Photo ID: 111323 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Weld County, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9256 and MRL 4319 sit in the siding at Tonville, waiting to head west to BNSF's 31st Street Yard. It is not entirely clear why the train is currently stopped. In the distance, you can see the headlight of an approaching westbound coal load that will overtake the manifest. That alone does not seem like the reason for the manifest to be held. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111309 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This shot is just an overview shot of BNSF's engine house and facilities. Unlike UP, which has moved all but the most minor of maintenance out of Denver, BNSF still does some more substantial maintenance on engines here in Denver. How cool it would be to see this exact same perspective 40 years ago... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111308 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF, BN I felt like this was a pretty fantastic find! A pair of BN (yes...patched BNSF...but still Cascade Green) switching together on a yard job at 31st Street. Note the second unit might, at first glance, appear to be a GP30. And, it did indeed start life as exactly that. However, BNSF no longer has any "true" GP30s left on the roster. They have all been rebuilt and this unit is now designated as a GP39-3. If you look close enough, you'll note the center (smaller) radiator fan has been removed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111307 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF I've probably made this comment before on another picture, but it still never ceases to amaze me just how many Warbonnets are still on the rails in 2024. And, in addition, just how many of them are still in pretty decent shape, considering it has been around thirty years since any of them were painted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111306 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, BNSF Buried in the fuel tracks at BNSF's 38th Street engine house, this MRL SD70ACe (4305) awaits its next assignment. BNSF took control of MRL at the start of 2024. Since then, the MRL power has been scattered across the BNSF system, being assigned to trains like any other BNSF unit. However, the MRL units are not (yet) equipped with PTC, so they, sadly, never on the point of a train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111304 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF An SD40-2 and a GP39-2 work to switch out strings of double stack containers in Rennicks Yard. The three tracks closed to the camera are owned by BNSF. All tracks beyond are owned by Union Pacific. Indeed, the classic North Yard yard office rests on the far sides of the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111289 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 189 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three GEs are on the point of this eastbound BNSF coal empty. Yes, this is indeed a coal empty running east on the Moffat. The train unloaded coal at the power plant in Valmy, NV. The train runs over the Moffat as BNSF has no trackage rights on UP's Overland Route. It will proceed to the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, load up, and head back to Valmy, running west (loaded) over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111288 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal empty arrived at Rocky about two hours ago, and has tied down in the siding. The train is waiting for a fresh crew to come out of Denver to take it the rest of the way in. A substantial snow storm, the third since Monday, has moved in and has started to dump was is expected to be 8 to 10 inches of snow in the next 24 hours! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111285 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single AC4400CW brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest as it rolls east from Leyden. The falling snow is quickly obscuring the view of the manifest, now 11 miles away from its destination in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111284 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just east of Leyden, a trio of GEs leads a relatively short Provo-Denver manifest eastbound toward Denver. The manifest is right around 4,000 feet long. Most BNSF manifest are, on average, right around a mile long. The scene is a cool mix of fall and winter mixed together as many trees and shrubs still retain their red and yellow leaves. It has been a few years since this much snow has fallen in early November. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111283 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver departs from the east end of Leyden on an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal. Three units lead the manifest by a tree that is still sporting fall colors as a lot of snow falls. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111276 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An AC4400CW and a (increasingly rare) "green and cream" SD70MAC bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest on the main at Leyden. The train passes by a string of empty gondolas, currently tied down for long term storage in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111275 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest knocks down the signal at the east end of Leyden, now in the final 12 miles of its journey from Provo, UT to Denver, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111274 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It has been a little while since I have seen one of these 25th Anniversary "sticker units". Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and CSX have all created heritage unit. Depending on the railroad, these units are either exact replicas for previous railroads, or artistic variations of previous railroads. BNSF has, to date, not created any heritage units. In 2020 (the 25th anniversary of BNSF), they did release ten of these units that sport the heralds of many of the railroads that ultimately went in to making up BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111272 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Nine BNSF units and a single Ferromex unit are all on the point of an eastbound Provo-Denver manifest on the main at Leyden. Only the first three units are actually online (working). The trailing five are just along for the ride! The train is approaching an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) at the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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