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Photo ID: 109192
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
350
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Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A pair of BNSF GEs bring up the tail end of a westbound coal load. The DPUs are crossing over the former Rock Island line that led to North Yard. The line is now owned by the Denver Rock Island, a short line that operates a few miles of track in the Denver area. Also note the newest looking bridge in the distance. This bridge is indeed quite new, carrying RTD's N-Line commuter rail traffic from Denver Union Station out to the suburb of Thornton.
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Photo ID: 109190
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
430
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A westbound BNSF coal load has crosses UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek, and is now passing the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. This is definitely one of the most industrial parts of Denver.
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Photo ID: 108475
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
1095
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Sand Creek is an interesting and somewhat busy spot train spot in Denver. BNSF's Brush Sub and UP's Greeley Sub cross (at grade) here, and there are quite a few industries that get switched out by both railroads. A BNSF coal load, led by BNSF 6017, passes by the grain elevator on the BNSF side. The white hopper cars (and beyond) on the other side of the elevator are all under UP's control.
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Photo ID: 103627
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, December 5, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 537 (Sand Creek)
Commerce City, CO
2587
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
BNSF's Denver, CO to Edgemont, SD manifest is approaching the diamond at Sand Creek with some really nice power on the point. BNSF's Brush Sub (the track the train is on) and UP's Greeley Sub) track in the foreground) intersect here. On days when the California Zephyr detours through Wyoming, it arrives in Denver in mornings on the Brush Sub heading left (in this shot) and the departs Denver on the Greeley Sub heading right.
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Photo ID: 101514
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, August 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
2195
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Subdivision
Railroad
Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Just north of Sand Creek on BNSF's Brush Subdivision, the Roggen Local gets permission to come out on the mainline after sitting for about two hours waiting for other trains to clear.
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