Photo ID: 105208 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Both of these GP40-2s started out wearing scarlet and gray as Cotton Belt units! Now sporting their UP scheme (with CNW-inspired lightning bolt), they work on some switching on the west side of the yard in Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105209 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1440 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific On a slow, partly cloudy Sunday morning, a Grand Junction crew uses a pair of GP40-2s to switch some cars around in the west end of the Grand Junction yard. A month ago, I happened to shoot this exact same GP40-2 (UP 1459) in North Yard in Denver! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105210 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG450 (Grand Junction) Grand Junction, CO 1977 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr leave the main track (and the Green River Subdivision) behind as it enters the Depot Siding at Grand Junction. Currently stored alongside the main here is a string of switch engines (including several GP15-1s). If you closely, you'll also notice a pair of ACS-64s behind the head end power. These are new electric units (built by Siemens) being moved to the Northeast Corridor to replace AEM-7s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105211 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr, running a little late, is pulling down the Depot Siding in Grand Junction, preparing for its scheduled station stop. You can see the Grand Junction depot in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105212 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Union Pacific currently has at least 20 units sitting in storage in Grand Junction. Most of them are old switchers, but there are a few former road units too. One such example is this C40-8, a veteran of the 1980s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105213 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1354 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Despite its rather nice looking paint scheme, this GP15-1 is currently being stored in Grand Junction. Not sure what its fate holds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105214 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1473 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This MP15DC started life wearing blue. Once a Missouri Pacific switcher, it is now sitting in storage in Grand Junction. I do not know if UP is waiting to sell (or scrap) this unit, or if it is just a temporary thing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105215 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered a new fleet of ACS-64 electric locomotives from Siemens. The units will replace the aging AEM-7s and have already replaced the (relatively young) HHP-8s. Since these are manufactured in California, they travel from California to Chicago via the California Zephyr. From there, they will continue on to the Northeast to enter service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105216 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1548 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak If you live in Colorado, don't expect to see too many shots of an ACS-64! The only reason this one was possible was because the unit had just been manufactured and was on enroute to the Northeast Corridor where it will be used. If you live along the Northeast Corridor, you'll be getting used to these units very soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105217 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered 70 ACS-64 electric engines from Siemens for use along the Northeast Corridor. These units will replace the 52 AEM-7 (built by EMD) units and 15 HHP-8 (built by Bombardier) currently in use. The units will be numbered from 600-669. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1575 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak I got this picture specifically for the beautiful mesas visible in the distance, west of Grand Junction. It is quite possibly the only time that such a shot will be possible with an ACS-64 (destined to run along the Northeast Corridor) in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105219 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Clifton Fruitvale, CO 1633 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak After a slight delay stopped at the depot in Grand Junction (due to a mechanical issue), the eastbound Zephyr is back on the roll in the town of Fruitvale just outside Grand Junction. The train has a fresh crew on board. Grand Junction is a crew change point for Amtrak. The eastbound Zephyr has a crew run it from Salt Lake City (home base) to Grand Junction (away base). Then, a new crew hops on to take the train from Grand Junction (away base) to Denver (home base). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Clifton Fruitvale, CO 1959 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak A pair of brand new ACS-64 (built by Siemens) are being moved on the Zephyr from California to Chicago. There, another train will take the engines to the Northeast Corridor. The units feature cabs at both ends of the unit and are, of course, electric. You can see the pantographs (red) on the top which can be extended to connect to the catenary above the rails for power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.