Photo ID: 112837 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 47 (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 52 (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 51 (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 44 (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 77 (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 82 (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 75 (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 78 (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 83 (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 66 (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 60 (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. Photo ID: 111329 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Montana Rail Link, BNSF While I was very sad when MRL (Montana Rail Link) ceased to exist at the start of 2024 after BNSF took it over, the one possible benefit is that all the MRL power is now owned by BNSF. And, as a result, MRL units are now roaming BNSF's system, offering greater opportunities to get shots of units outside of Montana. Such is the case here as an MRL SD70ACe is the second unit on an eastbound coal empty headed for the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111328 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Something of a rare pair of units lead an eastbound coal empty on the siding at Irondale. A Heritage AC4400CW and an MRL SD70ACe are the power today. Interestingly, the SD70ACe (and possibly the AC4400CW) were put on the train in Denver. Not sure if the power was swapped out, or simply needed servicing before continuing east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111327 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Barr Commerce City, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After a westbound coal load overtook this Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO manifest at Tonville, the manifest got its turn to continue east toward Denver. The train is slowing as it has an Approach (yellow) signal at the east end of Irondale. It will be meeting an eastbound coal empty there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111326 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Barr Commerce City, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While the plains are, obviously, significantly flatter than the mountain, that is not to suggest that they are entirely flat. As you can see here, there is a hill east of Denver on the Brush Sub that this westbound coal load has just climbed over. This train was loaded at the Rawhide coal mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and is headed for Smithers, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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