Photo ID: 101509 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sandown Junction Denver, CO 1721 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Sometimes the rain can be a pain when you are working to get some pictures of trains. Sometimes, on the other hand, it can really work to your advantage! There have been quite a few afternoon thunderstorms in the Denver area the last week or two, and the water is building up in places. Such is the case just west of Ulster Street as this loaded coal train heads east (away from the camera) for the KP line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101508 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ivy Street Denver, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island Looking west from Ivy Street, you can see the end of the line for this little switcher just east of Holly Street. The switcher is taking a few cars to an industry out here before the switcher starts to head back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101507 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ivy Street Denver, CO 1871 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island Denver Rock Island NW2 #996 is busy switching industries on this Friday afternoon in eastern Denver. The switcher crosses west (to the right) over Ivy Street just north of I-70. The NW2 started life as Frisco 259 before turning into Burlington Northern 419. After its life on the BN, it was repainted and wound up in the hands of the DRIR! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Monaco Street Denver, CO 1852 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island The Denver and Rock Island Railroad is definitely the definition of a shortline railroad! The railroad has two switchers (an SW1500 and an NW2) and about three miles of track to its name! However, there are a lot of industries to switch on those three miles. Here, DRIR NW2 #996 switches some cars at Monaco Street, just north of I-70. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Roydale Denver, CO 1891 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots GATX Here is an interesting lashup for ya! On one hand we have a newly revamped GP38-2 wearing a fresh coat of blue and white GATX leasing paint. On the other hand, we have a nearly pristine (former) Cotton Belt GP40-2. Gray and blue, what do you think? These units are just one set of switchers based out of Roydale on UP's Limon Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1633 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF There aren't a lot of GP35's left in the world, particularly on Class 1 railroads. Indeed, these were some of the first units to fall of Rio Grande's roster toward the end of its life in the mid-to-late 1980's. A fair number, however, have survived to continue in switching service on BNSF's roster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1827 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots EMD Leasing The paint scheme applied to the demo GP60s and SD60s that EMD produced has always been one of my favorites. A very close second (seeing as how it is almost identical) is the scheme worn by the 100 leaser units from Oakway. I'm a sucker for a shot of one of these SD60s anytime! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101498 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1527 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Warbonnets are becoming harder and harder to find as more and more units are being repainted in the New Image paint scheme. Even though its paint isn't quite as stunning as when it was first new, BNSF 791 is still well worth the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101497 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1756 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF While the GP60 is one of my favorite units of all-time, I really don't care much for the GP60M. Something about the wide cab on the short frame of a four axle unit just doesn't look quite right! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101496 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1787 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF At the time of the photo, this ES44AC was only a few months old and certainly one of the newest units on BNSF's fleet. The unit was leading a coal empty north through Denver and the lighting was too good not to take the shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101489 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1781 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Ready for its next assignment, this BNSF New Image SD70ACe waits on the ready track at BNSF's 38th street yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101482 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 19, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 3054 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific The Denver area has changed much since UP 844 first rolled onto UP rails back in 1944! 63 years later, UP 844 leads the Cheyenne Frontier Days train which will depart Denver two days later. The diesel "helper" unit is UP 5327, an ES44AC that is less than a year old! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101481 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 19, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 2622 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific After coming down the Greeley Subdivision from Cheyenne, UP 844 (and train) entered UP's 36th Street facing south. However, in order to prepare for Saturday's departure, the train was wyed in 36th Street, using a bit of Limon Sub to get the job done. Here, the train is almost all the way back into Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101480 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 19, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 2601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 844 slowly backs up into Union Station. Behind UP 844, UPP 814 (the Joe Jordan) is the "water bottle" for the train. This car provides water for the big steam unit for the duration of the trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101479 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 19, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 1814 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific In preparation for Cheyenne Frontier Days, UP backs 19 of its passengers cars down the 36th Street inbound track, into Union Station. The train, with UP 844 and UP 5327 (a "just in case" ES44AC) will be on display in Denver on Friday and depart north for Frontier Days early Saturday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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