Photo ID: 112709 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 23 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak There was a time when the tracks at Union Station were all CTC controlled by a local dispatcher. Then, for years, the station tracks were all uncontrolled yard tracks, as the Zephyr was virtually the only train to use the station. Now, the tracks are once again under the control of CTC, and Denver's RTD (Regional Transportation District) owns and dispatches the tracks. A-Line and N-Line tracks are the two commuter line tracks to the left. B-Line and G-Line tracks are the two commuter line tracks to the right. "Heavy" trains, such as Amtrak, the Winter Park Express, and Rocky Mountaineer, use the center track to get to Track 4 and Track 5 at Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112708 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Union Station's Passenger Lead track passes beneath the intersection of Park Avenue and Delgany Street. With all the switches and derails verified to be properly aligned, the train is making a reverse movement beneath the intersection toward Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112707 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak On a mostly overcast evening, the sun breaks through for a few minutes to light up a pair of GE units sitting near the BNSF Engine House while the eastbound Zephyr backs down the Passenger Lead to Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112704 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The evening Zephyr is crossover over a couple of tracks in order to make a reverse move on the Passenger Lead toward Union Station. The South Platte River separates BNSF's Denver Yard from its Engine Facility. Three tracks cross the river, and those three tracks tend to be very busy most of the time as switch job use the tracks for a lead, mainline trains running to or from the Joint Line come through, trains headed for Rennicks and the Moffat come through here, and engine moves come through. This stretch of track is all yard limits and there is no CTC here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112703 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The Zephyr is working on the somewhat arduous process of arriving at Denver Union Station. It is coming around the wye track from Prospect Jct, and will cross across several tracks and will ultimately enter Coal 2 in order to clear the Passenger Lead Switch in order to make a reverse move into Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112701 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF I thought BNSF 2697 was a bit of an interesting unit, sitting near the BNSF Engine House. The unit is clearly a former GP35, as you can see where the smaller center radiator fan once existed at the back of the long hood. It has since been rebuilt as a GP39-3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112700 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Norfolk Southern, BNSF A Norfolk Southern "catfish", now designated as an AC44C6M after going through a rebuild program, sits in the yard near BNSF's Engine House here in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112566 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of units sit in the fuel tracks at BNSF's engine house, getting serviced and waiting for their next assignment. Toward the top of the frame, a yard job works on switching out one of the 43 yard tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112272 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It's been a few years since I last saw a GP60M (just over five years, to be exact), so it was a bit of a treat to catch one in Denver this afternoon. BNSF has been doing some rebuild work on these units, and indeed, this unit is now designated as a GP60M-3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112271 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, BNSF A number of colorful units were hanging out around BNSF's engine house this morning. Among them was this MRL SD70ACe. Now owned by BNSF after the acquisition of MRL at the start of 2024, MRL units are showing up in Denver relatively frequently. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112270 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS There were a number of power sharing units in Denver this afternoon, including this "catfish", a Norfolk Southern ES44AC. The term "catfish" for NS units comes from the white striping on the nose and the black overall color of the unit, giving a bit of a catfish look. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112269 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS This was the best angle I could get on this Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit, as it sat near BNSF's engine facility in Denver. Would have preferred a shot that included the nose, but you take what you can get! Was cool also getting the Canadian Pacific unit in the shot as well! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112268 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS Unfortunately, this Savannah and Atlanta NS heritage unit was spotted in darn near the worst possible location on the engine tracks at BNSF's facility in Denver. The power pole and wires made on one side, and string of BNSF units on the adjacent track on the conductor's side, made it impossible to get a "clean" shot of the unit. Still, I was glad I had the opportunity to get a few shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112267 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS It is not particularly often that Norfolk Southern units make their way to the Denver area. It does happened occasionally when power sharing is happening. I was lucky enough to catch the Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit, sitting amongst a bevy of other units near the BNSF engine shop. This is the first NS heritage unit I have actually shot in 11 years! The unit came in on the Valmy, NV bound coal load, but was removed for fueling. It's possible it could be added to the train for the trip west to Nevada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112266 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pretty decent looking warbonnet, particularly for 2025, sits amongst a sea of orange, waiting for its next assignment. This unit, BNSF 4706, is one of the few that actually received the warbonnet scheme with "BNSF" lettering after the merger, prior to the original Heritage scheme being decided upon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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