Photo ID: 102286 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1690 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Regional Transportation District It is just after 8 o'clock in the morning on the morning of the final run of the Summer Ski Train for the 2008 season. The sun is getting close to rising above the Union Station sign as seen from the station tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102287 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1795 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific In preparation for the Democratic National Convention, Union Pacific has built a bridge between the vestibules of these two cars. More than likely, guests will be walking down through one set of cars, across the bridge, and back up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102288 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific Union Pacific literally has a gift shop on wheels that it can take with it! The passenger car Sherman Hill has a large variety of merchandise inside. Here, the car is open to the public all week during the Democratic National Convention. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102289 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific The entire week of the Democratic National Convention, Union Pacific is keeping UP 844 "hot" and on display near Union Station. The unit is parked southwest of Union Station (near the location of the old Post Office Terminal Anex), just across 16th Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102290 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Ski Train The three Ski Train F40PHs - SKTX 242, SKTX 283 and SKTX 289 - are sitting on Track Two about a half hour before departing for Winter Park. This will be the final run of the Ski Train for the 2008 Summer Season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102291 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2212 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Ski Train During the summer runs, the Ski Train adds a "Bike Car" to the consist. This car has been converted to carry mountain bikes up to Winter Park (at no extra cost) so passengers can get some exercise for the day! Here, a Ski Train volunteer wheels a bike up the ramp toward the open door. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102292 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 1657 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It's not too often you get a track-level view from the diamond at 23rd Street. Here it is though, two BNSF northbound coal empties wait at red signals as the Ski Train passes in front of the them. A new isolated cab SD70ACe leads the train on the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102293 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard (DS002) Denver, CO 1750 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific In North Yard, a coal empty is preparing to depart westbound for the Axial mine on the Craig Branch. After loading at the mine, the train will return east and run down the Joint Line. It will eventually interchange in Cochise, AZ. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Junction (DS005) Denver, CO 1655 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At Utah Junction, the Ski Train ran through the North Yard siding to run around a westbound BNSF manifest holding Main Three at C&S Junction. Here is a shot looking back at the manifest as we pass it. The two tracks to the left (Main Two and Main One) go on the Belt Bypass to the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1656 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound Ski Train has a clear signal at the east end of Leyden, and meets an eastbound manifest (which came from Phippsburg on the Craig Branch). The conductor from the manifest stands near his train to give the Ski Train a roll-by and ensure there are no obvious problems with the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102296 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park (DS057) Winter Park, CO 2328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The Ski Train has come to a stop at the east end of Winter Park. The train is just past the OS section which gives just enough room for the Kansas (on the tail end) to site near the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Note the passengers de-training in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102297 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park (DS057) Winter Park, CO 1811 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Ski Train volunteers work their legs (not their backs!) to unload the 37 bikes brought along by passengers. While a ramp is available in the car, the ballast makes using the ramp a bit unpredictable, so bikes are typically lifted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102298 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 2256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Once the Ski Train has been wyed at Tabernash, it returns to the siding of Fraser. There, the train waits until it is time to return to Winter Park to pick up its passengers for the trip home. Fortunately, Fraser is less than 5,000 feet in length, making it a seldom-used siding by UP dispatchers (as most trains exceed then length of the siding). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102299 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Ski Train About a half hour before the Ski Train is ready to leave Fraser, a westbound BNSF manifest headed for Provo, UT passes the platform. The Ski Train passed this exact same train a few hour earlier down at C&S Junction! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102300 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park (DS057) Winter Park, CO 1837 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The vestibule on Car 13 (the Colorado Springs) is open and ready to receive passenger! The Ski Train is sitting on the main at Winter Park, waiting for its summer departure time at 3:00pm. Note the unique disk brakes used on all the Ski Train cars (save the bike car and the private cars). 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