Photo ID: 111900 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This GP40N has a fairly interesting history. It was delivered as a GP40 (not a GP40-2) to Baltimore and Ohio in November 1966 as B&O 3692. It was briefly on the Chessie roster after the B&O and C&O merger, and then wound up on the CSX roster as CSX 6508. CSX then sold the unit to Espee and it changed colors and roster number, becoming SP 7114. Now, it has found new life as it has been rebuilt to GP40-2 specifications, designated as a GP40N. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111899 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GEs and a GP40N (formerly a GP40-2) sit on the ready track at North Yard. The power is awaiting its next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111898 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Long gone are the days of switch engines, such as the SW1000 and SW1200. For several decades, units like this (former) GP38-2 are now used in switching and local service. UP 801 was originally built as MP 2301. UP has been rebuilding many older units, but this unit has not yet undergone the the rebuild program. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111897 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 688, originally MP 2188, was delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980 as a GP38-2. Note the lack of dynamic brakes, a feature not uncommon on Missouri Pacific units. UP recently rebuilt the unit, giving it new life, and it is now designated as a GP38N. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111896 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A couple decades ago, UP had so many units on the roster that they were in danger of running out of 4-digit numbers. Thus, they came up with a new reporting mark: UPY. It stands for "Union Pacific Yard Units". One example is this GP15-1, numbered UPY 618. It was originally a Missouri Pacific unit, delivered in September 1979. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111895 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A single SD40-2 sits outside the north end of the North Yard engine shop. UP has moved virtually all maintenance to North Platte, NE, so only the most basic maintenance is now conducted here in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111833 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Denver, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian National This southbound grain train had been tied down at Denver and was originally not supposed to be called until around 5:45pm. However, BNSF changed things up and it was called at 11am! I was up at Crescent when I got the news, and I immediately headed south so i could get some shots of the northern visitor. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111817 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos X-Over to C&S Jct (MP 4.0 to MP 4.8) Denver, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF unit oil train has a single ES44AC "sticker" unit bringing up the rear of the train. BNSF is the only US Class 1 railroad that has not done a true heritage unit. However, in 2020, for the 25th anniversary of the creation of BNSF, they released several of these anniversary units with stickers of the key railroads that went into making BNSF. Not exactly a true heritage unit, but better than nothing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111816 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF oil empty heads west in the OS at Pecos. The train was recrewed south of Denver on the Joint Line and came across UP Main 1 at Prospect to get to the Moffat, completely bypassing BNSF's actual yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111815 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In between the running of trains, railroads have a rather large contingent of maintenance personnel. Many of them use hi-rail trucks to drive on the rails and ensure the track is in shape. One such UP MOW hi-rail truck is headed east on Bypass 2 in the OS at Pecos, headed for Broadway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111814 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific There is a smattering of power hanging out in North Yard this morning. A fairly common view for 2025, all-in-all. Off in the distance on the switch lead is a remote switching job. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111813 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has the typical post-COVID consist with a pair of P42s, a baggage car, and seven Superliners. The train is in the OS at C&S Junction and is crossing over Federal Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111812 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes underneath the signal bridge at C&S Junction, about to cross over Federal Blvd, changing from Main 3 to Main 2. The train is running right on time for its morning trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111794 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of GEs bring up the tail end of this eastbound BNSF oil train as it roles east, away from the camera, on Main 1 toward BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111793 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF One of three DPUs on an eastbound oil train included a BNSF "sticker unit". Of the four big US Class 1 Railroads, BNSF is the only railroad that hasn't done any true heritage units. The closest they have come is with several of these units that have stickers of predecessor railroads on the long hood. These were released in 2020, the 25th anniversary of BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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