Photo ID: 110134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along Colorado Highway 2 between Sand Creek and Irondale. The train just departed the yard and is on its way to Lincoln, NE. The skyline of Denver stands tall, set against the background of the Colorado Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109405 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak It is exceptionally rare to be able to catch the eastbound Zephyr crossing through the diamond at Sand Creek in this type of lighting. Normally, the Zephyr would come through here around 7:45pm (when on time). However, it is 11:30am and the Zephyr is over 16 hours late due to flooding and an out of service track in Nevada the previous day. Here, the train is crossing over Sand Creek in the highly industrial town of Commerce City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109329 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Denver, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After passing mine a derailment near the Suncor oil refinery, the westbound Zephyr crosses over the west end of UP's Belt Industrial Lead at UP Junction, paralleling Brighton Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109328 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak A three hour late westbound Zephyr slowly rolls by the site of a (relatively) minor derailment at the Suncor oil refinery. A dozen or so empty tank cars went down the wrong track and derailed. Fortunately, it sounds as though there were no injuries. The derailment was quite a little ways away from the main, so the Zephyr had no problem getting through the site. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109325 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A shot looking down the yard track where a dozen or so (empty) tank cars derailed and fell on their sides. The track on the far right is the main, and fortunately was entirely unaffected by the derailment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109324 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A dozen or so tank car, that fortunately were empty, derailed at the Suncor oil refinery. The track they are on stopped prior to the grade crossing, which has been out of service for years. Appears the cars may have rolled down the track for some unknown reason. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109323 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF In the early morning hours of June 16, a BNSF local working at the Suncor oil refinery derailed about a dozen empty tank cars on a yard track a little bit off from the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109296 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After meeting the morning westbound Zephyr at the east end of the 31st Street Yard, the hottest train in or out of Denver, BNSF's ZDENCHI, is rolling by the Suncor Oil Refinery toward the diamond at Sand Creek. BNSF's Brush Sub crosses over UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond (the track in the foreground) which takes UP from Denver to Cheyenne. A trio of elephant-style GEs lead the high priority east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train crosses over UP's Belt Industrial Lead and crosses underneath the Regional Transportation District's (RTD's) N-Line commuter rail, which connects Denver to the suburb of Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak In the final miles on the approach to Denver from the east, the Zephyr must pass through the most industrial part of the Denver area through the city of Commerce City. Among the industries is the Suncor oil refinery, located on either side of the BNSF mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109192 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109190 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 315 (Add a Comment) 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108475 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 977 (Add a Comment) 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103627 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 5, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 537 (Sand Creek) Commerce City, CO 2377 (3 Comments Posted) 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101514 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 2102 (Add a Comment) 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.