Photo ID: 113334 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific One of the more common shots in the Denver area to shoot from, UP 7215 and train are crossing over Sand Creek as the train starts its journey north on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113333 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At Sand Creek Junction, the inbound and outbound tracks converge down to a single track that makes up the Greeley Sub mainline northbound. UP's MNYGR is entering the single track as it passes through the Suncor refinery. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113332 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W004 (Beltline Connection) Commerce City, CO 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGR (Manifest from North Yard, CO to Green River, WY) is coming off the Belt Industrial Lead and headed north on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113331 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Two DPUs bring up the tail end of a westbound (soon to be southbound) coal load. The train, still on the Brush Sub, just crossed UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112837 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak UP's steam train excursion proceeds north on the Greeley Sub toward Cheyenne to the left, while the California Zephyr prepares to continue to Denver on BNSF's Brush Sub, coming from Chicago, to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112836 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 crosses over Sand Creek at Sand Creek Junction, the train just coming off of the Inbound track to proceed north to Cheyenne. This is a very popular spot for shooting the steam train when it runs as, in the summer time, the three quarter lighting is about as perfect as it can get in the mornings. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112835 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed UP Jct to Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific In fantastic early morning light, UP 4014 and train pass through the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City, the Denver skyline standing tall in the distance. Indeed, the train is drawing the attention of some Suncor employees. And the with the type of show UP puts on, who could blame them!? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112834 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, running just a few minutes late, has come to a stop on the main track on BNSF's Brush Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek. UP's steam excursion is about to depart north and has priority across the diamond over the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112683 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A ballast regulator works on the BNSF Brush Sub while a bulldozer pours out some ballast on the Market Street turnout, which was replaced along with the diamond. The work was done on a Sunday as a BNSF switch job works on the industries that the turnout accesses the rest of the week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112682 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific BNSF put in place a substantial track curfew at Sand Creek so the diamond could be replaced. It was indeed replaced earlier in the day, and crews are now working to place fresh ballast to complete the work. The curfew actually necessitated the morning Zephyr being delayed by four hours, so it departed Chicago the day before four hours late, running at #1005 (instead of #5), with the entire schedule being delayed by four hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112681 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific As a bulldozer dumps ballast along UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek, two ballast regulators wait to smooth out the ballast. The regulator on the left is on BNSF's Brush Sub. The regulator on the right is on UP's Greeley Sub. You can also see a track tamper on the far side on the Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112680 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 343 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A Caterpillar bulldozer dumps a bucket load of ballast on UP's Greeley Subdivision, right near a fresh installed diamond where UP's Greeley Sub and BNSF's Brush Sub cross one another. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112679 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 349 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific BNSF and Union Pacific are working together to replace the diamond at Sand Creek, located underneath I-270. You can see a bulldozer bringing in some more ballast, while ballast regulators sit on the BNSF Brush Sub (center track) and UP Greeley Sub (right track). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112601 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 235 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful Sunday morning, a trio of GEs leads UP's MNYGR north on the Greeley Sub. The train is crossing over Sand Creek while approach the diamond with BNSF's Brush Sub at a control point that, appropriately, is also named Sand Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112600 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a very short southbound, UP's MNYGR is throttling up and headed for the single track main of the Greeley Sub. The train is passing by the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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