Photo ID: 109624 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF There is a typical sea of orange at BNSF's Engine House in Denver as Sunday morning commuters on RTD's N-Line to Thornton sail by on a bridge. The commuter train is nearing the end of its southbound journey at Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109623 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF As time marches onward, fewer and fewer "green and cream" units remain on BNSF's roster as repaints continue. However, you can still find them here and there. BNSF 9709 is one such example, sitting near the engine house in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109622 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 236 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF keeps a HazMat cleanup train set stored at Denver. It includes this caboose and several tank cars, all painted in this eye-catching, bright-red paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109621 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Even though it is Sunday morning, switching at BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver continues at both the north and south end, just as it does 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109620 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Stock Yards Denver, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Literally seconds before the sun would dip behind the mountains for the day, three GEs lead a manifest across the Belt Industrial Lead from UP's Greeley Sub to North Yard. This trains final destination. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109619 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS901 (Stock Yards) Denver, CO 245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 5929 is running across the 4 mile long Belt Industrial Lead that connects the Greeley Subdivision to North Yard and the Moffat Tunnel Sub, as well as the Joint Line to the south. The train is approaching the Stock Yards control point. The track at the bottom of the screen runs south and serves many customers in the area. In the background stands Xcel Energy's Cherokee Generating Station. It was powered by coal for decades, but for the several years now it is powered by natural gas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109618 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Stock Yards Denver, CO 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific For the second time today, UP's MGRNY crosses over the South Platte river. The first crossing was between Greeley and La Salle a few hours earlier on the Greeley Subdivision. Alas, with only three minutes to sunset, the surrounding trees are casting shadows on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109400 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 247 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A look at BNSF's yard in Denver. Most of the tracks in the shot are a part of yard limits, and under the jurisdiction of the yardmaster. However, the three tracks on the right of the yard (not including RTDs Commuter Rail tracks) are all CTC and under the jurisdiction of the Brush Subdivision Dispatcher in Ft Worth, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109399 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF An overview of BNSF's engine facility in Denver on a sunny Tuesday morning. Even in 2023, it is still not uncommon to find patched BN or ATSF units that still bear their green and black or blue and yellow colors. Not the case today, however, as the scene is entirely dominated by the BNSF orange that has been the standard for decades. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109398 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 247 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Here is a scene that looks radically different from how it would have appears 15 years ago! The catenary around Union Station for RTD Commuter Rail trains looks like something from Chicago or the Northeast. Buildings have also shot up all around Union Station. And of course, "train hall" has been completely rebuilt. The Zephyr is backing in to Track 4, the standard track for the Zephyrs station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109397 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 260 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak On the east side of BNSF's Engine House in Denver, the California Zephyr is backing down the Passenger Lead toward Union Station to make an almost 16 hour late station stop. The tracks on the bridge next to the Zephyr below to RTD's N-Line commuter rail that runs northeast to Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109396 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 308 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak An almost 16 hour late Zephyr backs down the Passenger Lead that will take it in to Union Station, allowing it to make its station stop in Denver. It is rare to get a shot of the eastbound Zephyr making this move in such great light. In fact, for about half the year, this move takes place in the dark, well after sunset. The landscape of Downtown Denver has certainly changed significantly in the past 10-15 years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109395 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Sitting on the bridge over the South Platte River, the Zephyr sits next to two BNSF yard jobs. This is a bit of a bottleneck for the Zephyr (east and west) as these are "yard limits". No CTC and no dispatcher through here. It is somewhat analogous to a parking lot for cars. Take turns and watch for each other. It is slow going and switches have to be hand-thrown to align your particular train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109394 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The two P42DCs leading the eastbound Zephyr sit on the bridge over the South Platte River in the middle of BNSF's yard, awaiting for a switch to be thrown ahead of it so it can pull forward, and then back down the Passenger Lead in the Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109381 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific A pair of UP SD70Ms pass underneath the still-standing signal bridge with classic searchlight signals on it at Utah Jct. The standard Rocky Mountaineer power is currently be worked on, so UP has leased the SD70Ms as substitute power. To UP's credit, they found some very clean and nice looking SD70Ms. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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