Photo ID: 110780 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa to Watkins Arapahoe County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific It is about 20 minutes before sunset, yet it looks like the "blue hour" has already set in as the sun has descended behind a thick layer of clouds to the west. UP 1943 and two additional units lead a westbound unit oil train around the small bridge over an irrigation ditch just west of the town of Watkins, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107579 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The screaming eagle leads an eastbound coal load underneath the RTD A-Line that connects Union Station in downtown Denver with Denver International Airport. This coal train loaded at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch two days ago. Fortunately, the engineer setting up the power in Grand Junction set up 1982 to lead east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107578 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1087 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 1982, the Missouri Pacific heritage unit, leads an eastbound coal load as the train crosses underneath the RTD "A-Line" commuter rail that connects Union Station to Denver International Airport. The train is approaching the grade crossing at Airport Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107577 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load on the Limon Sub just west of the siding of Mesa. A special visitor just happens to be on the point on this day, too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106765 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Mesa Adams County, CO 1103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This UP special ran over the Moffat. The train was called in Grand Junction at 10:30pm the night before and actually made amazing time. Was hoping to get a few shots of the train on the Moffat, but it was in Denver by 7:00am and had a new crew called at 8:15am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106762 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Regional Transportation District An RTD A-Line train crosses over UP's Limon Sub just east of Mesa. This single track bridge is close to a mile long and takes the A-Line from along Smith Road and the Limon Sub over the tracks and over I-70 in order to parallel Pena Blvd to DIA. This particular commuter train is headed west, toward Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106761 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1075 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Regional Transportation District Missed it by that much! Was hoping to get a shot of an A-Line commuter train crossing over a UP special with a quartet of electric engines. Alas, the A-Line train came by about 20 seconds too late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106760 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1045 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) MARC Three Siemens-built SC-44 are being transported by Union Pacific from California to their interhchange point...probably either Kansas City or St Louis. These units are going to enter commuter service on MARC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106759 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) SEPTA This is a Siemens-built ACS-64 built for a Pennsylvania-based commuter (Septa). This is the first of 15 such units that have been ordered by Septa and are pending delivery from Siemens. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106758 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Denver, CO 1261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A pair of UP SD70Ms are pulling four electric units that will be used on commuter rail. The units were built by Siemens and are headed for Pennsylvania. RTD's "A Line", which runs from Union Station to Denver International Airport, follows UP's Limon Sub for much of the run. Here, just west of Airport Blvd, the A-Line ascends and crosses over the Limon Sub. If only a commuter train has passed over right at this moment! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106757 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Mesa Aurora, CO 1069 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific You may not see it at first, but there are actually two trains in this shot. The first is the Roydale Local, led by a pair of GP38-2s. The second is a UP special that is transporting four Siemens electric units. The special is holding at a red signal until the local can get in the clear at Mesa. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106264 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Aurora, CO 1200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific There are a handful of industries on UP's Limon Sub that are east of the immediate Denver-Metro area. On this Wednesday morning, the Roydale Switcher is return back toward town with three boxcars in tow. The pair of GP15-1s are taking the siding to meet an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104571 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 2, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific While loaded coal trains can be some of the heaviest trains on a railroad, empty coal trains can be some of the lightest. This westbound empty, entering the siding at Mesa, has a pair of units for power. They are distributed and running in a 1x0x1 setup! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103882 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K627 (West Mesa) Aurora, CO 1535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Where does the time go? Seems like just yesterday the AC4400CW was one of the newest things on the rails! Now, UP 7008 represents a unit that is nearly 20 years old while the truly newest representative from General Electric, the ES44AC, sits in the siding at Mesa. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103881 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K627 (West Mesa) Aurora, CO 1467 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific In the late 1990's, UP had 10 AC4400CW's on lease from GECX. The units were numbered GECX 4000-4009. The units wore UP colors, but instead of "Union Pacific" on the long hood, they had "GECX". The units were ultimately purchased by UP and put in the roster. They wound up as UP 7000-7009. Here, you can see the number "7" patched on the cab over the "4" on UP 7008. With the addition of UP 7008, I've managed to shoot four out of the ten ex-GECX units to date. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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