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Photo ID: 109107
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 12, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Durham
Grand Junction, CO
189
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Green River (UP) Amtrak
Running a little over three hours behind schedule, the westbound Zephyr is on the main at Durham, heading in to the rapidly setting sun. Note the somewhat interesting numbers of the two P42s leading the train: AMTK 169 and AMTK 196.
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Photo ID: 105218
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1516
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Yard Shots Amtrak
I got this picture specifically for the beautiful mesas visible in the distance, west of Grand Junction. It is quite possibly the only time that such a shot will be possible with an ACS-64 (destined to run along the Northeast Corridor) in the foreground.
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Photo ID: 105217
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1496
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Yard Shots Amtrak
Amtrak has ordered 70 ACS-64 electric engines from Siemens for use along the Northeast Corridor. These units will replace the 52 AEM-7 (built by EMD) units and 15 HHP-8 (built by Bombardier) currently in use. The units will be numbered from 600-669.
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Photo ID: 105216
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1480
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Railroad
Yard Shots Amtrak
If you live in Colorado, don't expect to see too many shots of an ACS-64! The only reason this one was possible was because the unit had just been manufactured and was on enroute to the Northeast Corridor where it will be used. If you live along the Northeast Corridor, you'll be getting used to these units very soon.
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Photo ID: 105215
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1447
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Yard Shots Amtrak
Amtrak has ordered a new fleet of ACS-64 electric locomotives from Siemens. The units will replace the aging AEM-7s and have already replaced the (relatively young) HHP-8s. Since these are manufactured in California, they travel from California to Chicago via the California Zephyr. From there, they will continue on to the Northeast to enter service.
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Photo ID: 105214
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1359
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
This MP15DC started life wearing blue. Once a Missouri Pacific switcher, it is now sitting in storage in Grand Junction. I do not know if UP is waiting to sell (or scrap) this unit, or if it is just a temporary thing.
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Photo ID: 105213
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1295
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Despite its rather nice looking paint scheme, this GP15-1 is currently being stored in Grand Junction. Not sure what its fate holds.
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Photo ID: 105212
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1430
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Union Pacific currently has at least 20 units sitting in storage in Grand Junction. Most of them are old switchers, but there are a few former road units too. One such example is this C40-8, a veteran of the 1980s.
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Photo ID: 105211
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1569
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Green River (UP) Amtrak
The eastbound California Zephyr, running a little late, is pulling down the Depot Siding in Grand Junction, preparing for its scheduled station stop. You can see the Grand Junction depot in the distance.
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Photo ID: 105210
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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CP RG450 (Grand Junction)
Grand Junction, CO
1855
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Subdivision
Railroad
Green River (UP) Amtrak
The eastbound California Zephyr leave the main track (and the Green River Subdivision) behind as it enters the Depot Siding at Grand Junction. Currently stored alongside the main here is a string of switch engines (including several GP15-1s). If you closely, you'll also notice a pair of ACS-64s behind the head end power. These are new electric units (built by Siemens) being moved to the Northeast Corridor to replace AEM-7s.
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Photo ID: 105209
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1382
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Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific
On a slow, partly cloudy Sunday morning, a Grand Junction crew uses a pair of GP40-2s to switch some cars around in the west end of the Grand Junction yard. A month ago, I happened to shoot this exact same GP40-2 (UP 1459) in North Yard in Denver!
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Photo ID: 105208
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1345
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Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific
Both of these GP40-2s started out wearing scarlet and gray as Cotton Belt units! Now sporting their UP scheme (with CNW-inspired lightning bolt), they work on some switching on the west side of the yard in Grand Junction.
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Photo ID: 101359
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Durham (RG452)
Grand Junction, CO
1842
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Subdivision
Railroad
Green River (UP) Union Pacific
At 7:15am, the MPVNY is quickly making its way toward the siding of Durham just outside Grand Junction. Once the train reaches Grand Junction, it will stop for several hours for switching, a crew change, and maintenance crews to clear east of Grand Junction.
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Photo ID: 101354
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1735
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Green River (UP) BNSF
A BNSF trackage rights train, the MDVRBJ (Denver to Riverbank, CA) pulles into the station track at Grand Junction (about fifteen minutes after Amtrak 5 made its departure westbound). The train will cut off some cars in Grand Junction before continuing west across the Utah Desert.
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Photo ID: 100990
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, October 1, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
1560
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Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak
The Dining Car is the fourth car back in the California Zephyr train set these days. The car is seen here as the eastbound Zephyr departs the depot in Grand Junction.
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