Photo ID: 110161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF baretable train snakes its way through The Sag, just north of Palmer Lake. All of the trailer and containers you see on the train - FedEx, JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, etc - are empty. They are being repositioned from Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110160 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train wraps its way through "The Sag", just north of Palmer Lake. Here, ownership of Main 1 changes from BNSF to UP as you travel southbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110159 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Douglas County, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Greenland and Palmer Lake on the Joint Line is the location of Spruce. A southbound BNSF intermodal train is passing by the Spruce trackside sign on its journey toward Palmer Lake and points south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110158 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Larkspur Larkspur, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train crosses the old Santa Fe bridge on the south edge of Larkspur. The lead units was the fifth ES44DC delivered to BNSF back in 2005. Ultimately, BNSF would take delivery on 721 such units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110157 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Even with the reduction in the demand for coal, coal trains still dominate the Joint Line. So, it is nice to come across a non-coal train! Such is the case with this baretable intermodal train. You'd typically think of a string of empty well cars when referring to a baretable. But in this case, all of the trailers and containers on this train are empty. Just be repositioned to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110156 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ES44DC and an ES44C4 lead a southbound intermodal train over West Plum Parkway in Castle Rock alongside I-25. This scene changed fairly significantly in 2011 when West Plum Parkway was actually built. Prior to that, there was no bridge (for the tracks) in this scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110155 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 7654 and train are currently stopped on Main 1 in the small town of Sedalia, CO on the Joint Line. The train lost communication with the ETD (End of Train Device, sometimes referred to as a FRED). Consequently, the crew cannot tell if the air brakes on the train are working properly as they cannot see the amount of air in the brake line at the end of the train. After 45 minutes or so, the problem would be worked out, and the train would continue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110138 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A snoot-nose SD40-2 and a GP39-2 are switching cars at the east end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard. BNSF's typically has yard jobs switching on both ends of the yard, and this Sunday is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110137 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pair of SD40-2s are switch in the yard as BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train slowly rolls through the yard on the main track. There is also a coal load on Coal 1 and a grain train on Coal 2, both waiting for crews so they can head south. These three tracks (the main and the two coal tracks) are all CTC right now, controlled by the Brush Sub Dispatcher. All other tracks are yard tracks, and under the jurisdiction of the 31st Street Yardmaster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Lincoln, NE manifest has just cleared the west switch of Irondale. The headlights on the Chicago, IL to Denver, CO Z-train are back on bright, ready to roll west the rest of the way in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 4135, A Heritage 2 painted C44-9W lead five additional GE units in to the siding at Irondale with a Lincoln-bound manifest. The train is meeting BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train, which is holding the main. The manifest had an issue with its wheel count, and will meet the train master at the east end of Irondale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along Colorado Highway 2 between Sand Creek and Irondale. The train just departed the yard and is on its way to Lincoln, NE. The skyline of Denver stands tall, set against the background of the Colorado Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF You can see that the switch is bent and aligned in to the siding of Irondale at the west switch. It might appear that the signal is displaying a red over dark aspect, but it is actually red over flashing red...the shot is just in the middle of the flash. This is a restricting indication as the siding of Irondale does not have any occupancy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Two ES44ACs lead a westbound Z-train on the main at Irondale. There are two more units DPU'd on the tail end of the train. This hot train has a lot of JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, and FedEx containers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train is holding up on the main at Irondale, the first siding east of Denver. There currently is no route for the train to get through the yard to Rennicks, so it has to hold here for one eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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