Photo ID: 105144 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's "Longmont Switch" has completed its work at Broomfield and is now on its way back to Longmont. The train just passed underneath the Northwest Parkway and is approaching the south end of Louisville. Note that there is actually a caboose (now referred to as a "shoving platform") on the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105145 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1563 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of sharp-looking GP40-2s sit on the "run around" track in North Yard, awaiting their next assignment. One of these two units is very familiar with North Yard as it has called it home for a very long time. UP 1359 started life as DRGW 3118. It was patched to its current number on September 15, 2005 and received a full repaint in 2013. UP 1459, 100 numbers higher, started life as (Cotton Belt) SSW 7600. It was patched in 2002 and fell into solid UP colors around the same time as UP 1359. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105146 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1995 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific If you look, you are likely to find shots taken from this same basic perspective over the years. 30 years ago, you'd probably see a pair of Rio Grande GP30s sitting along the tracks outside the yard office. And, of course, the UP shield would not have been there, but "Rio Grande" in fly letters would have been, along the top of the tower. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105147 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1547 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Business is currently good for UP in Denver! North Yard is pretty well filled to capacity. The Greeley Sub is rumored to be the business single track line on the UP right now. There is a ton of traffic running between La Salle and Fort Collins...so much so, in fact, that UP is now running a dedicated train between North Yard and La Salle! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105148 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Located on the east side of UP's North Yard in BNSF's Rennicks Yard. This yard represents BNSF's intermodal presence in Denver (which, admittedly, isn't much). BNSF runs an intermodal train between Denver and Tacoma, WA and one between Denver and Chicago, IL. Thus, the two tracks located at Rennicks are sufficient to get the job done! Here, a pair of SD40-2s prepare to pull a string of double stack containers south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105149 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed RTD North Maintenance Facility Denver, CO 1491 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad RTD G Line (Arvada/Wheat Ridge) Regional Transportation District We are just about a year away from the scheduled opening of roughly 50 miles of Light Rail and Commuter Rail in Denver. Shown here is a new maintenance facility for the commuter trains. This is the former location of a concrete tie factory that moved to Pueblo. The two track in the foreground (to the right of the fence) represents the new G-Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105150 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pair of SD40-2s starts pulling on a long string of double stacks out of the loading area at Rennicks. These containers are quite possibly bound for Chicago on the highest priority train BNSF runs out of Denver, the ZDENCHI. If that is the case, they will see an early morning departure the following day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105151 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1505 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1459 sits on the "Run Around" track at North Yard, awaiting for its next assignment. The power to the right is switching, working on the yard ladder. The empty track on the left side of the shot is called the "Third Rail". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105152 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1526 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A variety of power hangs out at the fuel rack and surrounding tracks in North Yard. For years after the UP/SP merger, you could count on finding at least a little bit of scarlet and gray in shots like this. Those days are pretty much behind us at this point, as Armour Yellow is the paint scheme of decade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105153 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 1748 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Here is a beast that is becoming less and less common. Classic switch engines are being retired by UP more frequently. This MP15AC was one of the lucky one to go through a rebuild program (and is now designated an MP15N) and should hang around for awhile longer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.