Photo ID: 102070 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (K627) Aurora, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific With light almost gone in the western sky, this unit pipe train is entering the siding at Mesa to clear up for an eastbound coal load. Even though the Limon Sub operates under track warrants, there is an ABS island at both ends of Mesa, allowing the dispatcher to throw the switch, saving the crew quite a bit of time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102065 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sable Aurora, CO 1922 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This long lens shot turned out a smidge distorted, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to post a shot with planes, train and automobiles all in the same shot (that is, if you consider the military equipment "automobiles"!) ... The plain above is a FedEx cargo jet (an MD-11, to be exact) on final approach at Denver International Airport. The train, in the meantime, is preparing to tie down on the siding at Sable to await a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102064 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sable Aurora, CO 1843 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific With only a few hours left to work and no new crew called, this military train is pulling into the siding at Sable to tie down in order to wait for a recrew. I chased this train about 115 miles across the Colorado plains, yet this was quite probably the best light I had the whole day! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102063 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 625 Aurora, CO 1778 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific I thought that a nice black and white shot was rather appropriate for this late-in-the-day shot of a special military train approaching a clear block at Mesa. Smith Road runs parallel to the track (on the left). Note the coal train tied down in the siding at Mesa, just over the horizon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102062 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 624 Aurora, CO 2172 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This military train, which originated from Sharon Springs earlier in the day, has just about completed its journey across the Colorado plains. The train is approaching the E-470 underpass as well as the siding of Mesa, where it has a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102005 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sable Aurora, CO 2043 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Near the west switch of Sable, an eastbound coal load has a warrant to continue east to Mesa while a westbound sits in the hole. The conductor from UP 2426 is giving the coal train a roll by and preparing to throw the switch so the train can continue west toward the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102004 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 625 Aurora, CO 2037 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This westbound manifest is on the approach to the east switch of Mesa on the KP Line in eastern Aurora. Many of the boxcars on this train came from KYLE, a short line railroad in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101892 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (K627) Aurora, CO 1916 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Can you say blowing snow / white out conditions? A westbound coal empty approaches the west switch of Mesa on UP's Limon Subdivision in Aurora. Temperatures fell nearly 50 degrees overnight and this March blizzard settled into the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101718 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa Aurora, CO 1492 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty, led by 6661, holds the siding at Mesa as the end helpers from a coal load on the main pass by, moving at track speed. The UP 7655 is an ES44AC, delivered to UP at the beginning of June, 2007. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101717 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa Aurora, CO 1713 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The conductor from a westbound coal empty in the siding at Mesa gives a wave to an eastbound coal load moving at track speed on the mainline. The conductor will give the train a "roll-by", making sure there are no defects with any of the cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101716 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa Aurora, CO 1587 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Some of the newest power to come out of Erie, PA has been slow to show up on coal power in Colorado. However, two days after Thanksgiving found this four month old ES44AC on a westbound coal empty, holding the siding at Mesa for a meet with an eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101715 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sable Aurora, CO 1866 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Snow-capped peaks offer a nice background for this eastbound coal load, moving quickly along on the main at Sable. The train has a warrant east toward Limon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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