Photo ID: 113671 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Always enjoy it when Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit, AMTK 203, makes an appears on the Zephyr. It was second out on the westbound train this Sunday morning, running about 90 minutes late as it passes by North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113670 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There are three trains either on the move or ready to go in this shot on this Sunday morning. The California Zephyr is, of course, on the move on the Moffat mainline with AMTK 171 and AMTK 203 for power. Behind the Zephyr is UP's MNYGR, ready to depart North Yard to head to the Greeley Sub and head north to Cheyenne before headed to Green River, WY. Another train that will also head through Cheyenne on its journey is BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest. The BNSF manifest will, of course, head north on the Front Range Sub. The train has received its track warrant and, after the Zephyr and the MNYGR depart, it will be BNSF's turn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113669 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS002 (North Yard) Denver, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr got trapped in Union Station this morning by BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest. The manifest was working on pulling out of the yard, but the air test and DPU linking took longer than expected, and the Buck Lead was blocked by the manifest. Once the manifest cleared, the Zephyr could depart. In this shot, the BNSF Denver-Laurel is to the left of the Zephyr. The Zephyr is now on the Moffat main, the only track under CTC jurisdiction in this shot, as it passes by CP DS002. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113668 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Union Pacific's MNYGR, which runs from North Yard to Green River, WY, is in Track 8 at North Yard with three units, ready to depart for the Belt Lead and the Greeley Sub. However, UP's DS-378 is waiting for the Zephyr to come through first to ensure Amtrak is not held up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113667 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A sea of orange power is ready for assignment. 19 units, to be exact, have been serviced and are ready to go. At least six of these units will be assigned to a BNSF oil empty that has not arrived in town later in the afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113666 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canadian Pacific A visitor from the north was hanging out at BNSF's engine house this morning. With the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, the new railroad, CPKC, is starting to repaint its motive power. It will certainly take years, but eventually, this Canadian Pacific paint scheme will fade into the history books. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113665 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Several units sit near BNSF's engine house on this sunny Sunday morning. The string of four units close to the camera is the power for the Beer Run that will head out to Golden later in the day. The GP40-2 and SD40-2 will serve as the power on the Golden Switch this week. That is the local that runs east out of Golden to switch industries along the line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113664 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denargo Wye Denver, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots DOTX Was a bit surprised to find this FRA "Office of Safety" inspection car sitting on the old Denargo wye near BNSF's 31st Street Yard this morning. The power, a UP unit, was uncoupled and parked a few hundred feet away. I am guessing that the inspection train will depart Monday morning. The Denargo wye connects BNSF's 31st Street Yard and UP's 36th Street Yard. About 15 years ago, it was upgraded to welded rail and the one grade crossing on the line was upgraded. Ironically, with UP now using 36th Street only for local preparation and storage, and not for classification, the wye is never used. This is probably the first piece of equipment that has been on the wye in months, if not year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113663 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF At the south end of Rennicks yard, BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest is pulling north on the "New North Main" through Fox Junction. The train is quite long today, coming in at over 8,000 feet in the length. While the head end is over here at Fox, the tail is still in the yard over at 31st Street. The train is starting to pull up toward Utah Jct to clear up for the Zephyr, which is ready to head west (but currently blocked). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113656 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This UP passenger special departed Fraser, CO just before 10am. The train left with two crews on board. One was a Moffat crew and one was a Joint Line crew. UP crews for the Moffat are based out of Denver, and Joint Line crews are based out of Pueblo. After arriving at Prospect Jct, the train stopped for about 10 minutes and the Moffat crew detrained and the Pueblo crew took over. UP did this to keep the train moving as quickly as possible. UP CEO Jim Vena is on board, so UP is going to keep the train moving! Here, the train is departing Prospect Jct, crossing the South Platte River, and approaching 20th Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113570 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Denver, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A former Santa Fe C44-9W leads BNSF's Provo-Denver. The unit has been rebuilt into a C44ACM (or, as BNSF designates it, an AC44CM). There is a push by both UP and BNSF to convert older DC units into AC units. The train is tied down on Main 2 between Tennyson Street and Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113569 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF Unfortunately, the westbound Zephyr developed some mechanical issues after departing Chicago. It quickly fell to being four hours late not far west of Chicago. By the time it made it Denver, it was nearly seven hours late! Here, at 4:15pm, the train is finally heading west on Main 1 between C&S Junction and Arvada. An Amtrak P42DC was part of the problem, and had to be removed in favor of this BNSF ES44DC. Not too often the lighting is so good for the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113478 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A UP yard crewman just started up the prime mover in SD40-2 #1957. It is taking several minutes for the unit to fully warm up and, as a result, a lot of white exhaust is currently being produced. Also of note in this shot in UP 1019, a GP60. For whatever reason, UP seems to utilize GP60s in California and Texas quite a bit. They don't show up in Colorado all that often. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113477 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fox Jct to North Yard (MP 1.5 to MP 3.0) Denver, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr departed town right on time this morning, and is seen here passing by Rennicks and North Yard on the main track, the Denver Skyline in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113476 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While waiting for the morning Zephyr, I got a shot of this C44ACM sitting near the fuel tracks in North Yard. This unit was originally a C44-9W, but UP rebuilt and converted it from DC traction motors to AC traction motors. The unit also sports UP's newest paint scheme. 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