Photo ID: 113002 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Agate Denver, CO 369 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The Limon Subdivision used to see a lot of traffic in the early 2000s. Coal trains coming from or headed to mines in Western Colorado, during the height of coal, would run on the Limon Sub. These days, the eastern mainline has all but been deserted. The Limon Local makes periodic trips from Denver to Limon. There is an occasional oil train, but most of the UP oil trains run on the Overland. There's also a grain train from time-to-time, but otherwise, not much runs out here. You could easily spend an entire day trackside and not see anything moving. Fortunately, I was able to catch the Limon Local this afternoon as it heads east, just west of Agate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113001 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Agate Denver, CO 377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific East of Denver, I-70 follows the Limon Subdivision pretty closely until the town of Limon, at which point the track turn southeast and follow US-287. Here, just west of Agate, we get a shot of a 40-car Limon Local, following along the interstate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108031 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 926 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A single ES44AC is crossing over West Bijou Creek, which actually does have a little bit of water running in it right now. The grain empty is heading for Cheyenne Wells in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108030 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1031 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound empty grain train crosses over West Bijou Creek just west of Byers on its way east toward Cheyenne Wells. Once there, the train will tie down in the siding and the power will return to Denver. The train came from Eagle Pass, TX, went up to Topeka, KS, then made its way over the Overland to Cheyenne, back south to Denver, and east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106773 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After a coal load broke in half near Buick, the KP Line came to a halt! This eastbound special stopped here, west of the siding at Byers, and held for several hours while waiting for the coal load to get on the move again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106771 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Byers, the tracks cross over West Bijou Creek. Here, an eastbound UP special crosses over that bridge right at the same time a cloud decides to float on by. Wouldn't you know it! The special is approaching an approach signal at West Byers. However, its current track warrant will keep it 1/4 mile short from the switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105163 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1497 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, CREX As a result of the power shortage, the railroad leasing company CitiRail (a subsidiary of CitiBank) recently ordered 100 ES44ACs. Upon delivery, the units were leased out to BNSF. That fact makes this an interesting shot, as this is a CitiRail unit, leased to BNSF, and now being borrowed by UP on an empty oil train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105162 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Byers, CO 1483 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF BNSF train on the Limon Sub? No, this UP oil train is just borrowing some BNSF power for the journey. The train original in St James, LA and is headed for Carr, CO where it will be loaded and return back to Louisiana. The train is crossing over the West Bijou Creek (west of Byers, CO) over a good looking truss bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Byers, CO 1432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Unknown This little SW7 was once owned by Inland Steel. It was since sold (several times) and is now used to switch out the grain elevator located alongside the Limon Sub in Byers, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.