Photo ID: 109328 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak A three hour late westbound Zephyr slowly rolls by the site of a (relatively) minor derailment at the Suncor oil refinery. A dozen or so empty tank cars went down the wrong track and derailed. Fortunately, it sounds as though there were no injuries. The derailment was quite a little ways away from the main, so the Zephyr had no problem getting through the site. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109325 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A shot looking down the yard track where a dozen or so (empty) tank cars derailed and fell on their sides. The track on the far right is the main, and fortunately was entirely unaffected by the derailment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109324 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A dozen or so tank car, that fortunately were empty, derailed at the Suncor oil refinery. The track they are on stopped prior to the grade crossing, which has been out of service for years. Appears the cars may have rolled down the track for some unknown reason. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109323 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF In the early morning hours of June 16, a BNSF local working at the Suncor oil refinery derailed about a dozen empty tank cars on a yard track a little bit off from the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109296 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After meeting the morning westbound Zephyr at the east end of the 31st Street Yard, the hottest train in or out of Denver, BNSF's ZDENCHI, is rolling by the Suncor Oil Refinery toward the diamond at Sand Creek. BNSF's Brush Sub crosses over UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond (the track in the foreground) which takes UP from Denver to Cheyenne. A trio of elephant-style GEs lead the high priority east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train crosses over UP's Belt Industrial Lead and crosses underneath the Regional Transportation District's (RTD's) N-Line commuter rail, which connects Denver to the suburb of Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak In the final miles on the approach to Denver from the east, the Zephyr must pass through the most industrial part of the Denver area through the city of Commerce City. Among the industries is the Suncor oil refinery, located on either side of the BNSF mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109192 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of BNSF GEs bring up the tail end of a westbound coal load. The DPUs are crossing over the former Rock Island line that led to North Yard. The line is now owned by the Denver Rock Island, a short line that operates a few miles of track in the Denver area. Also note the newest looking bridge in the distance. This bridge is indeed quite new, carrying RTD's N-Line commuter rail traffic from Denver Union Station out to the suburb of Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109191 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF A northbound UP local slows to a stop at a red signal at Sand Creek. It's path is currently blocked by a westbound BNSF coal load, crossing over the diamond at Sand Creek on the BNSF Brush Sub, underneath the I-270 overpass. Once the coal load clear, the local will still have to wait a bit as a southbound UP manifest switches some cars out at an industry off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109190 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound BNSF coal load has crosses UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek, and is now passing the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. This is definitely one of the most industrial parts of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109189 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Rolla Commerce City, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific UP's MNPDV (North Platte to Denver 36th Street Yard manifest) crosses an irrigation ditch that is filled near the brim as it heads south on the main. This irrigation ditch branches off from the South Platte River and ultimate feeds in to Barr Lake along I-76. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109188 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Rolla Commerce City, CO 219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific Just past the intermediate south of Rolla, CN 2724 and train start to pull south on UP's Greeley Sub mainline. The train has just dropped off a string of autoracks at Rolla, UP's auto transload facility in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109187 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Rolla Commerce City, CO 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) LGEX I was unable to find the history of this little SW1500. It is now owned by L.G. Everist, a company that deals with construction aggregates like sand and cement, as well as things like asphalt. Here, the switcher is moving some cars around alongside UP's Greeley Sub mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109186 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Rolla Commerce City, CO 226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) LGEX Just south of Rolla, alongside of UP's Greeley Sub mainline, an L.G. Everist SW1500 switches out cars at the local transload facility. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109021 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine (8,232ft) Commerce City, CO 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After spotting a reverse move of seven light units to a strand of auto racks, the conductor climbs off the units to knock the brakes off the auto racks and give them a quick inspection. Then, the train will make another reverse move (across a grade crossing) to connect the train in preparation for departure north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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