Photo ID: 106244 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 8, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Phippsburg Yard Phippsburg, CO 1210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty rests on Track 3 in the yard at Phippsburg. The SD70ACe see here is bringing up the tail end of the train. The mine at Energy (where the train will load) has a balloon track, effectively turning the train around as it loads. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106243 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 8, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Phippsburg Yard Phippsburg, CO 1332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The previous day, the yard at Phippsburg was empty. Overnight, however, a westbound coal empty arrived in the yard! It is stopped on Track 3 and is waiting for a crew to take the train to Energy. Upon loading at Energy, the train will return to Denver and ultimately deliver the coal to the Valmont power plant in Boulder. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106242 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Phippsburg Yard Phippsburg, CO 1114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look west out of the yard at Phippsburg. All of Phippsburg falls under Yard Limits with CTC on either side. So the dispatcher aligns trains in and they "disappear" from the dispatcher's view. All trains that come through P-Burg undergo a crew change. Trains leaving to or coming from the east have Denver-based crews. Trains leaving to or coming from the west have Phippsburg-based crews. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106241 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Phippsburg Yard Phippsburg, CO 1151 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sound of silence! When I visited Phippsburg five years ago, there were three coal trains waiting in the yard here. Since then, of course, coal traffic has substantially dropped off. So, on this Friday afternoon, the rails rest empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106240 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Phippsburg Yard Phippsburg, CO 1205 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The only thing in the Phippsburg yard on this Friday afternoon was an AC4400CW and a pair of Xcel Energy coal hoppers. Most likely these hoppers were bad ordered. Other than this, the yard was entirely...quiet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.