Photo ID: 113813 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3047 is one of roughly 200 SD70ACe-T4s that Union Pacific has on its roster. For the past decade, the EPA has mandated extremely strict emissions standards (known as "Tier-4" standards) for diesel-electric locomotives. Both Union Pacific and GE have locomotives that meet the requirements, but neither has experienced great success with sales in the United States. These units are more expensive up front, more expensive to maintain, and tend to be less reliable due to their complexity. Consequently, while a handful are in service, most railroads have instead created their own in-house rebuild program for older locomotives that are exempt, rather than spend extra money on purchases. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113812 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF 6159 leads today's HDENLAU, sitting on BNSF's New North Main, waiting for a UP manifest to enter the yard from the Belt Industrial Lead. UP 7389 is leading that train coming into the yard, a few yard tracks deep in North Yard in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113794 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP38-2s are currently switching cars on the ladder in North Yard. The units are nose-to-nose, which is fine as visibility is not an issue. The units are being remotely controlled by a yard working on the ground, pulling pins and throwing switches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113793 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of units, an SD40N and a GP40N, sit not too far away from the yard office in North Yard. They are likely available to be used for switching North Yard, but currently are just waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A former Espee GP40-2 and a former Mopac GP38-2 sit on the ready track at North Yard, waiting to head to North Platte, NE. Not sure if they are just going to a 92-day inspection (likely), or if there is some other reason why they are headed that direction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific I was a bit surprised to find this old "triclops" SD60M sitting on the ready track in North Yard. I had heard that UP is slowly clearing out a lot of the units that have been stored in Grand Junction, which is likely where this relic of the 1980s and 1990s came from. Not sure if it is going to head for storage, a rebuild, sale, or the scrapper. Considering a chunk of the long hood behind the dynamic brake fan is missing at the top, I'm guessing the disposition might not be great! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113789 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An SD60M "triclops" sits on the ready track along with a few other older EMD units, waiting to head...somewhere. Not sure where they are going to go. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113740 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific At the north end of North Yard, the crew of the MNYGR works with a North Yard utility crew to put together their train. They just set out their DPU (visible in the distance), and are about to pick up the first half of their train, on Yard Track 9. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113727 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Nearly a week ago, on April 15, 2026 (Tax Day), Union Pacific eliminated the role of Yardmaster here at North Yard. The five Yardmasters on the payroll were offered transfers to other locations to enter train service (conductors, engineers, etc). There is now some sort of Yard Manager, different from an actual Yardmaster, in control of the yard. Reports from folks I know that work for Union Pacific are indicating that North Yard is a complete mess at the moment. Indeed, the yard does look must fuller than it has in quite awhile. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113726 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Three units have been set out on Yard Track 1 from a ballast train that is currently on Bypass 1. Among the light power is UP 1996, the Espee Heritage Unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113725 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1996 and two other units sit on Yard Track 1 in North Yard. The signal in the frame is for the mainline, out of frame to the right. This is CP DS002 (North Yard), which allows entrance into the north end of North Yard from the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113724 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Much to my surprise, UP 1996 has been hanging around Denver for over a week. The train has made a round trip between Denver and Cheyenne. The day before, UP 1996 was assigned to a work train that ran on the Moffat and laid ballast around Big Ten Curve. The ballast train returned to Denver, and UP 1996 (and two other units) were removed from the train, left here on Yard Track 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113692 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Even though I got a shot of it this morning, UP 1996 does not come through town very often, so I figured it was worth getting one more shot of it; I haven't seen it since 2020 prior to this sighting! It will depart this evening as the fourth unit on the MNYCY. When it comes to heritage units, none of them actually come to Denver particularly often anymore... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113691 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Power for UP's MNYCY (Manifest, North Yard, CO to Cheyenne Yard, WY) is all lined up with four units elephant-style. The fourth being UP 1996, the Espee Heritage Unit. There is a string of SD70Ms also coupled behind UP 1996, but they will definitely all be deadheading to Cheyenne when the train departs later tonight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113690 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Swinging back by North Yard for the second time today, I found UP 1344 sitting, likely waiting for some light repairs. UP has laid off the vast majority of the folks capable of doing major repairs on engines in Denver. Anything too major will result in the unit being moved to North Platte, NE and Bailey Yard. Something else worth mentioning is that this unit is very used to being in North Yard! It was originally delivered to Rio Grande as DRGW 3121 in September 1974! You can still clearly see where the MARS light once existed on the nose of the unit. 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