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Friday, September 22, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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Brush
Brush, CO
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1460
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Brush (BNSF)
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Several new trains have appeared on in Colorado in the past year or so. BNSF has started some new intermodal service between the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf Coast. There is also a Q-Train also runs to Alliance, TX on the Brush Sub. Here, that Q-Train is just coming in to the town of Brush. The Brush Sub will converge with the Akron Sub (although it will remain the Brush Sub) here in Brush.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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Brush
Brush, CO
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Brush (BNSF)
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BNSF's daily eastbound Z-Train passes through downtown Brush, CO. It is here that the Brush Sub swings to the north toward Sterling, CO and the Akron Sub starts, heading east toward McCook, NE. Coal empties will head north on the Brush Sub, while many non-coal trains will head east on the Akron Sub. The California Zephyr also uses the Akron Sub to get two and from Chicago.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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West Bijou
Morgan County, CO
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1443
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Over the last few years, BNSF has sunk a lot of money into the Brush Sub! Most of the sidings between Denver and Brush have been extended by several thousand feet. The siding of Bijou, the west switch of which this Z-Train is passing by, is no exception. The signal is located almost directly beneath a road bridge. BNSF has actually built a whole new siding, named Corona, between Bijou and Wiggins. All-in-all, BNSF has laid over seven miles of new track to extend existing sidings or create a new one. Hudson was extended from 6,146 feet to 15,256 feet. Roggen was extended from 7,048 feet to 14,966 feet. Crest was extended from 7,133 feet to 10,078 feet. Bijou was extended from 7,870 feet to 17,285 feet.
As is evidenced by this shot, the Denver-Chicago Z-Train hauls both FedEx and UPS trailers.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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Bijou
Morgan County, CO
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A westbound coal load, which had been tied down in the siding of Bijou just west of Fort Morgan, has just received a relief crew and is getting ready to head west. Before the dispatcher will align it out the siding, however, the train must wait for a Z-Train and an S-Train (Stack Train). Here, the new conductor on the westbound is on the ground to give the Z-Train a roll-by. Note that there is a little bit of a grade for eastbounds here, climbing up toward Fort Morgan and Brush.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
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Kevin Morgan
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West of Bijou
Morgan County, CO
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1563
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When it comes to trains, Colorado has always been known for coal. But if you are looking to get some pictures of double stacks - or intermodal trains in general - Colorado is likely not the first place that would come to mind. However, BNSF does run an eastbound Z-Train daily from Denver to Chicago. The train departs Denver between 6:30am and 7:00am. It is the highest priority train for BNSF in Colorado. Here, a pair of units has the train rolling east on a clear signal at West Bijou.
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