Photo ID: 108036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers (9,150ft) Byers, CO 878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific That's a lot of autoracks! Union Pacific has made the decision to no longer use the KP as a through route. Due to the current downturn in the economy, a lot of cars are heading for storage. The siding at Byers has a string of autoracks stored in it. Agate has spine cars stored, and Buick has well cars stored. The cars on this train will be stored on the main at Jim, between Cheyenne Wells and Sharon Springs. The only trains the KP will see for the foreseeable future will be the Limon Local and an occasional grain shuttle to either Byers or Cheyenne Wells. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108031 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 844 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A single ES44AC is crossing over West Bijou Creek, which actually does have a little bit of water running in it right now. The grain empty is heading for Cheyenne Wells in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108030 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound empty grain train crosses over West Bijou Creek just west of Byers on its way east toward Cheyenne Wells. Once there, the train will tie down in the siding and the power will return to Denver. The train came from Eagle Pass, TX, went up to Topeka, KS, then made its way over the Overland to Cheyenne, back south to Denver, and east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106773 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After a coal load broke in half near Buick, the KP Line came to a halt! This eastbound special stopped here, west of the siding at Byers, and held for several hours while waiting for the coal load to get on the move again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106771 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Byers, the tracks cross over West Bijou Creek. Here, an eastbound UP special crosses over that bridge right at the same time a cloud decides to float on by. Wouldn't you know it! The special is approaching an approach signal at West Byers. However, its current track warrant will keep it 1/4 mile short from the switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105163 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1436 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, CREX As a result of the power shortage, the railroad leasing company CitiRail (a subsidiary of CitiBank) recently ordered 100 ES44ACs. Upon delivery, the units were leased out to BNSF. That fact makes this an interesting shot, as this is a CitiRail unit, leased to BNSF, and now being borrowed by UP on an empty oil train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105162 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF BNSF train on the Limon Sub? No, this UP oil train is just borrowing some BNSF power for the journey. The train original in St James, LA and is headed for Carr, CO where it will be loaded and return back to Louisiana. The train is crossing over the West Bijou Creek (west of Byers, CO) over a good looking truss bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Byers, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Unknown This little SW7 was once owned by Inland Steel. It was since sold (several times) and is now used to switch out the grain elevator located alongside the Limon Sub in Byers, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105160 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers (9,150ft) Byers, CO 1432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This train has outrun most of the clouds, creating some rather harsh lighting conditions as the sun has moved more toward the western sky. The coal load is approaching the west switch of Byers. There is a clear signal and the train has a track warrant to continue heading east toward Sharon Springs, KS (the next crew change point) and points beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104181 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K594 (West Byers) Byers, CO 2074 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Byers, the KP crosses over West Bijou Creek on a very nice (and old) truss bridge. Here, the twice-weekly Limon Local passes over the bridge, moving at track speed (49 MPH). Nice power, no!? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104180 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K594 (West Byers) Byers, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Approaching the west switch of Byers, this coal load has just changed dispatchers. Up to this point, DS-86 has been responsible for the train. But, here at Byers (and milepost 595), the train moves in to DS-6 territory. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103261 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 593 Byers, CO 1895 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Byers, the Limon Sub crosses over the West Bijou Creek on a nice looking truss bridge. This coal empty is crossing it now, moving at about 40 MPH on its journey west toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103260 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 593 Byers, CO 1710 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After meeting an eastbound coal load at the siding of Byers (about 43 miles east of Denver), this westbound coal empty has a track warrant to proceed all the way to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102720 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 597 Byers, CO 1743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP has a pretty nice trestle over the West Bijou Creek. An eastbound coal load crosses over the trestle which is just west of the town of Byers. A single AC6044CW brings up the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102060 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 597 Byers, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific West of Byers, CO, the Limon Sub leaves US-40 in order to make a sweeping curve up a bit of a grade. Near the top of the grade, the tracks pass underneath I-70. This shot was taken near that underpass. The tail end of the train is just barely visible over the equipment a few cars behind the power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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