Photo ID: 102301 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park (DS057) Winter Park, CO 1970 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train An afternoon storm has moved into Winter Park as the Ski Train stops to pick up its passengers. The train is just long enough that the last few cars hold in the OS section at the east end of Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102302 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park (DS057) Winter Park, CO 2384 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Overcast skies just seemed to demand that this picture appear in black and white! Nobody is aboard the Kansas on this particular day as it sits near the (classic DRGW) signal at the east end of Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102303 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clay Arvada, CO 2080 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train An artistic moment struck me when returning to Denver on the Ski Train. The ground is wet after recent rains which have now moved over Denver in the distance. Meanwhile, the Ski Train races down the main at Clay toward Big Ten Loop, the siding streaking by in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102304 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1597 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Once returning to Denver, the Ski Train has to borrow some trackage in BNSF's 31st Street Yard is order to back in Union Station. The train is on the main here, passing the coal train (Coal One and Coal Two), both of which are currently occupied. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102305 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 1526 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific When the Ski Train returned to Denver and was being wyed in BNSF's yard, I was surprised to find a pair of UP AC6044CW's sitting near the house. It turns out that these units were most recently used on the Valmont coal train. UP runs the train from the mines to Denver; BNSF runs the train from Denver to the power plant in Boulder. UP keeps two units on the train for the duration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102306 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) BNSF As the Ski Train backs into Union Station, the tail end of a BNSF business train sits on Track Three. The train arrived around mid-day (while the Ski Train was up in Fraser) for the Democratic National Convention. A UP bus is also visible in the distance on the right side of the picture. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102307 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2140 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Ski Train, BNSF, Union Pacific It has been many many years since Union Station has been this full! And it will probably be many years before it is again. Several railroads (including Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, the Ski Train and Amtrak) have trains in town for the Democratic National Convention. UP is on tracks four and five, BNSF and NS are on track three, the Ski Train is on track two and Amtrak is on track one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102308 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2439 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific On the south side of 16th Street, UP has their 4-8-4 (Northern) (#844) on public display. Also in town for the Democratic National Convention is a low emission Genset unit produced by RailPower, Inc. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102309 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific, Rio Grande For the week of the Democratic National Convention, UP 1989 (the Rio Grande Heritage Unit) is on public display just south of 16th Street. While the public cannot climb on the engine, there is a staircase allowing the public to look in the conductors side cab window. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102310 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1960 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific Just south of 16th Street in Denver, UP has three engines setup on public display. From left to right, there is UP 1989 (the DRGW Heritage Unit), UPY 2662 (A RailPower RP20GE) and UP 844 (UP's Big Boy steam engine). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102311 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande An interesting comparison between the front of the latest engine from EMD and the latest engine from RailPower. UP 1989 is an SD70ACe just over two years old now. UPY 2622 is a low emission "Genset" unit produced by RailPower, Inc. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102312 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1806 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific RailPower Inc is a relatively new company that produces very low emission engines. UPY 2622 is designated as an RP20GE. The unit is build on the frame of an [EMD] GP9. It uses electrical components from General Electric, and uses three 500 kW (low emission) diesel engines. The unit is capable of producing the equivalent of 2000 HP. As of this shot, UP currently has 98 units on their roster, most of which are in California and Texas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102313 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1817 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Union Pacific Who new that Union Pacific owned as many buses as they do! I started to realize this fact the week of the Democratic National Convention. They had buses all over the Union Station area, including this one. The Rocky Mountains with the Denver Skyline and a train in the foreground. Not only do they own the bus, but it looks like it was painted just for the convention! 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