Photo ID: 104895 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It had been a relatively warm December in the Denver-Metro area, up until this (fairly) light snow storm moved in 11 days before Christmas for a reality check! Engines sporting various colorful schemes hang out and BNSFs engine house. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104896 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL BNSF was leasing this ex-SOO SD60, now owned by CIT Rail Resources, and put it on the point of "Beer Run". The train is pulling out of track 31 in BNSF's yard, preparing to double over to track 32 before departing toward the Golden Sub. Note the winterization hatch covering the radiator fan furthest forward. This was a common feature on SOO units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104897 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1478 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL This SD40-2 is running on what used to be home rails! It started life as BN 7103 before being sold to Helm Leasing, becoming HLCX 7103. It later went to CIT Rail Resources as CEFX 7103 before being repainted and renumbered to CEFX 3181. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104898 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1648 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots MDENGOL This former Santa Fe Warbonnet has one of the more interesting patch jobs out there. Rather than getting the typical patch on the cab, "Santa Fe" on the long hood was painted over with this not-so-standard patch (in a not-so-standard font). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104899 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1574 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This snowy December afternoon was a good day for finding Warbonnets around town. Hostlers were moving three units, which included this Warbonnet SD75I, from the yard to the engine house. When BNSF reactivated their SD75Ms and SD75Is, they also renumbered them in order to make room for new delivers. The new numbers actually reflect the original numbers when the units were delivered to Santa Fe. In the case above, BNSF 282. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104900 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1549 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canadian National For the second time in a week, I caught a Canadian National unit spending some time on BNSF. With the recent need for power, Class 1 railroads seem to be sharing more power among themselves. This SD75I is one of 172 such units on Canadian National's roster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104901 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Yeah, so this may be just a boring roster shot of a boring UP AC4400CW. However, the day will come when these units can only be found in museums and the next generation of railfans will long for the day when such a shot was possible! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104902 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1511 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF The ES44C4 has become extremely popular on BNSF. In the last three years, nearly 1,000 of these units has appeared on BNSF property! The unit is different from an ES44AC in that it only has four traction motors. The center axles on both trucks are not powered, giving this unit an A1A-A1A configuration rather than a C-C configuration. This results in a unit similar to a four-axle unit, but with the weight distributed over six axles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104903 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1467 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF She may be 12, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't still like spending a few hours with dad every once in awhile! My daughter Bella seems to be getting more interested in photography. Here, she is borrowing my Canon Digital Rebel XT to nab a shot of some light power in BNSF's yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104904 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lamar Street Arvada, CO 1384 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) MDENGOL BNSF needed to get the Beer Run out of the yard (as it was taking up two tracks) to clear room. But the train was not yet ready to head west all the way to Golden. Instead, a crew brought the train as far as Lamar Street, where it was tied down. Lamar Street (as you can tell from this shot) is currently closed as construction progresses on the new Gold Line commuter tracks, set to open in 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104905 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lamar Street Arvada, CO 1932 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The Beer Run has a colorful consist here, with two CIT Rail Resource leasors and a Warbonnet C48-8W. The train is stopped and tied down just east of Lamar Street, awaiting a crew to take it the rest of the way to Golden. Note the heavy construction also happening in the area. One of the voter-approved commuter lines (the "Gold Line") will run parallel to the BNSF Golden Sub through Arvada out to Wheat Ridge. Voters approved the construction of the line (as well as several others) in 2004. It will be another two years before commuter trains are running here, as the line is scheduled to open in 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.