Never a dull moment on the Joint Line, a coal empty moves quickly north on Main Two while a coal load creeps slowly by on Main One, just north of Sedalia.
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Wrapping its way through an S-Curve in between Greenland and Larkspur, this northbound is making good time moving at track speed, 45 MPH. If you look, you can just barely see I-25 in the background.
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Making its way north on the single track mainline, BNSF 9844 is about to pass underneath the bridge leading to the north entrance of the United States Air Force Academy.
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After meeting two coal empties at Colorado Springs (both of which are visible on the right), BNSF 5656 south approaches Bijou on a clear signal.
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Creeping forward on a restrictive signal, BNSF 5645 passes the crossover at Bijou, following another northbound coal empty ahead of it in the siding. The signal on the main looks as though it is "dark" over red, but it is actually flashing yellow over red (Advanced Approach). I caught this picture in mid-flash!
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Cheyenne Mountain stands tall in the background as BNSF 9844 moves slowly through the siding at Colorado Springs.
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The heat distortion of a southbound coal load blurs the headlights of a northbound coal empty.
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South of the single track CTC between Palmer Lake and Crews, BNSF 9676 passes the location where the Santa Fe once crossed over the Rio Grande prior to the "joint" operation of the Joint Line.
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While there is some clutter in the way in this picture, I like some of the things that are included: The pedestrian foot bridge at Mineral Street, the Light Rail station at Mineral, and the signal bridges at Littleton marking the end of the CTC triple track and the start of the TWC double track (when heading south).
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A unit tank train sits tied down on Main 3 just south of the Evans Street Light Rail station. Because it is Memorial Day, there are trains tied down at South Denver on Mains 2 and 3, and trains tied down at the intermediate at Evans on Mains 2 and 3!
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I try not to post too many roster shots, but there are certainly exceptions from time to time. BNSF 4000 is the "class unit" for the C44-9W's on the roster, and it is the lowest numbered C44-9W on BNSF's roster.
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From the Evans Street overpass I observed this view of a southbound D-Line Light Rail racing a southbound coal load on Main One on the Joint Line…Okay, maybe it wasn't much of a "race"…
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Two northbound coal trains, both tied down on mains 2 and 3 (from left to right) idle away while a southbound RTD Light Rail arrives at the Evans Street Station.
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A look at the back end of a brand new SD70ACe. This unit arrived on BNSF in Chicago (from London, Ontario where it was assembled by EMD) on April 3, 2006.
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BNSF announced in early 2006 that they would take delivery of 70 new SD70ACe's from EMD during the year. The first 11 units arrived at the beginning of April. BNSF 9376, fresh out of London, Ontario, was one of the 11 units.
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