Photo ID: 109365 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 511 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Near the yard office at North Yard, a pair of geeps and a pair of SD40-2s sit idle as a separate pair of geeps sit on the runaround track, working to switch out some cars in the yard to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109364 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of geeps work on the ladder in North Yard, switching out cars in the nonstop ballet that continues 24/7 in every railyard around the US and around the world. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109363 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots JRSX A freshly-painted Simplot SW1000 sits near the fuel tracks in UP's North Yard after being delivered the previous day from BNSF in a yard transfer. The engine will be added to a northbound train and depart the following day to continue its journey toward Pocatello, ID. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109362 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots JRSX J.R. Simplot is an agricultural supplier that is based in Idaho and recently was in need of a new switcher for moving cars around the plant near Pocatello, ID. Not sure who they purchased this SW1000 from, but the paint scheme looks pretty sharp. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109361 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots JRSX A freshly painted "Simplot" SW1000 sits among the engine tracks in North Yard, awaiting to be added to a train to take it north on the Greeley Sub and ultimately to a Simplot location northwest of Pocatello, ID. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109360 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 7, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 479 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer's typical pair of GP40-3s used on the Rockies to the Red Rocks are receiving some maintenance in UP's North Yard. A former DRGW GP40-2 sits a few feet away on the same track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109359 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 7, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer A pair of GP40-3s, wearing the standard Rocky Mountaineer paint scheme, sit shut down on a track in UP's North Yard. Both units are getting worked on and the Rocky Mountaineer, running only Wednesday through Friday in July and August, continues to lease UP units in the meantime. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109358 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 7, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 472 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer The two Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s that have been missing from the Rocky Moutainteer "Rockies to the Red Rocks" train were spotted near the repair shop in UP's North Yard. Presumably, the Rocky Moutaineer has contract with UP to do some work on the units. You can see RMRX 8020 with several doors on its long hood open. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109309 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A yard crew shuffles around some tank cars in the storage yard at the north end of North Yard. UP 1957 was delivered to Union Pacific in January 1980 as UP 3692. It has been rebuilt by UP and now has the model designation of an SD40N. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109222 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, sporting eight Superliners this morning (instead of the typical seven), passes by UP's North Yard on one side and BNSF's Rennick's intermodal yard on the other side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109220 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A string of units sits at the "fuel rack" in North Yard, getting serviced in preparation for their next job. Meanwhile, a morning yard job is switching down "the ladder", working to break up and/or build trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109219 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 29, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific There is a smattering of power hanging out at North Yard on this Memorial Day morning. The two units in the foreground are switching cars in the yard. The string of engines further back are sitting on the fuel tracks, getting prepared for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108943 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 413 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's North Yard is fairly empty on this Sunday morning, with only a handful of units hanging around, most of those being units for yard jobs, transfers, or locals. Granted there are only four destinations for road freights that North Yard has to contend with these days: Pueblo to the south, North Platte, NE to the east, and Grand Junction to the west, and Green River, WY to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108763 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A nice, elevated look at UP 1979 and the viewing area set up by UP for its employees at North Yard. Behind the unit, we find only a handful of units around the fueling and sanding racks. The yard itself looks to be a bit on the empty side. However, it is encouraging to see an empty coal train sitting on yard track 1! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108762 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP set ups. pretty good viewing area for the "We Are ONE" unit, UP 1979 here at North Yard in Denver. A very large tent with chairs was set up, offering some shade. Employees are welcome to come over and check out the unit when they have a break or at the start or end of their shift. Or even if they are off duty and just want to make the haul down to the yard to check it out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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