Photo ID: 114033 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 13, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 3259 is on the point of a northbound Denver-Laurel manifest, getting ready to depart north on the Front Range Sub. A UP transfer from BNSF's 31st Street Yard sits on Yard Track 3 in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114032 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 13, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway Utah Railway 5004 was built by Morrison Knudsen in August 1995 as an MK5000C. The unit, one of six, had a 5,000 HP caterpillar prime mover. The six units were great for hauling heavy coal trains, but developed some mechanical issues. In 2003, they were rebuilt as MK50-3s, with their prime movers and alternators replaced with those from retired SD50s. They served on Utah Railway until 2017. After the decline of the coal, Genessee and Wyoming (parent company of Utah Railway) reassigned the six units to another railroad they owned, the KYLE in Colorado and Kansas. Increasingly, the units were being used for parts. Last month (June 2026), it was announced that UTAH 5004 will be preserved at the Utah State Railway Museum in Ogden, UT. In this shot, the unit is in North Yard in Denver, making its way toward Ogden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114025 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CSX, BNSF I'm thinking this unit may have recently been rebuilt. Or, at a minimum, was recently repainted. The "Dark Future" on this CSX unit looks darn near pristine as the fourth unit on the BNSF Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114024 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Many of BNSF's Warbonnets still exist, and many of them have held up pretty well over the past few decades. BNSF 4717 is a great example, third on the southbound Laurel-Denver manifest this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114023 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A relatively short Laurel to Denver manifest just arrived off the Front Range Sub with a bit of a rainbow lineup on the head end, including a Warbonnet and a CSX ES44AC. The train has come to a stop at the south end of Rennicks Yard near Prospect Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114022 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS901 (Stock Yards) Denver, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Denver is one of the largest metropolitan area in the United States that is not located near a fairly significant waterway (major river or lake). The South Platte River does run through Denver. However, as you can see in this shot with UP 7434 crossing the South Platte, it is not exactly the Mississippi River! Three units lead UP's MNYGR across the river on the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114021 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS901 (Stock Yards) Denver, CO 146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP's daily MNYGR (Manifest, North Yard, CO to Green River, WY) is beginning its journey as it passes through the control point at the Stock Yards. The track to the right leads to Xcel Energy's Cherokee Power Plant. For decades, the power plant was powered by coal from mines in the Colorado high country. Today, the plant is powered by natural gas, so the track is no longer used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114018 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF East of Rennicks Yard, there are roughly a dozen or so companies that ship and/or receive via rail. BNSF has a switch job that works six days a week switching cars out for the industries. Currently, a pair of GP39-2s have the task. The units are remote control enabled, so a single crewman is capable of throw switching and uncoupling cars, while controlling the units from his remote pack. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114017 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A look at UP's North Yard from the north, looking to the south. Among other things in the yard is a military train on Track 1. I presume the train originated from Fort Carson near Colorado Springs. Not sure where the equipment is headed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114016 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A trio of units lead a military train that is currently stopped on Track 1 in North Yard. A train of double stack containers waits to be unloaded at BNSF's Rennicks yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114011 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is backing through the maze of heavy rail commuter tracks for RTD's A-line, B-Line, G-Line, and N-Line. The Zephyr will actually spend the day at Union Station and return to Chicago this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114010 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak When Amtrak received 20 B32‑8WH units from GE in 1991, at a time when the Phase 3 scheme was still the main scheme being used by Amtrak, the units received a unique variant of the Phase 3 scheme, often referred to as the "Pepsi Can" scheme. AMTK 160 has that unique scheme applied to it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114009 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Backing up on the Buck Lead, the westbound Zephyr is about two hours late as it heads for its station stop. Downtown Denver and Coors Field (home of the Colorado Rockies) are both visible behind the Park Avenue viaduct in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114008 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak AMTK 150 and "Pepsi Can" AMTK 160 make a reverse move across the very north end of the Pike Peak Subdivision on the Buck Main, toward Union Station. The two signals in the foreground are the start of CTC for trains headed south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114007 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak After arriving in Denver nearly 23 hours late, this Zephyr was supposed to arrive the previous day. And, due to severe weather and other factors, it is departing Denver and returning to Chicago. A rare morning departure from Denver to head east. The train is on the Passenger Lead, passing by BNSF's engine house. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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