Photo ID: 101946 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 1917 (4 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Here's a train that I would usually shoot on the Front Range Sub. This GATBNV is an empty Sulfur Train headed for Bonneville, WY. Upon arriving in Denver, it will get a quick crew change and head north on the Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101755 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1729 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A roster shot of an SD60M that wears a one-of-a-kind paint scheme. When BNSF was first formed in 1995, two unique schemes were tested. The first scheme is on BNSF 9647 and bears the nickname the "Vomit Bonnet". The scheme featured here was a prelude to the original Heritage Scheme. The scheme is actually slightly different on each side of the unit. The (small) blue stripe shown on this side of the unit is absent on the other side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101754 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 2038 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The oldest (orange) BNSF paint scheme meets the newest (orange) BNSF paint scheme! BNSF 9297 wears a one-of-kind paint scheme - a prototype for the original Heritage scheme - and leads a New Image unit on the point of a unit tank train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101753 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 1724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific A pair of UP SD70ACes lead a unit rail train down Main One on the north end of the Joint Line. UP 8573 is less than seven months old in this picture, having been delivered in mid-May of 2007. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101752 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 2093 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Looking for a new place to move? How about this very new loft located across the field from Union Station and right next to the north end of the Joint Line!? An empty UP rail train passes the new lofts as well as the future location of Denver's Light Rail Hub. The dirt in the foreground will house a Light Rail station in 10 (or so) years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101749 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1526 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The day started with sunny skies and descent temperatures. By the time the HKCKDEN was approaching Walnut Street, however, it was freezing cold and rain was falling! A good looking consist led the Kansas City to Denver manifest, with one of only 25 C41-8W on BNSF's roster (as of the time of this photo) on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101671 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 Denver, CO 1682 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This is where it all begins...the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo. Even though BNSF owns the tracks here at 20th Street, this is where UP and BNSF come together for the start of 119 mile journey to Pueblo. UP 5984 - a UP coal load - is about to begin that journey! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101670 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 Denver, CO 1596 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific Yes, both of these train are indeed moving. And yes, they are moving toward each other...fortunately, the BNSF local on the left is about to hit a switch at 20th Street that will take it to the right and into BNSF's yard. The UP coal load is coming out of North Yard, and will hold for the local to clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101669 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 Denver, CO 1549 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I don't care who you are, you have to admit that this unit looks very strange. The unit was built as a GP30, but it has been rebuilt as a GP39E by BNSF. Since being a GP30, the smaller (center) radiator fan has been completed removed. Even more odd, the classic rounded GP30 cab has been replaced with the square spartan cab EMD used on subsequent model (until the wide-cab anyway). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101651 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 44 Larkspur, CO 1813 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This southbound UP coal load is crossing the classic Santa Fe bridge just south of Larkspur. The bridge crosses over Fox Farm Road (off to the left) as well as South Spruce Mountain Road (in the foreground). The temperature on this October afternoon...28 degrees! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101650 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42 Larkspur, CO 1716 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Just north of Larkspur, a southbound UP coal load work on charging up the 1.2% grade toward Palmer Lake. The sun is trying to break through the clouds and offers some nice light on the dusting of snow in the distance. Note the northbound coal empty near the right side of the picture on Main Two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101649 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Larkspur, CO 2040 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF While a southbound coal load cools its traction motors in the "Sag" on Main One, a northbound coal empty moves at track speed (roughly 40 MPH) on Main Two on its way north toward Denver. Pre-World War I, the DRGW track and the ATSF track crossed one another here...you can still see the remains of the bridge where the two tracks crossed. Today at this location, ownership of the tracks change hands between UP and BNSF on either track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101648 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 2075 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF 7,225 feet above sea level, this northbound coal empty crosses over the top of the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake. A single SD70MAC leads the northbound empty toward the start of the double track just ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101647 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Larkspur, CO 1878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Winter hit Colorado a bit early this year, with several inches of accumulation coming in mid-October at the Palmer Divide. BNSF 6085 south sits in the "Sag" at Spruce a few miles north of Palmer Lake. The train has a yellow signal and will have to wait for a few northbounds before continuing south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101639 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Pueblo Yard Pueblo, CO 1653 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF From the 4th Street overpass in Pueblo, you can get a good view of either the UP (ex-DRGW) yard or the BNSF (ex-ATSF) yard. This shot shows the former Santa Fe Yard with a coal load slowly passing by on the main track. UP's yard is to the left on the other side of the road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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