Photo ID: 109598 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific In between La Salle and Greeley, a southbound military train crosses over the South Platte river parallel to US-85. Back in June, when runoff and early summer rain was at record levels, the South Platte completely covered all the sand you see in this shot. Now, getting in to fall, and the river has receded. But it is still higher than it normally would be this time of year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109582 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful, crystal clear October morning, UP 9006 leads a manifest north across the South Platte river between La Salle and Greeley on the Greeley Sub. The rail bridge parallels US-85, whose supports are just visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109581 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific This northbound manifest has come to stop on the main at La Salle. I did not hear any conversations on the scanner, so I am not sure sure the stop was made. It only last about 10 minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109537 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A trio of SD70Ms leads a manifest that has been built in the new yard at La Salle on the Monfort Industrial Lead. UP built this new extension of the yard at La Salle (to the northeast of the existing yard) in 2019. This particular train is waiting for a crew to take it south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109536 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific In the roughly 25 years of taking train pictures, I have managed to shoot 150 (as of the date of this photo) of the over 1,400 SD70Ms that UP has on the roster. SD70Ms actually are not all that common in Colorado, with AC traction motor units being fall more common. Anyway, a Phase II SD70M, UP 3836, sits along in the north end of the yard in La Salle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109349 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Platte River La Salle, CO 370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific Throughout much of the year, the South Platte River seems to be down at almost a trickle. However, after a winter with a lot of snow fall and a ton of rain this spring, the South Platte have flowed a bit over its banks! A southbound UP manifest has a Kansas City Southern "Retro-Belle" SD70ACe on the point as the train crosses the river. Although this is a manifest in UP's system, there are several dozen double stacks at the front of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109006 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W047 (North La Salle) La Salle, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Roster shot of SD70ACe-T4, UP 3087. I try to get a few shots of these units whenever I see them as they are relatively rare. Out of UP's roster of over 8,000 locomotives, they only have 87 of these EMD Tier 4 units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108462 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 912 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak This scene has something of an other worldly feel to it as a rerouted California Zephyr comes to a stop at the south end of La Salle in the siding. What you see in the sky obscuring a very red sun are not clouds, but rather smoke from one of three major wildfires currently burning in Colorado. This fire is the Cameron Peak fire which, as of this photos, has burned nearly 6,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108448 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of La Salle La Salle, CO 844 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak If you are familiar with the California Zephyr and Colorado, that still may not help you in trying to determine the location of this shot! The Zephyr is just north of La Salle on UP's Greeley Sub. The train is detouring through Wyoming due to the closure of UP's Glenwood Springs Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107651 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1480 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific It has been a stormy afternoon and the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train depart La Salle south under mostly cloudy skies, a bit a smoke from the stack drifting off. The train is accelerating up toward a track speed of 60 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107650 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1476 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 is entering a stretch of track where the top speed is 60 MPH, so the throttle is opened up, unleashing a bunch of smoke from the stack. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106146 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W045 (South La Salle) La Salle, CO 1624 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific I don't always make it out to shoot the Cheyenne Frontier Days train. Ever wondered why? This shot might help to answer that question somewhat! As you can see, traffic builds up on US-85, parallel to the tracks. Some people enjoy pacing the steam engine (in both lanes), making it virtually impossible for those in back to get ahead to the next shot. Due to this frustration, I will either sit the day out, or plan out one or two spots I know I'll be able to get to! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106145 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1837 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844, UP 1989, and the Frontier Days train approach a clear signal at the south end of La Salle. After a brief stop in Greeley, the train won't be making any additional stops until it arrives at its station stop in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106144 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1789 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After shooting Cheyenne Frontier Days at Nunn, it was impossible to get ahead of it again north of Greeley. However, the train made a stop in Greeley to check out 844 and make sure everything was running correctly. That stop allowed us to hop ahead of the train and setup for this shot of the train coming down the main in La Salle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104009 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 1, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W045 (South La Salle) La Salle, CO 2672 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Despite the "nose only a mother could love", I have to admit that the SD70ACe is really starting to grow on me. It'll never replace such units as the SD40-2 or even the SD70M, but it not too shabby! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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