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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Kevin Morgan
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20th Street
Denver, CO
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29 (Add a Comment)
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Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF)
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Union Pacific
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This UP passenger special departed Fraser, CO just before 10am. The train left with two crews on board. One was a Moffat crew and one was a Joint Line crew. UP crews for the Moffat are based out of Denver, and Joint Line crews are based out of Pueblo. After arriving at Prospect Jct, the train stopped for about 10 minutes and the Moffat crew detrained and the Pueblo crew took over. UP did this to keep the train moving as quickly as possible. UP CEO Jim Vena is on board, so UP is going to keep the train moving! Here, the train is departing Prospect Jct, crossing the South Platte River, and approaching 20th Street.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Kevin Morgan
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C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5)
Denver, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak, BNSF
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Unfortunately, the westbound Zephyr developed some mechanical issues after departing Chicago. It quickly fell to being four hours late not far west of Chicago. By the time it made it Denver, it was nearly seven hours late! Here, at 4:15pm, the train is finally heading west on Main 1 between C&S Junction and Arvada. An Amtrak P42DC was part of the problem, and had to be removed in favor of this BNSF ES44DC. Not too often the lighting is so good for the westbound Zephyr.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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A UP yard crewman just started up the prime mover in SD40-2 #1957. It is taking several minutes for the unit to fully warm up and, as a result, a lot of white exhaust is currently being produced. Also of note in this shot in UP 1019, a GP60. For whatever reason, UP seems to utilize GP60s in California and Texas quite a bit. They don't show up in Colorado all that often.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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Like most Class 1 railroads today, Union Pacific has a lot of older units in long term storage. Many of them, including dozens of SD70Ms, are currently stored at 36th Street Yard in Denver. The units are waiting for one of three things. To just be reactivated and put back in service, to be rebuilt and put back in service, or be sold. Until one of those three things happens, here they will sit quietly and wait.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Rocky Mountaineer
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With the expansion of the Rocky Mountaineer next year, running from Denver to Salt Lake City (with layovers at Glenwood Springs and Moab), the two GP40-3s have been re-lettered for the Canyon Spirit. The change was made in the UP car shops at North Yard. Here, the Mountaineers leased SD40M-2 is taking the units back to 36th Street, where the Mountaineer's equipment is stored.
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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Stapleton
Denver, CO
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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The final Limon Local to run on a Sunday is being put together in the Stapleton Yard. 21 cars are ready to head east to Limon to be set out for the KYLE. Moving forward, the Limon Local will still run on Wednesdays. But the MNYSG will handle setting out cars in Limon as well, reducing the need for the local to run as frequently.
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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Union Station
Denver, CO
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Denver Union Terminal (RTD)
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Amtrak
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A few Amtrak crew members watch as the Winter Park Express equipment is set out on Track 5. The train will start running on December 19th with five Superliners (four coaches with a lounge car in the middle). In January, two more coaches will be added to the train. You can see the westbound Zephyr sitting on Track 4 to the left. After positioning the Winter Park Express on Track 5, the two lead P42DCs will move back over to Track 4 to pick up the Zephyr for the trip west to California.
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