After crossing over the UP Main (the Moffat Tunnel Sub) to the BNSF "New North Main" at Utah Junction, this Stockton to Denver manifest (with a nice warbonnet on the point) passes Rennicks on its way toward BNSF's 31st street yard.
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Passengers work their way down the platform at Union Station as the Ski Train prepares for its first run west of the 2006 Summer Season. This scene has changed a lot from twenty years ago! The bridge in the foreground is the HOV/Bus ramp that goes to and from Denver/I-25.
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After being forced to use the BNSF New North Main to get to Utah Junction, the California Zephyr crosses back over to UP Main 3. The track to the right leads to the BNSF Front Range Sub which eventually reaches Cheyenne.
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With the switch thrown at Utah Junction to cross over from the BNSF New North Main to the UP Main, Amtrak crosses over the Belt Industrial Lead to continue west.
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UP had coal trains on the Inbound, Outbound, and Main tracks at Fox Junction. This resulted in Amtrak taking the BNSF New North Main through Rennicks to get the Utah Junction! Something of a rare occurance. Here, Amtrak is approaching Utah Junction on the BNSF track.
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UP 1989 leads the MNYGJX-06 for its inagural run on the Moffat! The train is heading west on the North Yard Siding just past the Pecos Street Crossover. The BNSF Beer Run is to the left heading into Denver on Main 3.
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A string of four UP SD70M's sit in North Yard awaiting their train for their next assignment.
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Coming down the main track, UP 6849 will stop at Fox Junction and wait for a new crew. This particular coal load is headed south on the Joint Line rather than east on the KP.
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Sitting on one of the fuel tracks, the Rio Grande Heritage Unit is getting ready for another round trip between Denver and Pueblo.
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BNSF decided to run their remainder of SD9's until they had a "catastrophic" failure. Perhaps BNSF 6154 experienced such a failure as it sits quietly near the roundhouse.
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Twice a day, UP sends units over to the BNSF 31st Street Yard to pick up cars that are to be transferred from BNSF to UP. On this Saturday morning, two GP38-2's and a freshly painted GP15-1 take up the duty as they move past the BNSF roundhouse on the transfer track, headed for UP's 36th Street Yard.
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Not a wide cab unit to be seen! Three SD40-2's (the third a former MoPac unit with no dynamic brakes) sit on the Lodo Siding just south of the 31st Street Yard.
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An RCL switches cars in the yard while UP 1989 and two SD70M's await their crew and their train, the MNYPU.
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The sun set about an hour ago, but there is still a hint of light in the northwestern sky as the power for the MNYPU (including UP 1989) awaits its train and its crew.
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Preparing for its third revenue run south on the MNYPU, UP 1989 sits in North Yard awaiting its crew.
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