Photo ID: 112687 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three P42DCs lead the Zephyr west at Utah Jct, under what might just be the last-remaining Rio Grande signal bridge on the former Rio Grande. The searchlight signals on the bridge are also some of the last Rio Grande signals still in operation in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112686 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub, crossing over the diamond for the Belt Lead at Utah Jct, at the north end of North Yard. This is the second consecutive day that the train is running with three P42DCs. Not sure why...perhaps just a power move to California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112685 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard to Utah Jct (MP 3.0 to MP 3.2) Denver, CO 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has three P42DCs on the head end today on a train whose number today is 1005 instead of 5. The train purposefully departed Chicago four hours late the day before, with the entire schedule delayed by four hours, all the way to Emeryville, CA. As such, an on time departure from Denver would have been 12:46pm. The train was about an hour delayed when it finally departed, now passing by North Yard to the right, and Rennicks yard to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112684 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Near Rennicks Yard, a BNSF GP60 and a GP39-2 sit attached to a handful of cars that need to be switched out at local industries. It's been awhile since I've seen a GP60, so I was very happy to come across this guy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112599 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CLCX This oddly rebuilt GP10 has a smushed face, like one you might find on a pug! The unit was originally a GP10, but was rebuilt by Peoria Locomotive Works. The unit is owned by Chattahoochee Locomotive. I find it interesting the unit has five digits, something that is not particularly common in the United States. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112598 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CLCX This interesting looking unit is a Peoria Locomotive Works unit, originally built as a GP10 for New York Central in April 1953. The unit is apparently owned by Chattahoochee Locomotive. I have no idea why it is in Denver, when it arrived, when it is leaving, or where it is heading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112597 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of P42DCs lead a baggage car and nine Superliners on an on-time westbound Zephyr. Here at Prospect Jct, as the train is about to pass underneath I-25, we see the Zephyr as it moves from BNSF to UP. The train has just changed channels from 3939 to 1414. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112596 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After an on-time departure, from Denver Union Station, the Zephyr has come to a stop in the OS at Prospect Jct to pick up a conductor that threw a switch. It is here at Prospect Jct that the Zephyr moves from BNSF tracks to UP tracks. It will run on Main 2 between Prospect Jct and Fox Jct, where it will change over to the single main track to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112595 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is working on getting out of Denver, crossing the north end of the Joint Line on Buck Lead. As you can see, there is a switch against the Zephyr, and the train has come to a stop. A conductor will hop off the train and walk up and throw the switch so the Zephyr can continue west. This is why the Zephyr will sometimes make a stop or two when departing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112583 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island DRIR 1083 has crossed Franklin Street and has opened the gates to the Waste Management Recycle center. The crew is delivering a couple of empty box cars to the recycle plant for loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112582 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island Denver Rock Island SW1500 #1083 has the switching duties this morning as it shoves some box cars across Franklin Street in Denver. This particular switcher started life as SP 2480 in September 1967. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112581 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island A Denver Rock Island switch job is moving to spot some empty box cars at the Waste Management Franklin Street Recycling building. These cars were just delivered to DRIR from Union Pacific a few hours earlier! A cement truck slows on Franklin Street in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112580 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This GP40N is catching a ride on the MGJNY. The unit is likely due for a 90-day inspection, and is on its way to North Platte, NE. The unit was originally a GP40-2, delivered to Western Pacific in July 1979 as WP 3548. For the rivet counters out there, its frame number is 786220-4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112579 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS007 (Arvada) Denver, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At CP DS007 (Arvada), the MGJNY diverges from the Main Track to Main 2. UP intentionally added a little dog leg curve to the main so Main 1 (far track to the right) would not be diverging at the switch. This is because heavy coal trains (and now oil train) generally run on Main 1, and UP did not want the heavy trains to diverging through the switch. The switch itself is actually a (relatively) high speed switch. It is long and has moveable point frogs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112578 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY, the thrice-weekly manifest from Grand Junction to Denver, is approaching the Pierce Street grade crossing in Arvada. If you look in the distance, you can actually see Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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