Photo ID: 105055 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1584 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak An overview of the northeast side of Train Hall. Tracks 6-8, which will be used by the Gold Line commuter rail, are in place and are awaiting their catenary lines to be installed. The California Zephyr sits on Track 4. The historic "Ice House" building is one of the only things in this shot that hasn't changed in the last 30 years! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105054 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1794 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Construction on the approach to Train Hall at Union Station is coming along nicely. As can be seen in this picture, a few dwarf signals have been installed as well as support beams for what will become overhead catenary lines. The two tracks to the right will be for the Gold Line commuter rail. The two tracks in the distance will be used for the East Line (A-Line) commuter rail. The center track, which Amtrak is on, accesses Track 4 and Track 5 at Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105053 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1859 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak After waiting for a couple of years, I was finally able to see AMTK 42 in person. This P42DC was painted as a tribute to veterans of the United States armed forces. Pretty sharp looking scheme, don't you think? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105052 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr...with some extra power...is backing down toward Track 4 at Union Station. The two tracks in the foreground are the track for the Gold Line commuter rail, set to open in 2016. AMTK 42 wears a special scheme, painted in honor of all the veterans that have served in the United States armed forces. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105051 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1652 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Baggage car in the middle of the Zephyr? Actually, all the cars behind the baggage car (leading away from the camera) and the baggage car itself make up the Zephyr. The cars ahead of the baggage car (including the one just coming in to view) make up the equipment that will be used for the special run of the Ski Train. That's right! Amtrak will run its own version of the Ski Train for two days to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Winter Park! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105037 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS902 (UP Junction) Denver, CO 1750 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A relatively new SD70AH is third out on this days MNYNP (Manifest, North Yard to North Platte). The SD70AH weighs 7,000 pounds more than a standard SD70ACe. The "H" in SD70AH represents "Heavy". UP ordered these units (with their extra steel) to put down more weight on the rails and increase their tractive effort. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105036 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS902 (UP Junction) Denver, CO 2288 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Kansas City Southern I always enjoy running across a Kansas City Southern unit. I think it may be due to the fact that KCS has managed to endure through all of the mega-mergers of the last 20 years. While railroads like SP, CNW, and Conrail have fallen, KCS has persisted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105035 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS902 (UP Junction) Denver, CO 1649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A quartet of units, including a borrowed Kansas City Southern AC4400CW, lead up the daily MNYNP. This train departs out of North Yard in Denver and run to North Platte, NE. This manifest (and its counterpart), are typically the longest manifests that UP runs in to and out of Denver. In this shot, the train is approach UP Junction at the east end of the Belt Industrial Lead. The train will swing north and join with the Greeley Subdivision for the first leg of the journey north to Cheyenne, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105034 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1648 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CSX I realize this is the third picture showing these CSX units sitting in BNSF's yard. The reason I wanted to add this one is I found the (former) SOO unit in the background an interesting addition. CSX and SOO, two railroads that don't (or didn't) operate anywhere near Colorado, both represented in this single shot in Denver! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105033 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1583 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF In order to facilitate the arrival of new units on the roster, BNSF has been shuffling some older units around. In some instances, the change had to be done rather hastily! Such is the case with the B40-8, formerly in the 8600-series. Some quick number boards and an interesting red and white patch on the cab moved this unit in to the 500-series. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105032 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1564 (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 1740 (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 1662 (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 2034 (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 1664 (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.

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