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Sunday, December 22, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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CSX
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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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Sunday, December 15, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Montana Rail Link
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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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Sunday, December 15, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Montana Rail Link, Union Pacific
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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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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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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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Sunday, November 17, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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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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Sunday, November 17, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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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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Sunday, November 17, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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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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