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Photo ID: 109215
Date Shot
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Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
358
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Yard Shots Amtrak
A northbound BNSF coal empty on Main 1 is stopped at a red signal, waiting on the Zephyr to back across the diamond on the Buck Lead, on its way in to its morning station stop at Union Station.
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Photo ID: 109214
Date Shot
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Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
241
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Yard Shots Amtrak
Passengers that are on the Zephyr and up with sun in the lounge car look across the Joint Line as Amtrak slowly backs up on the Buck Lead to make its station stop at Union Station.
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Photo ID: 109212
Date Shot
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Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
236
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Yard Shots Amtrak
The Zephyr is wrapping around from BNSF's 31st Street Yard to head toward Prospect Jct. It will then back down the Buck Lead across the north end of the Joint Line in to Union Station.
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Photo ID: 109211
Date Shot
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Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
319
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Yard Shots Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr is crossing the South Platte River, moving through BNSF's Denver Yard on its way to its station stop at Union Station. Some BNSF light power is coming out of the yard, headed for "the house" to be serviced. RTD's N-Line Commuter rail tracks are elevated on the bridge to the right.
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Photo ID: 108942
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
289
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Yard Shots BNSF
BNSF's Denver yard is by far the largest yard in Denver, larger than both UP's North Yard and UP's 36th Street Yard. It has over 35 yard tracks in several places as well as a full car repair facility. The south side of the yard (far left in this frame) has three tracks under CTC control. The main line, plus "Coal 1" and "Coal 2", where coal trains frequently tie down.
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Photo ID: 108941
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
309
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Yard Shots BNSF
At the northeast end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard, BNSF 1660 and BNSF 1590 work to break down a train, switching cars from the train on to different tracks, organizing them toward either their next destination (if not in Denver), or their final destination (if a local will deliver them in Denver).
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Photo ID: 108940
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
307
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Yard Shots BNSF
Two light units sit, awaiting their next yard assignment. Two others currently work the "Salt Mine" job, switching cars in the yard, working to build new trains.
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Photo ID: 108934
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
329
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Yard Shots BNSF
A handful of 2nd generation EMDs hang out near the engine shops as a coal load waits to head south toward the Joint Line and a yard job shoves cars back toward the yard.
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Photo ID: 108933
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
285
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Yard Shots BNSF
Several dozen units sit at "The House", BNSF's engine shop in Denver, awaiting their next assignment. This is an area that has changed significantly in the past few years. Among other things, RTD's N-Line from Denver Union Station to Thornton, CO has been completed, as seen on the right side of the frame.
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Photo ID: 105798
Date Shot
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1770
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Yard Shots BNSF
A freshly rebuilt, freshly painted BNSF GP60M-3. This unit was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen. Always great to get a picture of a freshly painted unit.
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Photo ID: 105176
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1452
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Yard Shots BNSF
It appears as though BNSF may have recently replaced a bridge, most likely the one over the South Platte River between the engine house and the yard. Multiple seconds were in a row along the passenger lead. Meanwhile, hostlers work to re-position BNSF 5603.
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Photo ID: 105170
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1442
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Yard Shots BNSF
BNSF's SD60Ms have disappeared from and reappeared on the system a couple times over the last 15 years. When business has slowed and there has been a surplus of power, the SD60Ms have been put in storage. With the recent boom in oil, virtually all stored power has been put back on the active roster. Here, a pair of SD60Ms (recently patched in to the 1400-series) is moved toward the engine house by some yard hostlers.
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Photo ID: 104903
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1528
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Yard Shots BNSF
She may be 12, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't still like spending a few hours with dad every once in awhile! My daughter Bella seems to be getting more interested in photography. Here, she is borrowing my Canon Digital Rebel XT to nab a shot of some light power in BNSF's yard.
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Photo ID: 104902
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan
Location
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1567
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Yard Shots BNSF
The ES44C4 has become extremely popular on BNSF. In the last three years, nearly 1,000 of these units has appeared on BNSF property! The unit is different from an ES44AC in that it only has four traction motors. The center axles on both trucks are not powered, giving this unit an A1A-A1A configuration rather than a C-C configuration. This results in a unit similar to a four-axle unit, but with the weight distributed over six axles.
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Photo ID: 104901
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
1543
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Yeah, so this may be just a boring roster shot of a boring UP AC4400CW. However, the day will come when these units can only be found in museums and the next generation of railfans will long for the day when such a shot was possible!
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