For the first time since July of 2014, I got a few shots of the Missouri Pacific heritage unit as it made an overnight stop in Denver. The unit is number 1982 as that was the year that Union Pacific took over Missouri Pacific.
UP 1982 is lashed up with three other UP units, sitting on the ready track in North Yard, will soon be moved over to 36th Street Yard to lead a train north on the Greeley Sub. In the meantime, the screaming eagle looks mighty find underneath mostly clear skies!
Sitting on the ready track in North Yard, the Missouri Pacific heritage unit is ready to be transferred over to 36th Street so it can lead a train north to Cheyenne overnight.
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One of the six UP heritage units wound up in Denver after coming in on a train from the Greeley Sub. UP 1982 shows off its screaming eagle as it sits on the ready track at North Yard.
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The Zephyr picked up quite a few bug impacts on the journey across the plains and in to Denver. So, engineer Gary gets a little creative and uses a water bottle with some soap mixed in to attempt to clean off the windshield a bit.
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A 10 hour later Westbound Zephyr sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station, waiting for passenger to finish boarding and all the bags to be loaded to the train can depart west, hopefully making up a little time.
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From the end of Track 4, we look back toward the class "Union Station" sign. The sign itself is somewhat distorted from the head radiating off of AMTK 123.
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While stopped in Denver, the Amtrak P42DCs on the point of the Zephyr get their diesel fuel topped off. Here, the nozzle is hook up to AMTK 169 as an Amtrak employee supervises.
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Considering that it is a quarter to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, you might think that this the eastbound California Zephyr sitting on Track 4 at Denver Union Station. In fact, this is a very late westbound Zephyr! The train is just over 10 hours late due to a BNSF derailment in Illinois.
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One final shot of these three pieces of Rio Grande equipment as they roll through UP's 36th Street Yard. They have been sitting in Burnham for 20 (or more) years. Fortunately, they are going to be preserved! The GP30 and Caboose at the Forney Museum in Denver. The steam crane at the Moffat Museum in Granby.
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An elevated shot of DRGW 3006 as it backs down through UP's 36th Street Yard. Even though the sun has set, its still a pretty nice view of the unit, particularly since this is on its good side!
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DRGW 01447 rolls slowly through UP's 36th Street. Ed Dickens rides the caboose in back in to the yard.
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A last look at this Rio Grande steam crane as it backs through the yard at 36th Street. It will be temporarily stored until the weather improves and it can be moved to Granby, CO.
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Forgive the slight softness of this photo. The light was starting to get scarce, but I wanted to get a shot of the UP special with Rio Grande equipment and the Denver skyline in the background.
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Director of UP's Heritage Program, Ed Dickens, and a UP conductor walk together alongside some classic Rio Grande equipment as the special backs in to UP's 36th Street Yard.
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