Photo ID: 112820 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 637.6 (Pullman) Denver, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 back up west on the Limon Sub, running around the south leg of the wye, entering into UP's 36th Street Yard. It has to run around this wye so it can head back north to the UP Jct and run west across the Belt Line. Unfortunately, the north leg of the wye at UP Jct is too tight, so the Big Boy cannot run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112819 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 637.6 (Pullman) Denver, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Right at Pullman Jct, UP 1616 passes by as UP 4014 and the passenger special make a reverse move from the Limon Subdivision back into 36th Street Yard. The train has wyed so it will be pointed north. UP 1616 was originally UP 4015, which had been paired with UP 4014 since it was restored to operation. Same unit now, just a new number and paint scheme! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112818 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Ed Dickens and another member of steam crew sit on the engineers side of the cab of UP 4014. Ed is currently in control of the engine, left hand ready to pull the whistle. The numbers beneath "4014" on the cab indicate the following: 4-8-8-4: Wheel arrangement 1: Production Batch (1st, in this case) 68: Wheel Diameter (68-inch drivers) 24 24 / 32: Cylinder Dimensions Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112817 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Ed Dickens leans out the window of UP 4014, looking down the rails ahead, in charge of the 762,000-pound (not including the tender) 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112816 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street to Sand Creek Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train just passed by the Suncor Oil Refinery and is headed into town on the Outbound track. Once arriving at 36th Street Yard, the train will wye and then head to North Yard via the Belt Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112776 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An overview of UP's North Yard in Denver. Most of these cars have come from one of four trains: the MGJNY (from Grand Junction), the MGRNY (from Green River, WY), the MNNPNY (from North Platte), or the MPUNY (from Pueblo). There are some other manifest trains that run into North Yard, but these four are the most common ones. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112775 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Not a lot of switching is currently happening at the south end of North Yard as crews work to replace a switch in the yard. Looks like some reinforcement of the ground is happening, too, as dirt is being excavated out and placed in the gondolas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112774 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A trio of SD70Ms currently sits on the ready track, elephant style and in "phase" order. UP 5193 is a Phase 3 SD70M, with a "notched" nose. UP 3896 is a Phase 2 SD70M, with the slightly flared radiator housing. And, UP 4134 is an original Phase 1 SD70M. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112773 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Similar to roadwork, summer time is a popular time for railroad maintenance as well! Here, crews are working to completely replace a switch in North Yard! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112772 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Yikes! Here's another UP unit that looks like it has probably spent some time in some place like Southern California. Sadly, the unit has been tagged with graffiti all over. Missouri Pacific fans might also be sad to learn this GP38-2 was originally MP 2163, delivered in January 1980. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112771 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 adds a little bit of color to the otherwise yellow tracks at North Yard. The five units in the distance are currently assigned to locals and yard job. The SD70M in the foreground to the right is likely waiting to be serviced. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112770 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer It appears that one of the two Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s, RMRX 8020, needs some type of repairs. As such, it has been taken from 36th Street over to North Yard, currently sitting between the yard tower and fuel tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112746 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This southbound coal load as slowed to a stop on Main 2, still in Yard limits and not yet in CTC limits. The train has briefly stopped to wait for the California Zephyr to clear the diamond at 23rd Street ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112745 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A fresh, outbound crew in on this southbound coal load that had been sitting on Coal 2. The train is departing via the Coal Lead and will then head south on the Joint Line on Main 2 from 23rd Street to South Denver, and which point it will cross over to Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112744 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak AMTK 151 and AMTK 169 cross over the two main tracks at the north end of the BNSF Pikes Peak Subdivision. Coal trains moving back and forth between the Powder River Basin and Texas (largely) pass over the two mains here. RTD's B-Line and G-Line commuter rails cross over the diamond at this location, too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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