ColoradoRailfan.com » Photo Gallery » Photo Search » View Photos

Photo ID: 106533
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sterling
Sterling, CO
1374
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Yard Shots BNSF
After a quick crew change at the BNSF yard office a few blocks to the northeast, this westbound coal train is ready to continue toward Denver. The train had been a southbound on the Angora Sub, but has now switched to a westbound for the journey on the Brush Sub. The train is passing UP's yard office.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 106532
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sterling
Sterling, CO
1371
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP has a very minor presence in Sterling. They have a small, one-room yard office and (at this time) a single GP38-2 for switching. UP serves a few industries in Sterling, the cars for which are handled by a weekly local out of Julesburg, CO.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 106531
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sterling
Sterling, CO
1526
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Yard Shots BNSF
This southbound is coming off the south end of the BNSF Angora Sub and is entering Restricted Limits at Sterling, leaving CTC bhind. The track way off to the far right is UP's track which runs to Julesburg, CO and the Overland Route. That track only sees about a train a week, when a local runs from Julesburg to Sterling and back.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103367
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 2, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 57
Sterling, CO
1678
(1 Comment Posted)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) Union Pacific
While there are no trains in this shot, I thought it would be worth including. This is looking northeast down UP's Julesburg Subdivision. This line connects in with the Overland route in Juleburg. Prior to being abandoned in the 1990's, this line continued southwest from Union, CO to Greeley, CO. It offered a more direct route from the midwest (North Platte, NE, etc) to Denver. However, today the line typically only sees a local that runs from Julesburg to Sterling and back.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103366
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 2, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 115
Sterling, CO
1529
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Angora (BNSF) BNSF
The Angora Sub comes to an end at the north end of Sterling, CO. As the sign on the signal pole implies, this BNSF local is about to leave CTC limits and pull in to the yard at Sterling.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103222
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 12, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 59
Sterling, CO
1536
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) BNSF
This eastbound BNSF coal empty is slowly pulling into the yard in Sterling where it will wait for a fresh crew to take it north into Nebraska and eventually the Coal Creek Mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103221
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 12, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 58
Sterling, CO
1536
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) BNSF
After coming to a rest in the yard in Sterling, this BNSF manifest will now wait for a few hours for a fresh crew to take the train the remaining 120 miles into Denver. It's only 3:30pm, but it is getting late in the afternoon on this December day.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103220
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 12, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 58
Sterling, CO
1638
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) BNSF
A BNSF train (with no crew) sits in the yard in Sterling as the Edgemont, SD to Denver, CO manifest slowly pulls into the yard as well. Here, the train will receive a crew change before continuing west to Denver.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103217
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 12, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 59
Sterling, CO
1624
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) Union Pacific
While BNSF runs tens of trains through Sterling, CO each day, UP has a very limited presence. UP runs a local out of North Platte, NE that goes to Sydney, NE, then Julesburg, CO and finally, Sterling. Here, the local sits with three tank cars of molasses. The cars will be delivered to their destination later in the week.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103004
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sterling Yard
Sterling, CO
1661
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Yard Shots BNSF
Idling quietly in the Sterling Yard was this GP40X! This was a real treat as there are only four such units left on BNSF's roster. This was the only 4-axle unit to receive slanted radiators, similar to the SD45. Click the "Hear It!" link below for a brief snippet of sound.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Photo ID: 103003
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 58
Sterling, CO
1742
(Add a Comment)
Subdivision
Railroad
Julesburg (UP) BNSF
My very first time ever in the town of Sterling, CO. This is a crew change point on BNSF and marks the change from the Angora Sub (to the northeast) and the UP Julesburg Sub (to the southwest). The train seen here has a fresh crew and is preparing to depart for Denver and points beyond. In the distance, the next train is rolling into town.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Check out ColoradoRailfan.com on Facebook
Check out the latest ColoradoRailfan.com photos on Flickr

ColoradoRailfan.com Email Subscription
To receive updates made to ColoradoRailfan.com via Email, Click Here.

The D&RGW Site Ring
This site owned by: Kevin Morgan
Add Your Site

SiteRing by Bravenet.com

SiteRing by Bravenet.com

All content ©2000,2024 by Kevin Morgan, except where noted. Please do not use any material from this site without permission. Thank You.