Photo ID: 110876 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 6230 leads an ES44AC and an SD70ACe across the diamond at Sand Creek as it crosses over the diamonds namesake (Sand Creek). UP 6230 was delivered in May 1995 as SP 150. The train is also passing by the Suncor oil refineries. There are technically two refineries on the property, capable of processing close to 100,000 barrels of oil each day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110875 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style units provide the sole power on a long manifest that consists mainly of covered hoppers. No DPUs on the train today, suggesting the train probably consists of empties more so than loads. The train is passing through the Suncor oil refinery on its way north on the Greeley sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110874 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A UP manifest, with a very long string of covered hoppers, passes a diverging clear signal at Sand Creek (CP W005), moving from the Inbound Lead to the main track. The train was assembled in North Yard and will head north on the Greeley Sub to Speer, WY before turning west to head to Green River, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110873 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W004 (Beltline Connection) Commerce City, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the Belt Line Connection, this manifest makes the turn from the Belt Line to the Greeley Sub. The train is the daily MNYGR, running from North Yard to Green River, WY. Many of the cars will then be forwarded on to Salt Lake City. The train is about to pass by the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City as it approach Sand Creek Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110745 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific This southbound intermodal train is passing underneath I-270 and crossing over BNSF's Brush Sub at Sand Creek Jct. Indeed, the train is crossing the junction's namesake, Sand Creek, on its way south. The train is actually quite short, as you can clearly see the end of the train on the right side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110744 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound UP intermodal train approaches the diamond that crosses BNSF's Brush Sub at Sand Creek. An ET44AC and an AC4400CW are power for this relatively short train. There are plenty of puddles in the area after several inches of rail fell through the area the night before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110588 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rolla (MP 10.6) Commerce City, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 5872 has recently been rebuilt by UP from an C44AC-CTE to a C44ACM (UP's designation). In the world of expensive Tier-4 compliant units from EMD and GE (Wabtec), most railroads are starting to focus money on rebuilds rather than new planes. After the rebuild, UP 5872 also got the latest UP paint scheme, moving the American flag from the long hood to the nose, and removing the wings from the front of the nose entirely. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110587 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rolla (MP 10.6) Commerce City, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just south of Rolla, a northbound UP manifest approaches the grade crossing at 96th Avenue. It appears that the yard crew at North Yard blocked the train quite nicely for its trip to Green River, WY. There, the train will likely be broken up (to some extent) before cars continue on to their final destinations. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110586 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dupont (MP 8.2) Commerce City, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The long days of summer are great for having plenty of daylight to try to find trains, but the sun resting almost directly straight up in the sky results in short shadows. Black and white, with a bit of a contrast bump, actually can be quite helpful. Note the Denver skyline in the distance and the Rocky Mountains even further off in the distance as a northbound UP manifest approaches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Lincoln, NE manifest has just cleared the west switch of Irondale. The headlights on the Chicago, IL to Denver, CO Z-train are back on bright, ready to roll west the rest of the way in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 4135, A Heritage 2 painted C44-9W lead five additional GE units in to the siding at Irondale with a Lincoln-bound manifest. The train is meeting BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train, which is holding the main. The manifest had an issue with its wheel count, and will meet the train master at the east end of Irondale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along Colorado Highway 2 between Sand Creek and Irondale. The train just departed the yard and is on its way to Lincoln, NE. The skyline of Denver stands tall, set against the background of the Colorado Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF You can see that the switch is bent and aligned in to the siding of Irondale at the west switch. It might appear that the signal is displaying a red over dark aspect, but it is actually red over flashing red...the shot is just in the middle of the flash. This is a restricting indication as the siding of Irondale does not have any occupancy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Two ES44ACs lead a westbound Z-train on the main at Irondale. There are two more units DPU'd on the tail end of the train. This hot train has a lot of JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, and FedEx containers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train is holding up on the main at Irondale, the first siding east of Denver. There currently is no route for the train to get through the yard to Rennicks, so it has to hold here for one eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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