Photo ID: 107695 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Two tractors work together to carry a stretch of panel track down 44th Avenue, making the turn in to the Colorado Railroad Museum. These four sections of panel track will be laid across the road and across the existing track at the entrance of the museum (which is perpendicular to this track) in order to roll DRGW 5401 on to the property. The front coupler of the Tunnel Motor is just barely visible at the right of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107694 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1404 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) is slowly being moved off 44th Avenue to the south, in to a dirt parking lot. Once this move is complete, crews will retrieve the four sections of panel track that were used earlier to cross the Farmers Canal. The panel track will be laid across 44th Avenue and in to the Colorado Railroad Museum property. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107693 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1470 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande After lowering the back end of DRGW 5401 in order to re-position themselves, the Hulcher Service cranes pump out some exhaust as they work to raise the back of the Tunnel Motor up and off the ground once again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107692 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1708 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande And even more of conductor's side of DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) as the cranes slowly roll off the asphalt and in to the dirt parking lot. Unfortunately, the process tore up the road a little bit and Golden crew will come out within the next few days to see what repairs will be needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107691 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1617 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande More of the conductor's side of DRGW 5401 starts as the Hulcher Services crane maneuver toward the dirt parking lot in order to get a straight shot in through the museum front gate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107690 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande In order to get DRGW 5401 in to the Colorado Railroad Museum, crews had to make a 90° turn off 44th Avenue. Here, crews are starting to make the turn in to a dirt parking lot on the south side of the road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107689 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande As Hulcher Services works to transport DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) west on 44th Avenue, it was not only incredible seeing it suspended off the ground, but it was amazing see it lightly rock back and forth as the cranes slowly rolled down the road. A few shrubs got a bit of a beating on the right side of the road! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107688 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Definitely something you do not see every day! A nearly 200-ton SD40T-2 being suspended in mid air by four cranes, slowly rolling west down 44th Avenue! Crews are working to get the old Tunnel Motor on to the property of the Colorado Railroad Museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107687 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Hulcher Services was contracted to move DRGW 5401 down 44th Avenue and on to Colorado Railroad Museum's property. Hulcher Services is the primary contracts used by all the US Class 1 railroads when assisting in derailments or other unexpected moving of equipment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107686 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1823 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande About an hour after leaving the rails at the 44th Avenue grade crossing, Hulcher Services has DRGW 5401 hoisted back up off the panel track and is starting to roll west toward the entrance to the Colorado Railroad Museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107685 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande DRGW 5401 is nearly across the Farmers Canal bridge (rolling on panel track) and four cranes from Hulcher Services will soon lift the until back up and continue it rolling toward the Colorado Railroad Museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107684 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 44th Avenue Golden, CO 1636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Hulcher Services works to drag DRGW 5401 across panel track that has been laid in the middle of 44th Avenue over the Farmers Canal bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107683 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1580 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Rio Grande Four cranes from Hulcher Services have the nearly 200-ton Tunnel Motor suspended above 44th Avenue and are slowly rolling west toward the Colorado Railroad Museum. The cranes will stop at a bridge that runs over an irrigation ditch just ahead. There, panel track has been laid down the middle of 44th Avenue. The cranes will place DRGW 5401 on the panel track and it will be rolled across the bridge. The cranes will then cross the bridge and continue carrying the unit to the museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107682 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Rio Grande DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) has been lifted clear of the rails and is now starting to roll west on 44th Avenue toward the Colorado Railroad Museum entrance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107681 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Four cranes from Hulcher Services lift DRGW 5401 off the rails at the 44th Avenue grade crossing and prepare to roll west on the road, taking the nearly 200-ton unit with them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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