Photo ID: 102269 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 2351 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A company in Kanapolis, KS builds wind turbines. The bases for the turbines are shipped via rail from California. The bases are sent in the form of unit trains every couple of weeks (give or take). Here is one such train near the York Street grade crossing. It awaits a fresh crew to take it east on the KP into Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102268 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 1695 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This coal train loaded at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch a few days earlier. In fact, after taking this picture, I realized I shot the exact same train three days earlier at Granby, heading west. You can see the picture here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102267 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A five month old ES44AC sits in the yards awaiting its next assignment. Later in the day the unit would be assigned to the ADVFGR which moved some empty auto racks to Griffin, IN. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102266 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1748 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A trio of C44-9Ws sit near the House in BNSF's yard in Denver. It was really nice seeing such a clean Heritage I unit. A definite advantage to all the rain from the morning! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102191 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 2159 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF's New Image is slowly but surely being applied to more and more existing units (in addition to new units). Noted this GP38-2 working on the "Salt Mine" switch job at BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102188 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 2243 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific For about a half mile along "Hogan's Alley", the Joint Line parallels I-25. An empty UP rail train, coming from Mason City, IA, heads south Main 1 after meeting BNSF's "Kick-Den" (Kansas City to Denver manifest) on Main 2 a mile or so back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1946 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This is the northern start of the 120-mile Joint Line in Colorado. MP 0.0 at 20th Street. An empty UP rail train comes down from Prospect Junction at North Yard, preparing to enter Main 1 to proceed south. Curving off to the right, BNSF tracks head toward their own 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102186 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 1606 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Kalamath (pronounced "Cal-uh-math") Street, a freshly recrewed northbound coal empty comes across the grade crossing on Main 2. After making its way through the yard, it'll continue north on the Brush Sub toward the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102185 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 1978 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This GP40-2 was one of the few former Espee GP40-2's to actually where a number in the 5275-series for a brief time before being moved into the current number series. Here, the unit sits at 36th Street, awaiting its next local assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102156 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 633 Denver, CO 1882 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A military train on route from Yermo, CA to Fort Riley, KS heads east on the Limon Subdivision with an SD70ACe on the point. The crew on the train has been on since Speer, WY and is headed for Sable where a relief crew will take the train to Sharon Springs, KS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102126 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct (DS005) Denver, CO 2156 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is running 12 1/2 hours late as it heads west out of Denver. The train has a clear signal as it approaches the signal bridge at C&S Junction. The last bit of light is quickly fading in the western sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102125 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 2097 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak On this day, Amtrak 5 was running 12 1/2 hours late due to poor weather in the mid-west. Here, after 8:00pm, the head end of the westbound Zephyr is approaching the diamond at 23rd Street. In the distance, on the left side of the picture, note the eastbound Zephyr (running a few minutes late), preparing to back into Union Station. (Apologies for the grainy look, but it was getting very dark and I was at a high ISO!) Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102124 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 1782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr comes around the wye track near 23rd Street, headed for BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Once in the yard, the train will back down the Passenger Lead into Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102123 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Running about 40 minutes late, the eastbound California Zephyr has a clear signal down the main track at North Yard. To the east (right side of the shot), crews work on loading trailers on BNSF's QDENTAC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102122 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1889 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A single UP employee works with his belt pack to remotely control UPY 577 and switch some covered hoppers into Yard Track 11. This is model railroading on a 1:1 scale! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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