Photo ID: 101153 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (CP W053) La Salle, CO 1966 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Having been sworn in earlier in the week, Governor Bill Ritter took a chartered train from Greeley to Pueblo, making whistle stops at Brighton, Denver, and Colorado Springs. Here, UP 4898 leads the special south at the north end of La Salle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101154 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Brighton, CO 1645 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Passengers aboard Governor Ritter's whistle-stop train look out of the vista dome on the observation car Columbine as the train moves south at track speed, around 60 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101155 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Brighton Brighton, CO 2046 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On the approach to Bridge Street (and the Brighton Depot), Governor Ritter's train slows as it prepares for its first whistle stop. The train will pause for about a half hour while Ritter speaks to constituents. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101156 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 1708 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific On the approach to Union Station, you can clearly see the four vista domes on the train along the top. On the last car, Governor Bill Ritter is waiting for the stop in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101157 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 1802 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific It had been rumored that the E-units were going to be the power on Bill Ritter's Governor's Special. That rumor turned out to be false and SD70M's were used instead. UP did a wonderful job of finding two clean units. In this shot, the train is about to pass underneath Park Avenue in Denver on the approach to Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101158 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Denver, CO 1729 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Riding in style! At $300/ticket, citizens of Colorado were able to ride with Governor Ritter on his whistle stop tour of the front range between Greeley and Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101159 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 2 Denver, CO 1881 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Just a few miles out of Union Station, UP 4898 leads the Governor's Special south on Main 1 near 8th Avenue. In the distance, the observation tower at Elitch Gardens stands high in the sky line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101160 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 2407 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific To make sure the Governor's Special made the best time possible, the train was run south on Main 2 between Littleton and Palmer Lake. The train was making great time just south of Castle Rock as it was about to pass underneath Plum Creek Parkway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.