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Photo ID: 111525
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots CSX
Interesting story behind this CSX ES40DC. It, along with 301 of its CSX siblings, were actually delivered as a 4400 HP ES44DC. Around 2010, CSX actually downgraded the prime movers to 4000 HP and redesignated the units as ES40DCs. UP is currently leasing this one as it sits on the ready track at North Yard.
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Photo ID: 111524
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots CSX
A CSX ES40DC is quite a little ways from home, on lease to UP. The unit is sitting on the ready track in North Yard, awaiting its next assignment.
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Photo ID: 111439
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Montana Rail Link
Now that MRL is owned by BNSF, and the MRL power has started to be distributed throughout the BNSF system, I have seen a couple MRL SD70ACes come through Denver. Another example was MRL 4317, which was in UP's North Yard on this Sunday morning. UP is working to add this unit, and the BNSF unit with it, on a transfer train that will return them to BNSF.
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Photo ID: 111438
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, Union Pacific
A pair of UP units back down the inbound lead at the south end of North Yard with a BNSF ES44AC and an MRL SD70ACe. This is part of a yard transfer that will move a block of cars from UP over to BNSF to facilitate customer needs. The BNSF and MRL units are being returned to BNSF after some power sharing on UP. The train on the outbound lead on the next track over is UP's daily MNYPU, which runs from North Yard to Pueblo, CO.
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Photo ID: 111436
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer
The power for the Rocky Mountaineer continues to sit on a stub track at UP's North Yard. With the 2025 season still about four months away, the power is likely waiting for some off-season maintenance. A pair of UP GEs sits near the fuel tracks in the foreground.
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Photo ID: 111399
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
An SD40N and a GP40-2 sit paired together in North Yard. The units have been used on the South Local lately, which runs south on the Joint Line a couple of days a week. At the moment, they are idling, waiting for their next assignment.
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Photo ID: 111398
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
This GP38-2 was originally delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980 (as MP 2195). One pretty reliable tip that this unit was originally Missouri Pacific is the lack of dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and Katy (MKT), both plains railroads, had quite a few units without dynamic brakes. This saved money in the initial purchase and in maintenance costs.
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Photo ID: 111397
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer
It is currently the middle of the "off season" for the Rocky Mountaineer. Three of the units are over in North Yard, likely waiting for some maintenance to be done before the new season kicks off next April.
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Photo ID: 111396
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
66
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
This C44ACM is sporting UP's newest paint scheme, without a large flag on the long hood and without nose wings. The unit was recently rebuilt from the AC4400CW it was delivered to UP as in February 2001. The unit will be power on the MNYNP, manifest from North Yard to North Platte.
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Photo ID: 111395
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
This snoot-nose SD40N is waiting to head to North Platte, NE, probably for its 92-day FRA inspection. This particular unit was originally delivered in March 1975. This unit has spent its entire life in yellow and gray paint, as it was indeed originally delivered to UP.
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Photo ID: 111394
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
67
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 1983 is the UP heritage unit I have captured the least. I was happy I had the chance to get a few shots on this December afternoon as the unit sat in North Yard, waiting to head to North Platte, NE. Hard to believe that it has been nearly 20 years since the UP heritage fleet was unveiled.
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Photo ID: 111393
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
One of UP's six heritage units, the Western Pacific unit (UP 1983) was hanging out in North Yard this afternoon. The unit cannot be run on a train as its 92-day FRA inspection is due. The unit will be transported (dead-in-consist) to North Platte so its 92-day inspection can be completed again.
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Photo ID: 111335
Date Shot
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
101
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP's Green River, WY to North Yard manifest has completed its journey on the Greeley Sub and is pulling into Track 6 in North Yard off the Belt Line. The train is too long to entirely fit on Track 6, so it will split in half, the back half being shoved into Track 5. The conductor is currently riding on the front platform, keeping a close eye on switches to ensure they are properly aligned.
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Photo ID: 111334
Date Shot
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
DRGW 1357 sits waiting for its next assignment, most likely as power on a local. In the distance, an SD40N and a GP38N also wait for their next assignment, but as remote control yard power for switching in North Yard. UP 1357 was originally DRGW 3102. Indeed, you can clearly see where its MARS light was once located, as well as the class lights on the nose.
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Photo ID: 111333
Date Shot
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
A pair of GP40-2s sit near the yard office in North Yard, awaiting their next assignment. Neither of these geeps started life as Union Pacific units. The further unit, UP 1506 was SP 7128 when UP merged with Espee. However, the units history dates further back. It was originally delivered to the Baltimore and Ohio in September 1971 as B&O 4011! UP 1357, on the other hand, was delivered to Rio Grande in April 1972 as DRGW 3102.
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