Photo ID: 113813 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3047 is one of roughly 200 SD70ACe-T4s that Union Pacific has on its roster. For the past decade, the EPA has mandated extremely strict emissions standards (known as "Tier-4" standards) for diesel-electric locomotives. Both Union Pacific and GE have locomotives that meet the requirements, but neither has experienced great success with sales in the United States. These units are more expensive up front, more expensive to maintain, and tend to be less reliable due to their complexity. Consequently, while a handful are in service, most railroads have instead created their own in-house rebuild program for older locomotives that are exempt, rather than spend extra money on purchases. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113812 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF 6159 leads today's HDENLAU, sitting on BNSF's New North Main, waiting for a UP manifest to enter the yard from the Belt Industrial Lead. UP 7389 is leading that train coming into the yard, a few yard tracks deep in North Yard in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113811 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Laurel, MT (daily) manifest sits at alongside Rennicks Yard on the New North Main, looking at a red signal at Utah Junction. The crew has received their warrant, and is just waiting for a UP train to clear the diamond so UP DS-378 can get them a light to cross the diamond and proceed north toward Cheyenne and beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113810 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Jct Denver, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A UP manifest is entering North Yard from the Belt Industrial Lead. Not sure where this manifest is coming from, but there are a few possibilities. Most likely is that it is either the MCYNY (coming from Cheyenne, WY), or the MNPNY (coming from North Platte, NE). Here at Utah Junction, the train crosses BNSF's "New North Main" that runs to Cheyenne, and the Moffat mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113794 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP38-2s are currently switching cars on the ladder in North Yard. The units are nose-to-nose, which is fine as visibility is not an issue. The units are being remotely controlled by a yard working on the ground, pulling pins and throwing switches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113793 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of units, an SD40N and a GP40N, sit not too far away from the yard office in North Yard. They are likely available to be used for switching North Yard, but currently are just waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113792 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fox Jct to North Yard (MP 1.5 to MP 3.0) Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's daily "Beer Run" passes by Rennicks (left side of the shot) and UP's North Yard (right side of the shot) on its way to Golden. BNSF's Golden Switch, which works industries between Golden and C&S Junction during the week, has its power taken to the yard in Denver on Saturday for servicing. The power is then returned to Golden on Sundays. Looks like a pair of SD40-2s are the current power for the local. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A former Espee GP40-2 and a former Mopac GP38-2 sit on the ready track at North Yard, waiting to head to North Platte, NE. Not sure if they are just going to a 92-day inspection (likely), or if there is some other reason why they are headed that direction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific I was a bit surprised to find this old "triclops" SD60M sitting on the ready track in North Yard. I had heard that UP is slowly clearing out a lot of the units that have been stored in Grand Junction, which is likely where this relic of the 1980s and 1990s came from. Not sure if it is going to head for storage, a rebuild, sale, or the scrapper. Considering a chunk of the long hood behind the dynamic brake fan is missing at the top, I'm guessing the disposition might not be great! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113789 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An SD60M "triclops" sits on the ready track along with a few other older EMD units, waiting to head...somewhere. Not sure where they are going to go. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113752 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broadway to Stock Yards Denver, CO 177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific So close and yet so far away! UP 1996 and three other units lead Union Pacific's MNYGR. The train is currently picking up its DPU back in north yard. A utility crew is getting its air hose, etc hooked up. If the train were three or four cars shorter, Washington Street would have been cleared. Alas, traffic is going to have to wait a bit longer. While most motorists are probably not railfans, perhaps a few note the uniquely painted Espee heritage unit leading the train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113751 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broadway to Stock Yards Denver, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The Belt Industrial Lead, which is only four miles long, is often time a bit of a bottleneck in the Denver area. It connects North Yard to 36th Street Yard, the Limon Sub, and the Greeley Sub. The line also has numerous switches and industries that are regularly switched by a yard job. Since it is a single track main, one train can stop several others. At the moment, this MNYGR is slowing to a stop to pick up its DPU, way back in North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113750 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broadway to Stock Yards Denver, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 1996 is technically moving away from the camera, making a reverse move back in to North Yard on the Belt Industrial Lead. The train needs to pick up its DPU before it officially departs and heads for the Greeley Subdivision. The grade crossing is Washington Street, and the overpass in the distance is I-25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113749 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broadway to Stock Yards Denver, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 1996 and train have come to a stop on the Belt Industrial Lead. A North Yard utility crew is throwing a few switches behind the train, so it make a reverse move and pick up its DPU. At the moment, the train is crossing Broadway and Washington Street, likely aggravating a lot of motorists. Momentarily, the train will make a reverse move to pick up the DPU. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113748 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broadway to Stock Yards Denver, CO 207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific In one of the more industrial parts of Denver, UP 1996 and the MNYGR pass by a billboard advertising Southwest Airlines. The train is on the 4-mile-long Belt Industrial Lead, which connects North Yard with the Greeley Subdivision (and the Limon Subdivision and 36th Street Yard). The train is just about the pass underneath I-25, the busiest highway in the state of Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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