Photo ID: 111155 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX A portion of the Joint Line in Denver parallels I-25. Much of the morning rush has passed and traffic is fairly free-flowing as CSX 938, two additional CSX units, and a CP unit lead a UP unit ethanol train southbound on Main 2. the BNSF train in the background is tied down in the siding at Hogan's Alley, waiting for a recrew to take the train south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX After roughly an hour delay, CSX 938 is on the roll southbound on Main 2 alongside a BNSF manifest tied down in the siding at Hogan's Alley. A hand brake was left on on one of the cars on the train. The conductor released the hand brake and determined the wheels on the car were free-rolling and there was no damage. After walking back up to the head end, it was time to head south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX CSX 938 leads a UP ethanol train south at the north end of the Joint Line on Main 2. The train is crossing underneath of the RTD W-Line. This is the Light Rail line that runs from Denver Union Station out to the Jefferson County Courthouse. In the background, you can see the top of Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110651 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr backs across the wye bridge on the Buck Main toward Union Station. Once the train clears the switch, the conductor will re-align the switch, and the train will continue in to the station. The crew have already contacted RTD dispatch for permission to back in to Track 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110649 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Amtrak A conductor from the California Zephyr is on the ground on the wye bridge and has aligned the switch for the Buck Main. You can see a restricting signal at the diamond. The Zephyr will use this track to back in to Union Station for its schedule station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110566 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia to Orsa Castle Rock, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In between Sedalia and Orsa, a southbound BNSF J-Train (a special) rolls through an S-Curve. The train just crossed over East Plum Creek, or rather the dry creek bed as there currently is no water in the creek. The train, which includes new Department of Energy cars heading for the testing center near Avondale, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110565 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Orsa Castle Rock, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes brings up the tail end of this southbound BNSF coal load at Orsa just north of Castle Rock. A bit of dust is being kicked up along the right-of-way. The track to the left is the siding of Orsa, which is hardly ever use due to directional running on the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110564 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Orsa Castle Rock, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Colorado Springs, a southbound BNSF coal load on Main 1 passes by the only siding on Main 1 between Littleton and Palmer. The siding of Orsa. The siding is not CTC controlled and, since Main 1 is almost always limited to southbound traffic only, the siding is hardly ever used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110563 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, DODX A southbound BNSF special rolls by on Main 1, heading for the Joint Line. Forty years ago, this scene would've only had two tracks in view. Now, from left-to-right, we have Main 3 and Main 2, both owned by BNSF. Then, Main 1, owned by UP. The two tracks on the right are RTD's Light Rail tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110562 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF special is on Main 1 as a northbound tank train slows on Main 2, preparing to tie down at the intermodal signal the head end is approaching. There is another northbound on Main 2 in the next block, so this tank train currently has no place it can go. Additionally, a northbound BNSF coal emtpy is tied down on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110561 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A coal empty on the left is tied down on Main 3 as a coal load is in Run 8 pulling southbound on Main 1. An SD70ACe and a pre-production ES44AC lead the load through the Littleton Trench. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110560 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is not uncommon for BNSF to tie trains down on Mains 2 and 3 between Littleton and South Denver to wait for recrews. Indeed, the coal load to left, on Main 1, had been tied down on Main 2 at Englewood. However, with a fresh crew onboard, the train is now pulling through the Littleton Trench alongside a northbound coal empty on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110559 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Denver Denver, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A very short BNSF train (an engine and two cars) head south through the OS at South Denver on Main 3. As you can see from the sign, we are 4.67 miles south of Prospect Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110558 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) DODX, BNSF The Department of Energy recently built this 12-axle nuclear waste car, named Atlas. The car will apparently be used by the Navy in the transportation of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear ships in the US fleet. The car is headed for the testing center near Avondale, CO Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110557 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ET44C4 leads a southbound BNSF special across the South Platte River. This track is used to connect the Joint Line to UP's North Yard and BNSF's Rennick's Yard. This train had to back out of BNSF's yard to Prospect Jct to then continue south here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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