Photo ID: 105032 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1518 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CSX An interesting pair of (borrowed) CSX units were hanging around near BNSF's engine house on this particular afternoon. This shot does a nice job of comparing and contrasting CSX's older "Gray" scheme (on the C40-8) with their newer "Dark Future" scheme (on the ex-Conrail SD60I). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105014 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1683 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District The last few times that I visited the new Train Hall at Union Station, the upper walkway (running over the tracks) was still blocked off and unavailable. Finally, on this temperate January evening, it was open and I was able to get an elevated view of the station as well as Tracks 4 and 5 in the middle of Train Hall. Although it is fairly quiet here right now, that will no doubt change once commuter rail finally launches here in 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105013 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr has nearly completed its station stop in Denver and, in three minutes, it will be ready to depart from Track 4 exactly on time at 7:10pm. A few Amtrak employees scurry around on the platform next to the Zephyr, making final departure preparations. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105012 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1970 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District It is somewhat unfortunate that the city planners in Denver 20 years ago did not anticipate the continued need to run rails south out of Union Station. With buildings, roads, and bridges now blocking any possible access to Union Station from the south, all eight tracks will come to a definite stop at Union Station. Here, you can see the ends of Tracks 5 (on the left) and 4 (on the right). These tracks will be used for non-commuter trains such as Amtrak and, in theory, Cheyenne Frontier Days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105011 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District Union Sation: Travel by ??? It appears that RTD needs to get some new neon for the classic Union Station sign behind the station. In addition to the the "T" and "Train" missing, the "I" in "Union" is also flickering, on its way out. With all the time and money that has been spent on the new Train Hall, it sure would be nice to see the sign fixed and shining bright (in its entirety) once again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105010 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1822 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District For all intents and purposes, construction on (and at) the newly revamped Denver Union Station is complete. There is a little more work to do once commuter rail is ready to actually commence. You can see the tail end of Track 8 on the left as well as Tracks 4 and 5 over to the right (the latter two used for non-commuter trains such as Amtrak). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104903 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1654 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF She may be 12, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't still like spending a few hours with dad every once in awhile! My daughter Bella seems to be getting more interested in photography. Here, she is borrowing my Canon Digital Rebel XT to nab a shot of some light power in BNSF's yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104902 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1701 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF The ES44C4 has become extremely popular on BNSF. In the last three years, nearly 1,000 of these units has appeared on BNSF property! The unit is different from an ES44AC in that it only has four traction motors. The center axles on both trucks are not powered, giving this unit an A1A-A1A configuration rather than a C-C configuration. This results in a unit similar to a four-axle unit, but with the weight distributed over six axles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104901 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1654 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Yeah, so this may be just a boring roster shot of a boring UP AC4400CW. However, the day will come when these units can only be found in museums and the next generation of railfans will long for the day when such a shot was possible! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104900 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1759 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canadian National For the second time in a week, I caught a Canadian National unit spending some time on BNSF. With the recent need for power, Class 1 railroads seem to be sharing more power among themselves. This SD75I is one of 172 such units on Canadian National's roster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104899 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1788 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This snowy December afternoon was a good day for finding Warbonnets around town. Hostlers were moving three units, which included this Warbonnet SD75I, from the yard to the engine house. When BNSF reactivated their SD75Ms and SD75Is, they also renumbered them in order to make room for new delivers. The new numbers actually reflect the original numbers when the units were delivered to Santa Fe. In the case above, BNSF 282. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104898 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1859 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL This former Santa Fe Warbonnet has one of the more interesting patch jobs out there. Rather than getting the typical patch on the cab, "Santa Fe" on the long hood was painted over with this not-so-standard patch (in a not-so-standard font). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104897 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL This SD40-2 is running on what used to be home rails! It started life as BN 7103 before being sold to Helm Leasing, becoming HLCX 7103. It later went to CIT Rail Resources as CEFX 7103 before being repainted and renumbered to CEFX 3181. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104896 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1698 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL BNSF was leasing this ex-SOO SD60, now owned by CIT Rail Resources, and put it on the point of "Beer Run". The train is pulling out of track 31 in BNSF's yard, preparing to double over to track 32 before departing toward the Golden Sub. Note the winterization hatch covering the radiator fan furthest forward. This was a common feature on SOO units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104895 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It had been a relatively warm December in the Denver-Metro area, up until this (fairly) light snow storm moved in 11 days before Christmas for a reality check! Engines sporting various colorful schemes hang out and BNSFs engine house. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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