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4/3/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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New Power
Title:  New Power
Description:  These four brand new SD70ACe's were still on their first train. E HAFEBM0 09
Photo Date:  2/11/2008  Upload Date: 2/11/2008 6:13:10 PM
Location:  Fountain, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9137(SD70ACe) BNSF 9150(SD70ACe)
Views:  850   Comments: 2
Approach
Title:  Approach
Description:  A going away shot of the new ACe's
Photo Date:  2/11/2008  Upload Date: 2/11/2008 6:13:12 PM
Location:  Fountain, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9137(SD70ACe) BNSF 9150(SD70ACe)
Views:  777   Comments: 1
Northbound Empty Coal Train
Title:  Northbound Empty Coal Train
Description:  the read DPUs on this northbound empty. Not a big fan of coal trains, but new power is only new once.
Photo Date:  2/11/2008  Upload Date: 2/11/2008 6:13:13 PM
Location:  Fountain, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9145(SD70ACe) BNSF 9149(SD70ACe) BNSF 9137(SD70ACe) BNSF 9150(SD70ACe)
Views:  1402   Comments: 3
Isolated Cab
Title:  Isolated Cab
Description:  Heres a side shot of the cab with the new "Isolated Cab" design. BNSF had this on the SD70MAC's and apperently liked them.
Photo Date:  2/11/2008  Upload Date: 2/11/2008 6:13:14 PM
Location:  Crews, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9137(SD70ACe)
Views:  632   Comments: 2
NEW SD70ACe's
Title:  NEW SD70ACe's
Description:  Four brand new SD70ACe's wait at Crews while a southbound train gets a green signal.
Photo Date:  2/11/2008  Upload Date: 2/11/2008 6:13:08 PM
Location:  Crews, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9137(SD70ACe) BNSF 9150(SD70ACe)
Views:  790   Comments: 2
Brand New Ace
Title:  Brand New Ace
Description:  The rear locomotive was haveing sticking brakes problems, so this Holcomb Coal Train sat here for a few hours.
Photo Date:  3/17/2008  Upload Date: 3/18/2008 9:04:15 AM
Location:  Baxter, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9152(SD70ACe) BNSF 5733(ES44AC)
Views:  985   Comments: 0
Black and White
Title:  Black and White
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/2008  Upload Date: 3/18/2008 9:04:13 AM
Location:  Baxter, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9152(SD70ACe) BNSF 5733(ES44AC)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
Brake Wheel
Title:  Brake Wheel
Description:  New style brake wheel with the electronic controls.
Photo Date:  3/17/2008  Upload Date: 3/18/2008 9:04:17 AM
Location:  Baxter, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9153(SD70ACe)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
E-Bell
Title:  E-Bell
Description:  I dont know why they started using these things. Detail Shot
Photo Date:  3/17/2008  Upload Date: 3/18/2008 9:04:19 AM
Location:  Baxter, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9153(SD70ACe)
Views:  1199   Comments: 0
Drake Power Plant
Title:  Drake Power Plant
Description:  This was the third of three trains on the main between the north and south switches of Colorado Springs. This was all so they could run a UP coal drag on the siding that would eventually run to the Nixon Power Plant south of Fountain, CO.
Photo Date:  6/8/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:22:22 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9156(SD70ACe) BNSF 6006(ES44AC)
Views:  789   Comments: 1
BNSF Coal Load
Title:  BNSF Coal Load
Description:  Driving home from work, decided to take a quick detour. I pulled into the normally dirt area now filled with about 2 feet of snow (the Rover did good). Too much snow and not enough time to climb the hill.
Photo Date:  10/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/30/2009 8:38:08 PM
Location:  Larkspur, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6130(ES44AC) BNSF 9158(SD70ACe)
Views:  927   Comments: 2
Coal Load...again
Title:  Coal Load...again
Description:  HDR Image..... Someday I'll be like, "Man, I remeber when GEVO's were new!!!!" As I chase the last one!...
Photo Date:  12/6/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 5:51:55 PM
Location:  Monument, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6001(ES44AC) BNSF 9162(SD70ACe)
Views:  562   Comments: 0
New Meets Old
Title:  New Meets Old
Description:  A northbound empty unit coal train passes the Colorado Springs local power tied down for the weekend.
Photo Date:  4/19/2009  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 5:51:38 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
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Locomotives:  UP 1344(GP40-2) BNSF 9189(SD70ACe)
Views:  726   Comments: 1
Crossing Shot
Title:  Crossing Shot
Description:  Pulled up just in time for a train to cross Baptist Road.
Photo Date:  7/11/2009  Upload Date: 7/11/2009 10:02:24 PM
Location:  Monument, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9191(SD70ACe)
Views:  465   Comments: 1
Coal Load
Title:  Coal Load
Description:  A coal load heads south through Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 8:06:17 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9631(SD70MAC) BNSF 9202(SD70ACe)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
Brand New Power
Title:  Brand New Power
Description:  A loaded coal train (C BKMDOL0 26) with two brand new SD70ACe's heads south after leaving the Academy Siding along Colorado's Joint Line.
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/21/2008 2:24:21 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9219(SD70ACe) BNSF 9215(SD70ACe)
Views:  768   Comments: 0
From the Caboose
Title:  From the Caboose
Description:  A Coal load is seen headed south at the North Switch Colorado Springs. shot taken from the DRGW 01513 Caboose.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 8:06:09 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9784(SD70MAC) BNSF 9223(SD70ACe)
Views:  617   Comments: 2
Testin 1...2...3...
Title:  Testin 1...2...3...
Description:  Trying out my new monopod in a low-light shot. I think it worked pretty well.
Photo Date:  2/24/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 8:04:01 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5782(ES44AC) BNSF 9229(SD70ACe)
Views:  670   Comments: 0
Coal Load...
Title:  Coal Load...
Description:  HDR
Photo Date:  6/29/2010  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 2:38:24 PM
Location:  Palmer Lake, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6073(ES44AC) BNSF 9249(SD70ACe)
Views:  874   Comments: 1
Coal Load
Title:  Coal Load
Description:  A loaded coal trian heads south through Larkspur, CO over the ex- Santa Fe bridge.
Photo Date:  3/13/2009  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 11:52:46 AM
Location:  Larkspur, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9252(SD70ACe)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
Vomit Bonnet
Title:  Vomit Bonnet
Description:  Heard "BNSF nine six four seven" on the scanner and was a little dissappointed it was northbound, but at least it was on the point.
Photo Date:  10/28/2008  Upload Date: 10/28/2008 1:48:32 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9647(SD70MAC) BNSF 9259(SD70ACe)
Views:  662   Comments: 1
Still Making My Stomach Turn
Title:  Still Making My Stomach Turn
Description:  The Vomit Bonnet continues north in this going away shot.
Photo Date:  10/28/2008  Upload Date: 10/28/2008 1:48:23 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9647(SD70MAC) BNSF 9259(SD70ACe)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
BNSF 6012
Title:  BNSF 6012
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/2010  Upload Date: 5/10/2010 4:32:10 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6012(ES44AC) BNSF 9265(SD70ACe)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
Coal Train
Title:  Coal Train
Description:  A loaded coal train heads south through Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  6/8/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:22:14 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5740(ES44AC) BNSF 9279(SD70ACe)
Views:  782   Comments: 1
BNSF 9284
Title:  BNSF 9284
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/28/2010  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 1:26:25 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9284(SD70ACe) UP 6648(AC44CW)
Views:  563   Comments: 2
Brand New ACe
Title:  Brand New ACe
Description:  A Brand new SD70ACe is on the point of this southbound loaded coal train.
Photo Date:  3/4/2009  Upload Date: 3/4/2009 11:47:54 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9305(SD70ACe) BNSF 6137(ES44AC) UP 3873(SD70M) UP 4894(SD70M)
Views:  963   Comments: 2
Coal Empty
Title:  Coal Empty
Description:  Some photoshopping may have happened.
Photo Date:  12/6/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 5:51:54 PM
Location:  Monument, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9334(SD70ACe) BNSF 6110(ES44AC)
Views:  540   Comments: 1
Empty Coal Train
Title:  Empty Coal Train
Description:  An empty coal train heads north through Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  6/10/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:28:09 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9336(SD70ACe) BNSF 9482(SD70MAC)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
Empty Unit Coal Train
Title:  Empty Unit Coal Train
Description:  Headed back to the coal mines.
Photo Date:  4/23/2008  Upload Date: 4/29/2008 9:54:07 PM
Location:  Eno, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9337(SD70ACe) BNSF 9773(SD70MAC)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
Crossing Over
Title:  Crossing Over
Description:  A BNSF freight train take the crossover at Bijou. The third locomotive would be set out at Colorado Springs a few minutes later. The locomotive to be set out (BNSF 2789) had really bad flat spots on it.
Photo Date:  12/8/2007  Upload Date: 12/12/2007 1:23:33 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9342(SD70ACe) BNSF 132(GP60M) BNSF 2789(GP39-2)
Views:  1135   Comments: 1
Pushin' Snow
Title:  Pushin' Snow
Description:  This ACe pushes the snow off the rails as it progresses slowly in a switching move.
Photo Date:  12/8/2007  Upload Date: 12/12/2007 1:24:21 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9342(SD70ACe)
Views:  530   Comments: 1
SD70ACe
Title:  SD70ACe
Description:  Just north of the Kelker siding, I waited a few minutes after the CP unit went through and saw this on the point of a loaded coal train.
Photo Date:  9/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 3:37:52 PM
Location:  Kelker, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9351(SD70ACe) BNSF 8877(SD70MAC)
Views:  717   Comments: 1
Meet at Crews
Title:  Meet at Crews
Description:  Two trainu meet at Crews, CO. An unpatched SP leads a soutbound loaded coal train, while an SD70ACe leads a northbound manifest.
Photo Date:  3/10/2008  Upload Date: 3/10/2008 7:23:11 PM
Location:  Crews, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 352(AC44CW) UP 7147(AC44CW) BNSF 9357(SD70ACe) EMDX 9020(SD60)
Views:  1107   Comments: 0
Heading North
Title:  Heading North
Description:  This Pueblo to Denver manifest train heads north at Fountain, CO.
Photo Date:  3/10/2008  Upload Date: 3/10/2008 7:23:06 PM
Location:  Fountain, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9357(SD70ACe) EMDX 9020(SD60) BNSF 8106(SD60M) BNSF 3170(GP50) BNSF 8711(GP60)
Views:  1541   Comments: 0
Three Train Meet
Title:  Three Train Meet
Description:  The UP Local power sits idleing waiting for it's next assignment while the PUEDEN Builds air back in to the brake line, and a northbound empty coal train heads north.
Photo Date:  3/10/2008  Upload Date: 3/10/2008 7:22:59 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8933(SD70MAC) BNSF 9454(SD70MAC) GMTX 2682(GP38-2) BNSF 9357(SD70ACe) EMDX 9020(SD60) BNSF 8106(SD60M) BNSF 3170(GP50) BNSF 8711(GP60)
Views:  1644   Comments: 2
Northbound Manifest
Title:  Northbound Manifest
Description:  Using the "monochrome" feature on my digital rebel, it makes backlit shots looks semi-good. Thats actually the sun in the top right corner.
Photo Date:  3/10/2008  Upload Date: 3/10/2008 7:22:58 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9357(SD70ACe)
Views:  478   Comments: 1
ACe
Title:  ACe
Description:  A loaded coal train works up the hill and over the bridge at Larkspur, CO. We sat here for a ling time waiting on the military train.
Photo Date:  2/3/2009  Upload Date: 2/3/2009 11:27:27 PM
Location:  Larkspur, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9368(SD70ACe) BNSF 8916(SD70MAC)
Views:  626   Comments: 2
ACe
Title:  ACe
Description:  Though the lighting was pretty good considering the day before was snowy and overcast and all around crappy for photographing trains!
Photo Date:  11/24/2007  Upload Date: 11/25/2007 11:06:38 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9385(SD70ACe) BNSF 5983(ES44AC)
Views:  749   Comments: 0
Second SD70ACe
Title:  Second SD70ACe
Description:  I heard from a friend that a trio of NS locomotives would be leading a train south out of Denver. But directly ahead of it was a BNSF coal train with an SD70ACe on the point. Second SD70ACe of the day.
Photo Date:  9/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 6:18:27 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9387(SD70ACe) BNSF 9800(SD70MAC)
Views:  669   Comments: 1
Loaded Coal Train
Title:  Loaded Coal Train
Description:  A loaded coal train encounters a clear signal in "the sag", just north of Palmer Lake. Right behind this coal train is an Officer Special Train, actually in the coal train's block. Gotta love ABS-TWC.
Photo Date:  12/12/2008  Upload Date: 12/13/2008 10:31:39 PM
Location:  Palmer Lake, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9398(SD70ACe)
Views:  441   Comments: 3


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