westbound BNSF coal load is running on a track warrant along UP's Julesburg Sub between Sterling and Union. BNSF uses this track almost exclusively (and dispatches it as well), but the track is indeed owned by Union Pacific. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103001 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 471 Ft Morgan, CO 2039 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Just east of Ft Morgan, an eastbound coal empty approaches the underpass at County Road 12. The train is fairly typical in length on the Brush Sub, running with four units and 120 cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103000 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 518 Lochbuie, CO 2300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A telephoto look at a meet between a coal load and empty at the siding of Tonville. The empty on the siding just got a clear signal to head east and is starting to pull again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102999 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 518 Lochbuie, CO 2178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF At Tonville, at eastbound coal empty takes the siding to meet a westbound coal load passing underneath me on the main. It was a well-timed meet and the empty only had to come to a stop briefly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102997 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Commerce City, CO 1933 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This is just about as brand new as you can get! This coal load consisted of unit aluminum hoppers built in April 2009. The hoppers boast a "Rapid Discharge" system. Appears that a single door that spans the base of the hopper opens, allow the coal to be quickly dropped out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102996 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 539 Commerce City, CO 1996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Just outside of BNSF's 31st Street Yard, an empty unit auto rack train slowly approaches a lunar signal to enter the yard. The train would ultimately head for Rennicks and the Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102995 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Yard Denver, CO 1947 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A trio of C44-9CWs hang out at BNSF's 38th Street Yard on the Ready Track. The units have been fueled and sanded and are ready for assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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