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Photo ID: 113002
Date Shot
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Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Byers to Agate
Denver, CO
369
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Subdivision
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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.
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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.
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