Photo ID: 108377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 862 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the beginning of its journey west of Denver, the daily California Zephyr passes underneath the sole-remaining Rio Grande era signal bridge at the west (geographic north) end of North Yard. The train is on the main, running alongside the North Yard siding and the yard lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108349 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD70ACes lead a Vestas wind train off the Belt Industrial Lead and in to North Yard. The train will actually be turned over to BNSF and will continue south on the Joint Line toward Texas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108347 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 809 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After letting a BNSF baretable train through Utah Junction on the BNSF main, UP DS-86 lined this windmill train in to North Yard off the Belt Industrial Lead. The train loaded at the Vestas Plant in Brighton. The pair of SD70ACes look good on the point! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108291 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look from above the MGJNY as it stops to align some switches in the yard at North Yard. The train is sitting on the North Yard siding, underneath one of the last-remaining Rio Grande signal bridges. If you are wondering why there are only two sets of signals, yet three tracks crossing under the bridge, it is because the track to the right of the train is not signaled. It is the North Yard Lead and the dispatcher cannot see that track on his or her display. Only the track the train is on (the siding) and the track to the left (the main) are visible to the dispatcher. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108290 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This shot really shows the interesting layout of the track at Utah Junction. This MGJNY is coming in to the yard from the North Yard siding. Alongside the train is the Moffat mainline that continues down to Fox Jct and Prospect Jct. The Belt Industrial Lead crosses the main and also the BNSF main to the right side of the image. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108289 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 736 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound MGJNY passes underneath on of the few-remaining Rio Grande signal bridges to be found in 2020. This is right at Utah Junction and the train is entering in to North Yard off of the North Yard Siding. The overnight trip from Grand Junction is almost complete. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108288 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MGJNY passes by the old water tower on the North Yard Siding, making its final approach in to North Yard. If you follow the train back through the frame, you can see just how far it extends to the west as the train is over 9,100 feet in length today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108191 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 684 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This shot offers a good overview of Utah Junction at the north end of North Yard. The tracks on the right, with the lighter ballast, are BNSF. They funnel down and cross UP’s Belt Line before continuing on to the Front Range Sub. UP’s Main is the first track to the left of BNSF’s and is the mainline that heads west to the Moffat and beyond.Tracks to left of that are part of North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104055 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 1652 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific About a month ago, the new Pecos Street flyover was completed near Utah Junction. While the bridge will be four lanes, one two are open thus far. Crews also have not yet erected fencing along the edges of the bridge (although the process has started). Here, the MNYGJ is on the left pulling out of North Yard on to the main. BNSF's Beer Run is holding on the North Yard siding waiting on the MNYGJ to get in the clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Previous Page