Photo ID: 101358 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers (RG520) Thompson, UT 1885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific It is very early in the morning (around 5:00am) as a westbound makes its way past the high green signal at the east end of Sagers. The train is a BNSF Denver to Stockton manifest making its way west across the Utah Desert. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101359 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Durham (RG452) Grand Junction, CO 1842 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific At 7:15am, the MPVNY is quickly making its way toward the siding of Durham just outside Grand Junction. Once the train reaches Grand Junction, it will stop for several hours for switching, a crew change, and maintenance crews to clear east of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101360 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 25 Whitewater, CO 1854 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad North Fork (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific One of the few remaining unpatched Espee units at the time of this photo was leading this Somerset-bound coal empty in Dominguez Canyon along the Gunnison River. The head end of the train is approaching the siding of Bridgeport while the tail end is still coming out of Bridgeport Tunnel, 24 miles south of Grande Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101361 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 25 Whitewater, CO 1683 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad North Fork (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific The sun has broken through the early morning clouds to cast a nice light on this westbound (geographically headed north) "Terror Creek Turn". It is a short coal load coming from the low-producing coal mine named Terror Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101362 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bridgeport Tunnel (MP 23.8) Whitewater, CO 1570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad North Fork (UP) Union Pacific The "Terror Creek Turn" heads west back toward Grand Junction (about to enter into Bridgeport Tunnel) with 27 loads. The Terror Creek Turn runs very infrequently as there is very little coal still coming out of the Terror Creek mine. In Grand Junction, these cars will be broken up and sent on various trains to different destinations. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101363 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita Fruita, CO 2135 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande This GP40-2 is without a doubt my personal favorite on Union Pacific's roster. Why? It was the very first Rio Grande unit (GP40-2 or otherwise) to be patched and added to UP's roster. UP 5234 started life as DRGW 3122. In 1997, the unit was given a patch and renumbered to UP 5245. Here, ten years later, the unit still retains the same number and leads the Landmark Local west through Fruita on its way to Mack for some switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101364 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita (RG461) Fruita, CO 1696 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The Landmark Local has a clear signal to continue west out of Fruita and a very clear track ahead! The local sometime heads out into the Utah Desert as far as Cisco, but on this Tuesday, its switching duties won't take it further then Mack, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101365 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palisade Palisade, CO 1791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak There are many Orchards in the town of Palisade, CO (about 11 miles east of Grand Junction). Amtrak 6 passes one such Orchard near the east end of Palisade siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101366 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 431 De Beque, CO 1869 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak For much of the trip between Grand Junction and Denver, the California Zephyr follows the Colorado River. In fact, the Zephyr follows the river through a total of six canyons. Here, the Zephyr is headed east as it passes through De Beque Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101367 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Valley Parachute, CO 1502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Under overcast skies, the California Zephyr moves quickly west through the town of Parachute, CO. Amtrak 5 is running reasonably close to on time on this particular day, while Amtrak 6 is several hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101368 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Valley (RG405) Parachute, CO 1595 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Minturn Local (on the right) meets an unloaded coal empty (on the left) at the siding of Grand Valley. The Minturn Local hasn't run to Minturn in many years, but the name has stayed with the train nontheless! The coal empty is headed for the mines at Somerset on the North Fork Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101369 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Parachute Industrial Lead Parachute, CO 1695 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific After switching in Parachute about five miles away from the main line, the Minturn Local is backing down the branch toward the main. The train is currently backing over the I-70 Frontage Road, about to pass under I-70 itself. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101370 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy (RG392) Rifle, CO 1586 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Minturn Local is about fifty cars long as it approaches the siding of Lacy. Some days, the local will make it as far as Gypsum on the Tennessee Pass Sub, but most days it only makes it as far as Lacy. There are several industries here that will be switched by the local. The train will enter the siding and the power will run around the train to perform the switching before heading back to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101371 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 394 Rifle, CO 1639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific It is getting late in the day as this eastbound coal load moves quickly between the sidings of Dos and Lacy. Sometimes overcast skies can be used to your advantage. At this time of day, the sun would have horribly backlit this picture, possibly making it impossible to get. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.