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Photo ID: 105166
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1339
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) BNSF
This shot just screamed black and white to me. I really like the look of the long line of uniform tank cars. A single DPU pushes behind the "buffer" car located at the tail end of the westbound oil empty.
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Photo ID: 105165
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1249
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) BNSF
This UP oil train was borrowing some power from BNSF. It would have been great to have this good looking Warbonnet on the point, but having it facing the "correct direction" as the sole DPU works too. The train is passing through downtown Strasburg, CO on its journey west toward Denver.
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Photo ID: 105164
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1330
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF
As the push to move from coal to oil and natural gas continues, long unit trains of hoppers are slowly being replaced by long unit trains of tank cars. That's good news for some lines out there, one of which is the UP Limon Sub. Other than a daily freight and a few locals, the Limon Sub is primarily supplied by coal trains. Fortunately, oil trains will hopefully help to bring traffic to a line that is seeing a decrease in coal. Here, an empty oil train heads west through Strasburg, about 35 miles east of Denver.
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Photo ID: 105159
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1317
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A patched Espee AC4400CW brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load as the train moves through Strasburg, CO. In the distance, some kids play tag in the park, apparently indifferent to the quick-moving eastbound. UP 6358 was SP 313 until receiving its yellow patch over a decade ago on May 30, 2003.
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Photo ID: 105158
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1300
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
The Wagner Street overpass in Strasburg (which connects the town to I-70) offers a nice vantage point this eastbound coal load which includes an east coast visitor. If you look, you can just see I-70 near the top-left corner of the picture.
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Photo ID: 104179
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
1617
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
There is a long, straight stretch of track along the west end of Strasburg and a nice overpass in town from which to shoot from. In the distance, you can see I-70 and even Longs Peak, still standing tall along the Front Range.
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Photo ID: 103262
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 605
Strasburg, CO
1528
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Just west of Strasburg, this coal empty is making good time as the sun is slowly getting lower in the western sky.
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Photo ID: 102719
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 603
Strasburg, CO
1892
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
In the middle of "downtown" Strasburg, CO, a eastbound coal load is making the best speed it can on its journey east. Hard to believe it is the beginning of March when the weather is like this!
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Photo ID: 102718
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 606
Strasburg, CO
2069
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A few miles west of the town of Strasburg, seen in the distance, and UP 6517 and train cross over E Colfax Avenue.
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Photo ID: 102067
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, May 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 603
Strasburg, CO
1896
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Some of the recent rains are evident in a few pools on the ground as a unit pipe train rolls through Strasburg as the sun sets behind a large thundercloud.
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Photo ID: 102066
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, May 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 602
Strasburg, CO
2004
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF
A Union Pacific unit pipe train is being led by an all-BNSF consist (an SD75I, and SD75M and an ES44AC). The 49 flat cars of pipe are being taken to Empire, CO where an underground gas line is being built. The train is approaching the Wagner Street overpass in Strasburg.
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Photo ID: 101312
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Bennett (MP 609)
Strasburg, CO
1688
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
The eastern plains of Colorado are great for telephoto shots. Even though the train itself is a minor component of this shot, I really like the overall picture. The train is moving along near track speed as it approaches the town of Strasburg. Cars and trucks cruise on by on Interstate 70 on the left side of the image.
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Photo ID: 100720
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 28, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
2144
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
After taking on some more power (err, water that is), the train rested for several minutes in Strasburg for a quick check of all the systems. There were probably three dozen railfans around taking pictures.
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Photo ID: 100719
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 28, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
2289
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
UP 844 slows down in preparation to take on water in Strausburg. Even though most of the train is hidden by steam, I really liked the way the steam appeared to roll up the hill.
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Photo ID: 100718
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 28, 2006 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Strasburg
Strasburg, CO
2204
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
It was a chilly day out along the Limon Sub, which made for some excellent steam coming out of UP 844. Temperatures stayed in the 40's and 50's with scattered showers.
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