Photo ID: 102015 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14.5 Arvada, CO 2236 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF More and more these days, helpers are run facing the "wrong way" from a railfan perspective...not that railroads do or should care about railfans! Anyway, a CSX AC4400CW shows the camera its tail end as it and a cousin BNSF C44-9W shove on the tail end of this manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102014 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14.5 Arvada, CO 2015 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After passing a clear signal at the intermediate at MP 14.5, this westbound BNSF manifest is quickly approaching the Rocky Mountains. The signal at the left replaced Rio Grande signal in August 2005. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102013 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14.5 Arvada, CO 1889 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With the Denver skyline hanging in the haze, BNSF's westbound MDVPVJ-23 (Denver to Provo) trackage rights train is gaining altitude nearly 15 miles west of town. The train has a clear signal as a trio of C44-9Ws leads up the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102011 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 2342 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A very interesting trio of power sits on the ready track in Denver. BNSF 9150 is one of newest units (an SD70ACe) on BNSF's roster. The unit was delivered this year and has EMDs "Whisper Cab". BNSF 520 is a badly faded B40-8W. Lastly, BNSF 8175 is one of the only SD60M to actually receive a repaint (into the H2 scheme, in this case). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102010 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A GP40M (on the left) and an SD40-2 (on the right) sit just outside BNSF's Denver engine facility. Both units are equipped with the capability to be controlled remotely for yard work. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102001 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Palmer Lake, CO 2839 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This spot about two miles north of Palmer Lake is a great spot for a telephoto shot of an entire southbound coal train. The train loops back and forth as it descends through the Sag. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102000 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Palmer Lake, CO 2931 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A few miles north of Palmer Lake, this southbound coal load is descending through "the Sag". This is one of the location where the Santa Fe tracks once crossed over the Rio Grande tracks in the pre-Joint Line days. Some coal trains will occasionally stop here to cool their traction motors before continuing south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101999 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 37.5 Larkspur, CO 2535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In between Castle Rock and Larkspur, a southbound BNSF coal load is pulling hard up the 1.5% ruling grade. The train is making about 14 MPH which is pretty typical for such trains on the Joint Line. The grade crossing in the background is for West Tomah Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101998 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A group of railfans gather near the grade crossing at Palmer Lake and watch as a northbound BNSF manifest moves from the single track to Main 2 on its journey north toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101997 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2544 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On this particular day, there was a railfan meet being held at Palmer Lake. There was a pretty good turnout of probably 20 people over the course of a few hours. Here, a few fans shoot a northbound BNSF manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101996 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Two New Image ES44ACs lead BNSFs Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO manifest (HKCKDEN). The train is about to leave the single track CTC behind and continue north to Denver on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101995 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2411 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's southbound HPASSAG heads south at Palmer Lake. This train came down the Front Range Sub the previous night. It arrived in Denver earlier this morning, had a crew change, and headed south on the Joint. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101983 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1918 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF is delivering a string of cars to so they can be delivered to customers that BNSF (presumably) cannot reach. North Yard has instructed the BNSF crew to head into yard track 4 at North Yard to drop off the cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fox Junction (DS001) Denver, CO 2197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Since a single railroad can't always get freight to or from a customer, cars are regularly interchanged between railroads so they can get where they're going! At Fox Junction, BNSF is delivering a string of cars from BNSF's 31st Street Yard to UP's North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101978 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 2113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF For all the orange units (be it H1, H2 or New Image) that BNSF has on their roster, there are still a fair number of non-orange units to be found on the Joint Line! Here, an SD70MAC and a CEFX AC4400CW leaser unit bring up the rear of a south bound coal load just starting the journey down the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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