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Photo ID: 109834
Date Shot
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
161
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Limon (UP) Union Pacific
At Sandown Junction at Ulster Street, a UP oil train heads east on Main 1 alongside RTD's A-Line that connects Union Station to Denver International Airport. This entire corridor has changed quite a bit in the past decade as RTD's commuter rail was built up. As part of the agreement to acquire some of UP's land, RTD paid for the addition of a second main track and installation of CTC through here.
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Photo ID: 107921
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
1203
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Limon (UP) Union Pacific
After stopping at Roydale to drop off some passengers, UP 4014 is now crossing Sand Creek on Main 1 parallel to RTD's A-Line that runs out to Denver International Airport. The train will head to North Yard to tie up for the night before returning to Cheyenne the next day.
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Photo ID: 104847
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
1375
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Limon (UP) Union Pacific
This scene shows another example of the large amounts of construction. The bridge and track this coal load is on was here five years ago. The other bridges and three tracks were not. Once activated, UP will have two main tracks here, both controlled by CTC (instead of the track warrants the currently control it). The two rails in the background are commuter rail tracks that will be activated in 2016.
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Photo ID: 104846
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
1332
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Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Just as on the northwest side of Denver, there is a lot of construction going on along the east side as well. Commuter rails are being constructed between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. Much of the commuter rail trackage parallels UPs Limon Sub. UP is also adding a second main track for several miles as well as CTC to part of the Limon Sub. Here, a UP coal load heads east on what will become Main 1 once the second main is brought in to service.
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Photo ID: 104494
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
1416
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Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Cement ties for UPs new main track lay along the existing main, running underneath the relatively new Central Park Blvd bridge. These scene has changed dramatically in the last five years. Here is a shot from the same basic place in 2007. Then, there was the main and a field!
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Photo ID: 104174
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
1685
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
It is going to be a slow day on the Limon Sub! This is the first of only two trains that would run in daylight, the second being the Limon Local. The train is passing underneath the new Central Park Blvd overpass in the distance.
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