Photo ID: 101218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2550 (7 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande What do these three units have in common? Well, aside from the obvious that is! Of course they are all geeps and they are all on the active UP roster. But can you figure out something a little less obvious that they have in common? You can post your guess by clicking here and leaving a comment. I'll post the answer in a few days if nobody gets it correct! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101219 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1602 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Another blizzard on the eastern plains earlier in the week resulted in UP running a Jordan Spreader on the KP to clear the line. I'm not sure if UP 5590 was one of the units with the spreader, or if it came through during the blizzard and collected its snowy hat along the way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent Golden, CO 2498 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Running right on time on its way back to Denver, the eastbound Ski Train rounds the curve at the west end of Crescent. A lot of the snow from the blizzards earlier in the year has melted away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101221 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Arvada, CO 2607 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train You have the wonder if the jeep driving east on Highway 72 gives the Ski Train a second thought as it crosses over the highway at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101222 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 2536 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Now in the home stretch, the Ski Train will be able to accelerate a bit for the duration of the trip into Denver. The train is about a mile away from a transition from a rural setting to an urban setting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101223 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2563 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak AMTK 658 is an 8000 H.P. HHP-8 found on the Northeast Corridor. These are the units that can get trains up to 120+ MPH out there between Washington DC and Philadelphia. The unit went down to Pueblo to the Transportation Technology Center for testing. On this evening, the unit was waiting to be added to the eastbound California Zephyr to be taken back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101224 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2438 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Once referred to as "Pepsi Cans" when they had their version of the Phase III paint scheme (and now referred to as "Diet Pepsi Cans" with the Phase IV scheme), Amtrak's 8-32BWH's used to be seen in the mid-west more frequently then today. Now, you typically only see one when it is in transit between the east and California. On this night, AMTK 518 was in town along with AMTK 658, an HHP-8 electric unit that was on its way back east from Pueblo, CO. Both units would be added to the eastbound California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101225 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2928 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Ski Train Another weekend run completed, the Ski Train idles quietly on Track Two and Union Station. Track One sits empty while waiting for a late-running Number Six to show up. On the left side of the picture, AMTK 518 (a 8-32BWH) waits for the Zephyr to arrive so it can be added to the consist and taken back east to Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.