Photo ID: 113255 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Creek Adams County, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Three elephant-style GEs lead an eastbound loaded oil train across West Bijou Creek on the KP, just west of Byers. Half of this bridge was completely rebuilt 10-15 years ago. From this shot, you can probably tell which half of the bridge received that rebuild! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113254 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Bridge Adams County, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A lot of the smaller creeks on the Colorado plains are typically dry, particular at this time of year. Kiowa Creek is no exception, but still has a nice bridge, with plenty of fall-color trees in the area as a UP oil train crosses and heads east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113252 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa to Watkins Adams County, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific When I saw the headlight on the horizon, I originally thought this was going to be the Limon Local. I was pleasantly surprised to find an eastbound loaded oil train instead, heading out onto the plains on the Limon Sub. Considering how few trains run on the KP, this was a nice surprise. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113251 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa to Watkins Adams County, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil train has left CTC limits behind at Mesa and is now headed east in TWC (track warrant control) limits. So why is there a trackside signal? And an ever better question...why is the signal yellow when the train is in the block beyond the signal? The key is the "D" plate located on the signal mast near the bottom. That "D" plate indicates this is a "distant signal". This signal does not give any occupancy information about the block ahead. It only gives westbound trains an indication of the CTC signal at the east end of Mesa. Since that signal at East Mesa is currently red, this distant signal shows a yellow (Approach) indication. If the signal at East Mesa were green, this signal would also show a green. Even with something in the block immediately beyond the signal. Indeed, in TWC limits, there are no "blocks" per se. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112602 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine to Brighton Adams County, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGR, manifest from North Yard, CO to Green River, WY is hustling along at track speed as it approaches an intermediate in advance of Brighton, where it will take the siding to meet a southbound. If you look in the distance on the left side of the shot, you can just see the Denver skyline! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112586 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound BNSF coal load sits idling on the siding at Barr. The train is currently tied down here, waiting on a fresh crew to come out of Denver. There are only two tracks (Coal 1 and Coal 2) at the yard in Denver that BNSF can use for trains waiting for a recrew. When both of those are plugged, they have to find alternative places for tying trains down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112585 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson to Barr Adams County, CO 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak On a beautiful Friday and Thirteenth, the morning westbound Zephyr blasts by Barr Lake on BNSF's Brush Sub, a nice reflection coming off the lake. The Zephyr is running 30 minutes ahead of schedule today, meaning passengers will have an extended air break at the station in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112584 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson to Barr Adams County, CO 249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running nearly 30 minutes early this morning, making track speed along I-76 between Hudson and Barr. Looks like the Zephyr is officially back up to nine Superliners! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111251 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Adams County, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Four ES44s (a mix of ES44ACs and ES44C4s) lead an extremely long intermodal train that is actually originating from the Logistics Center Hudson, about 30 miles northeast of Denver. The massive train is headed for the piers in Long Beach, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110779 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Forest fire in the the Oregon and Montana area have resulted in a week of very hazy skies in Colorado as prevailing winds have taken the smoke southeast. While not particularly enjoyable as the air quality has significantly decreased, the one benefit about the smoky atmosphere is a bit of red and yellow near dusk as the sun shines through the smoke. Meanwhile, a westbound UP oil empty rolls west on the single track main of the Limon Sub toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110778 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A lot of railfans were not (and are not) a fan of the paint job on UP 1943. Personally, it is one my personal favorite specially painted units. The clever combination of Air Force silver, Navy gray, camouflage, and red, white, and blue make for a fantastic tribute to the US military. The special unit is leading a westbound oil empty on the Limon Sub across the plains of Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110777 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After clearing a 15 MPH slow order just west of Bennett, the engineer on UP 1943 throttles up in order to get back to track speed. In an interesting role reversal, the two EMD SD70ACes kick out a lot of exhaust when throttling up, while the GE in between burns clean through the acceleration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110776 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At MP 612 on the Limon Sub, a late evening oil empty rolls west, the town of Bennett, CO in the distance. UP 1943 has been working oil trains for several months now, and continues to do so, leading the unit train west through some of the hills of the Colorado plains. Incidentally, the milepost indicates we are 612 miles from Kansas City, MO (via UP rails). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110026 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W011 (South Hazeltine) Adams County, CO 429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific At the south switch of Hazeltine, BNSF 4664 and baretable train cross 104th Avenue on the main train. The siding is currently "plugged" with a string of empty auto racks. New cars were brought in and unloaded at UP's auto facility in Denver, named Rolla. After unloading, the cars are placed on the siding so they can head north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110025 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine (8,232ft) Adams County, CO 372 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific A long string of empty well cars is led by a single BNSF C44-9W on the main at Hazeltine. The train is passing by a long string of empty auto racks that, later in the afternoon, will head north as the ARLLDR-07. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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