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Photo ID: 101177
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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36th Street
Denver, CO
2115
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande
A couple of the Rio Grande GP40-2s that received a yellow patch on either side of the cab have actually been completed repainted recently. Such is the case with UP 1364 (ex-DRGW 3109), sitting near the yard office at UP's 36th Street Yard.
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Photo ID: 101176
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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38th Street
Denver, CO
1880
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Yard Shots CEFX
CIT Rail Resources has 40 SD9043MAC's (numbered 100 to 139). They are painted in this maroon color and they have been leasing them out to various railroads. Here, CEFX 124 sits near "the house" at BNSF's 38th street facilities.
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Photo ID: 101168
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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38th Street
Denver, CO
2125
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Yard Shots Norfolk Southern
A rather unique Norfolk Southern C40-9W sits at the house at BNSF 38th street facility. The unit is wearing an Operation Lifesaver scheme. The text on the long hood beneath "Operation Lifesaver" reads "Saving Lives at America's Highway-Rail Crossings." The text in the circle to the right reads "25 Years, Operation Lifesaver". Red text printed on the white circle itself reads "You're Our Living Proof. 1972-1997." Only about ten such units received this special scheme.
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Photo ID: 101167
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
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Burnham Shops
Denver, CO
2238
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
A string of about two dozen units sits at UP's Burnham Shops in storage. Whether or not this is temporary storage or not remains to be seen. Most of these units have been here since early December 2006. The line consists of SD40-2s, SD50s, SD60s, C40-8s and some switchers. UP 9858 (ex-SP 5514, nee-DRGW 5514) is on the south end of the string of units. The tracks in the foreground are a part of RTD's Light Rail system in Denver.
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Photo ID: 101166
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Burnham Shops
Denver, CO
2351
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
Every since the start of December 2006, a few of the older units on UP's system have been placed in storage. Such is the case with UP 9858, sitting on a yard track in the Burnham Shops in Denver. Up until August 2001, this unit was SP 5514 (ex-DRGW 5514). It was patched after the UP merger and renumbered UP 5108. It kept that number for a mere 13 months, when it was renumbered to UP 9858 in September 2002 to make room for the SD70M's.
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Photo ID: 101165
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Burnham Shops
Denver, CO
2075
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande
This is, unfortunately, the best shot that I could get of UP 9860, formerly DRGW 5516. This unit has seen several paint scheme and several numbers since being delivered to the Grande in 1984. It started, of course, as DRGW 5516. It was later painted in the Espee fly letter scheme and numbered SP 5516. After the UP merger, it was the first former Grande SD50 to be repainted (November 14, 1997) and received the number UP 5110. That latest until August 8, 2002 when its number was changed to UP 9860. Here it sits in temporary storage at the Burnham shops.
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Photo ID: 101164
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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36th Street
Denver, CO
1978
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande
The design of the EMD's spartan cab, first seen on the GP35's, is definitely my favorite of any cab. While there were some minor changes over the years, the spartan cab remained basically the same all the way through the standard cab SD70's, when wide cabs started appearing. Here, UP 8601 (ex-DRGW 5410) sits idling in 36th street.
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Photo ID: 101163
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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36th Street
Denver, CO
2398
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Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande
Do you recognize this face? Baby wings throwing you off perhaps? Prior to August of 2001, you definitely would have known the face of DRGW 5410! This former Grande T-2 has received a full repaint, including the previously mentioned baby wings and the "lightning bolt" on the long hood. The unit was idling away in the 36th street yard.
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Photo ID: 101162
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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38th Street
Denver, CO
1740
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Yard Shots BNSF
Even though they are still relatively common, one day all of the green and white BN units will be repainted into the current BNSF scheme (whatever that may be at the time). So, I try to get as many shots as I can of these beauties! BNSF 2815 is now designated as a GP39M (ex-GP30) and BNSF 2926 is now designated as a GP39E (ex-GP39-2).
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Photo ID: 101161
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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38th Street
Denver, CO
1916
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Yard Shots EMD Leasing
The so called "Oakway" SD60's in the blue and white leaser scheme are not an uncommon sight in Denver these days. In 1986, Burlington Northern leased 100 (EMD 9000 to 9099) SD60's from EMD through Oakway Inc. Twenty years later, these units are still in remarkably good shape, considering they are still in their original paint!
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Photo ID: 101159
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 2
Denver, CO
2123
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Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific
Just a few miles out of Union Station, UP 4898 leads the Governor's Special south on Main 1 near 8th Avenue. In the distance, the observation tower at Elitch Gardens stands high in the sky line.
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Photo ID: 101158
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
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Denver
Denver, CO
1967
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Riding in style! At $300/ticket, citizens of Colorado were able to ride with Governor Ritter on his whistle stop tour of the front range between Greeley and Pueblo.
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Photo ID: 101157
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Denver
Denver, CO
2052
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
It had been rumored that the E-units were going to be the power on Bill Ritter's Governor's Special. That rumor turned out to be false and SD70M's were used instead. UP did a wonderful job of finding two clean units. In this shot, the train is about to pass underneath Park Avenue in Denver on the approach to Union Station.
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Photo ID: 101156
Date Shot
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Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
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Denver
Denver, CO
1950
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
On the approach to Union Station, you can clearly see the four vista domes on the train along the top. On the last car, Governor Bill Ritter is waiting for the stop in Denver.
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Photo ID: 101143
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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38th Street
Denver, CO
2084
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Yard Shots BNSF
Even though it is less that a year old, the bottom half of this ES44DC is starting to show some wear! BNSF 7789 leads the HDENKCK-07 (Denver to Kansas City) south toward the Joint Line. The front of the unit is evidence of the snowy winter the mid-west has had.
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