A yard crew shuffles around some tank cars in the storage yard at the north end of North Yard. UP 1957 was delivered to Union Pacific in January 1980 as UP 3692. It has been rebuilt by UP and now has the model designation of an SD40N.
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With its entrance into North Yard currently block by a yard job, the crew on this eastbound MGJNY have no choice but to sit patiently and wait on the main just west of Utah Jct. A commuter train, heading to Union Station, passes by on RTD's combined B and G commuter rail line.
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A GP40-2 and an SD40-2 lead a yard job back under the classic signal bridge at Utah Jct, shoving a string of covered hoppers in to North Yard. UP 1502 was built in in May 1971 as a GP40 for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O 3776). It was later sold to Espee, becoming SP 7124, before eventually being rebuilt to Dash-2 specs and falling to UP ownership. Looking good for being 52 years old!
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UP's eastbound MGJNY (Manifest, Grand Jct to North Yard) is stopped on the main just west of the signal bridge at Utah Jct. Meanwhile, a yard job has pulled out of North Yard, on the North Yard Siding. The yard job is currently blocking the entrance into North Yard, hence to necessity for the manifest to hold out on the main.
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A look straight down on a GP40-2 and an SD40-2, the current power for this yard job switching cars out of the north end of North Yard at Utah Jct.
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One of the only remaining set of classic Rio Grande signals are on a signal bridge at Utah Jct. The signal on the left is on the Main and the signal on the right is on the North Yard Siding. Both signals protect the entry in to North Yard and the diamond where the Belt Industrial Lead crosses the Main. A yard job is backing in to the yard, switching cars.
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A yard crew is switching cars at the north end of North Yard. Due to the length of the cars being switched, the yard job has passed through Utah Jct and come out on to the CTC-controlled North Yard Siding. The yard job is currently pushing cars back in to the yard on Track 1.
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At the north end of North Yard, there is a large Cargill grain elevator that is still in operation. The elevator parallels the "Storage Yard". A yard generally used for storage at the north end of the yard. A yard job is on the North Yard siding, switching out cars.
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The Rocky Mountaineer, with a pair of SD70Ms for power, approaches a clear (green) signal at Pecos. The train is currently on Bypass 2, which directly connects the Moffat with the Belt Industrial Lead. Main 3 and the North Yard Siding are just visible in the lower portion of the shot.
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The Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s are currently undergoing some maintenance as they've had some issues earlier at the start of the season. In the meantime, a pair of SD70Ms leads the passenger train west across Bypass 2 at Broadway.
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The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is starting its overnight trip to Moab, UT. When first departing Denver, the Mountaineer has to pass through a rather industrial part of the Denver area as it crosses the Belt Industrial Lead.
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The westbound Zephyr, sporting eight Superliners this morning (instead of the typical seven), passes by UP's North Yard on one side and BNSF's Rennick's intermodal yard on the other side.
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On a beautiful, clear Memorial Day morning, the westbound Zephyr has departed Denver right on time and is heading west on the main next to BNSF's Rennick's (intermodal) yard. Note Pike's Peak, clearly visible this morning, standing tall at 14,115-feet above sea level.
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A string of units sits at the "fuel rack" in North Yard, getting serviced in preparation for their next job. Meanwhile, a morning yard job is switching down "the ladder", working to break up and/or build trains.
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There is a smattering of power hanging out at North Yard on this Memorial Day morning. The two units in the foreground are switching cars in the yard. The string of engines further back are sitting on the fuel tracks, getting prepared for their next assignment.
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