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Photo ID: 110685
Date Shot
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
149
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 1905 is an SD40N. It has been rebuilt by UP from an SD40-2, along with dozens (even hundreds) of others. The unit was originally UP 3205, delivered in May 1973.
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Photo ID: 110684
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
224
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
A single AC4400CW sits near the ready tracks in North Yard. I shot this same unit the day before. It was the lead unit on a westbound oil train. It stopped in the siding at Leyden because this unit was leaking air to the extent the train went in to emergency and could not be recovered. You can see a bypass hose lining the right side of the unit. It's possible the unit is waiting to be taken to North Platte, NE for repairs.
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Photo ID: 110658
Date Shot
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Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
200
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP's manifest from North Yard to Green River, WY sits at the north end of Track 8 in North Yard. After the westbound Zephyr passes by, the train will head for the Belt Industrial Lead, and on to the Greeley Sub. The train will have to "double over", meaning it will pick up the second half of its train from a different track. The train will be 8,100 feet long when it finally departs. To the left, we see a long line of trailers waiting to either be loaded on to trains, or picked up by trucks, at BNSF's Rennicks intermodal facility.
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Photo ID: 110657
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
191
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
A pair of UP AC4400CWs are the bookends to a BNSF C44-9W. The Dash-9 is sporting the Heritage paint scheme. The units are on the UP's MNYGR (Manifest, North Yard, CO to Green River, WY). Some crew members talk on the ground. the train is waiting for the westbound Zephyr to pass by before heading for the Belt Line. The lead unit, UP 6189, was originally SP 146!
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Photo ID: 110656
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
159
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
North Yard is pretty quiet on Independence Day 2024. A pair of SD40-2s wait for their next assignment. Three units wait for their turn to be serviced, while a string of other units are currently on the track being serviced.
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Photo ID: 110655
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
136
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Three units that were recently removed from a train await their turn to be serviced at North Yard. They will be refueled and, if necessary, their sand, water, and oil will be refilled as well. Note the unit closed to the camera is an ET44AC.
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Photo ID: 110654
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
A pair of UP SD40-2s sit idle near the yard tower at North Yard. The 50+ year old units are now used as switchers at the yard, the same as many second generation EMDs in 2024.
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Photo ID: 110404
Date Shot
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
181
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 8745 sits on the ready track at North Yard, awaiting its next assignment. Looks as though the trucks may have recently been swapped out. The shade of gray definitely does not quite match the fuel tank!
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Photo ID: 110403
Date Shot
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
199
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 6696 sits near the North Yard shops with blue flags posted. Behind UP 6696, a string of engines sit on the ready track. As the name implies, engines on the ready track are ready for their next assignment.
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Photo ID: 110402
Date Shot
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
210
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
An SD70M sits just south of the engine shop at North Yard. With all heavy maintenance having been moved to North Platte, I'm not even sure to what extent maintenance on engines can be done at North Yard these days. Regardless, the shop door is open on a Sunday afternoon.
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Photo ID: 110401
Date Shot
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
216
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
A GP38-2 (now designated as a GP38N after a rebuilt by UP) and an SD40-2 sit together near the yard office in North Yard. These two units are idle at the moment, but when needed, they'll be used as switcher in the yard. It is pretty easy to trace the heritage of UP 737 by virtue of the fact that it has no dynamic brakes. With very few exception, nearly any unit without dynamic brakes is of Missouri Pacific heritage. MoPac ordered many units that had no dynamic brakes as MoPac ran in (relatively) flat lands.
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Photo ID: 110036
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
230
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 8200 is stopped short of the signal at "37 block". This is the signal that protects the north departure from North Yard toward either the Moffat or the Belt Line. In this case, UP 8200 is waiting for a signal to head on to the Belt Line and out to Hazeltine where it will pick up a string of empty auto racks. UP 1980 is working on switching cars in the storage yard.
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Photo ID: 109962
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
225
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
North Yard in Denver was originally built by the Denver and Salt Lake. It then went to the Rio Grande, followed by Southern Pacific, and now, Union Pacific. There are around 25 yard tracks in North Yard. As you can see, there are cars on most of the tracks, although many of the tracks are not particularly full. If you note the light blue building in the distance (with one white door and one blue door)...this was the car repair facility (called the RIP facility - Repair In Place). On December 5, 2023, UP management decided to close the shop. 13 car repairmen were immediately laid off and escorted off the property! No more car repair facilities in Denver. North Platte is now the closest for repairs.
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Photo ID: 109909
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
226
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Yard Shots CSX
CSX 410, an AC4400CW, sits idling on the ready track in North Yard. The ready track is where units that have been fueled and are ready for assignment are kept until such an assignment is available.
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Photo ID: 109827
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
250
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
The crew on UP's MGJNY brought the train to a stop in Yard Track 4. In a few minutes, the crew will cut the power away from the train and take the units over to the fuel tracks. The train will be ready to be broken up so cars can continue on to their next destination.
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