Photo ID: 109027 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 176 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful March evening in Platteville, a southbound auto rack train sits in the siding as a few cars pass by on US-85. The day has seen mostly sunny skies and quite a bit of wind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108464 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest sits patiently waiting in the siding at Platteville. The train has had to wait for two northbounds, and is now waiting for a rerouted California Zephyr to overtake it south. The Zephyr is out of La Salle and will come flying by on the main soon. The scene has a been of a pink tint to it as the sun tries to shine through smoke from a wildfire to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108447 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 819 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak East meets west...actually, make that north meets south as we are in Platteville, CO for a very rare meeting location of the two California Zephyrs. The Grizzly Creek wildfire in Glenwood Canyon has the tracks closed, so the Zephyrs are detouring through Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108446 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 808 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has come to a stop in the siding at Platteville while waiting for the eastbound Zephyr. Amtrak has run regularly on the Greeley Sub at varying points in history. The San Francisco Zephyr ran here from 1971 to 1983 until Rio Grande stopped the Rio Grande Zephyr. Then, the California Zephyr started again and Amtrak left the (now) Greeley Sub. However, it returned in 1991 when Amtrak's Pioneer terminus was changed from Salt Lake City to Denver. Another change came two years later in 1993 when the Pioneer was reduced to a thrice-weekly train. Then, in 1997, the Pioneer was eliminated entirely, ending regular Amtrak train on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108445 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 953 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is currently northbound in the siding at Platteville, passing by some Swift trailers parked nearby. A wildfire in Glenwood Canyon has closed the tracks and, consequently, the Zephyr is being rerouted through Wyoming between Denver and Salt Lake City. The train will meet its counterpart here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 1950 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF A BNSF (reroute) molten sulfur train sits in the siding at Platteville. It was rerouted because floods from a week earlier took out the Front Range Sub, which was still under repair at this point. The BNSF train is awaiting the arrival of the California Zephyr, rerouting through Wyoming as the Moffat was also damaged in the flooding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104452 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 1896 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF There is a little bit of clutter in the foreground, but I figured it was worth it to get this rare shot of a BNSF (reroute) train sitting in the siding at Platteville. The train is awaiting the arrival of Amtrak so it can continue north and move back to its own property in Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104135 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 10, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 2181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific One of the La Salle locals holds the main at Platteville with a trio of GP40-2s. The last of the GP40-2s is former DRGW GP40-2 #3126! The train is waiting on a northbound hyrailer that will clear up in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104113 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 2351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Right at milepost 35, UP's track test car EC-4 is headed south through the siding at Platteville. The car previously came north and was on the mainline, so it is now checking out the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104112 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 2281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's track test car, EC-4, has been to down before and is usually under its own power. However, a broken transmission on the EC-4 meant that it got a free ride by a great looking ES44AC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104111 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 2318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A very short southbound is approaching the grade crossing at Platteville on the siding. With ATCS installed along the Greeley Sub, the code line won't be around much longer. Kind of adds something to the shot, don't you think? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103567 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 30, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 2132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific There are several locals that are based in La Salle, CO and run at various times during the day. Here is one such local being led by two former Rio Grande GP40-2s. The train is picking up speed as it runs down the main at Platteville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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