Photo ID: 111153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX CSX 938 leads a UP ethanol train south at the north end of the Joint Line on Main 2. The train is crossing underneath of the RTD W-Line. This is the Light Rail line that runs from Denver Union Station out to the Jefferson County Courthouse. In the background, you can see the top of Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110519 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Norfolk Southern, BNSF This southbound Denver to Amarillo manifest just received a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal at Walnut Street. The train is starting to throttle up and will crossover from Main 1 to Main 2 at Walnut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110518 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest (Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX) has some unique power with a KCS Belle and NS "Catfish" elephant style on the head end. The train is currently waiting on Main 1 to Walnut for a green signal to continue south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108476 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 944 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Typically, westbound/southbound trains running through Denver (across the Brush and Joint Line) will change crews in the yard. However, the two tracks in the yard where this happens - Coal 1 and Coal 2 - were both plugged with trains when BNSF 6017 rolled through. So, the train is headed down to Englewood. There, a new outbound crew will relieve the current crew that brought the train west from Sterling. Here, the train approaches Walnut Street with Empower Field at Mile High in the background beyond I-25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108382 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Walnut Street Denver, CO 928 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A single BNSF ES44DC brings up the tail end of this southbound UP coal load as the train passes by the last bit of Elitch Gardens. Due to Denver's climate, the amusement park is only open on a seasonable basis. Alas, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park remains closed over halfway through July with no open date in sight. The white roller coaster is known as the Mister Twister 2. A classic wood-built roller coaster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108381 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 939 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific The home of the Denver Broncos is now Empower Field at Mile High, a name it has had for just over a year. The stadium has gone through multiple names since opening in 2001. It started as Invesco Field at Mile High. Ten years later, in 2011, the named changed to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. When Sports Authority went bankrupt, the name ended up changing to Broncos Field at Mile High for about 18 months prior to Empower taking the naming rights. In the foreground, a pair of mid-train swing helpers shove on a southbound UP coal load as an RTD Light Rail W-Line train heads for Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108380 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 975 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific It is pretty rare these days to catch a UP train on the Joint Line. Other than the almost-daily MNYPU and MPUNY manifest trains that run between North Yard and Pueblo, there isn't usually much Armour Yellow to be found. The MNYPU and MPUNY typically run overnight. However, I got a tip that a loaded coal train was making a daytime appearance! So, we start here at Walnut Street in Denver as the train approaches a clear signal at Walnut Street on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103654 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1.5 (Walnut Street) Denver, CO 1972 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Four GE units and a single GP40M-2 head back toward North Yard from Burnham. I thought it was interesting that the doors on the long hood on UP 1526 were open after leaving Burnham! The unit (ex-SSW 7291) was definitely online. On August 1, 2003, I shot this very same unit when it was still in full, unpatched gray! It was working on the Montrose Local on that particular day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103653 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1.5 (Walnut Street) Denver, CO 2146 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific A pair of light UP units departs northbound on Main 2 from the north Burnham Lead at Walnut Street. The north lead may not be around much longer as RTD's FasTracks project may result in the lead being removed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101755 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1786 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A roster shot of an SD60M that wears a one-of-a-kind paint scheme. When BNSF was first formed in 1995, two unique schemes were tested. The first scheme is on BNSF 9647 and bears the nickname the "Vomit Bonnet". The scheme featured here was a prelude to the original Heritage Scheme. The scheme is actually slightly different on each side of the unit. The (small) blue stripe shown on this side of the unit is absent on the other side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101754 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 2098 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The oldest (orange) BNSF paint scheme meets the newest (orange) BNSF paint scheme! BNSF 9297 wears a one-of-kind paint scheme - a prototype for the original Heritage scheme - and leads a New Image unit on the point of a unit tank train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101749 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The day started with sunny skies and descent temperatures. By the time the HKCKDEN was approaching Walnut Street, however, it was freezing cold and rain was falling! A good looking consist led the Kansas City to Denver manifest, with one of only 25 C41-8W on BNSF's roster (as of the time of this photo) on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101305 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific A string of nine units awaits for BNSF's Brush Line dispatcher to a clear a route back toward North Yard. The nine units are on UP's Burnham Lead, and hostlers are taking the units back to North Yard (via the Joint Line and 20th Street) as they are ready to be placed into service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100604 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 29, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 1996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Southbounds headed ofr the Joint Line will often request a track warrant when they are at Walnut Street. Walnut Street intersects with the tracks directly underneath Auraria Parkway, just barely east of I-25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100603 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 29, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 2154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The MDENBAR-29 (Denver to Barstow, left) is slowly heading south on Main 1 while a southbound coal load sits without a crew, tied down in the siding just north of Walnut Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.