Photo ID: 106030 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west end of Barbara's Gulch, the westbound Zephyr pokes through the trees on its journey west. The lighting is harsh as it is very backlit. I was standing in this spot not primarily for this shot, but for the shot behind me of a meet at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106031 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two of the last P42DCs received by Amtrak lead up today's westbound Zephyr. The P42s are pulling the train west through Little Ten Curve toward the west switch of Rocky. Meanwhile, an eastbound BNSF manifest has received a clear signal to continue heading east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106032 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1442 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After a brief delay in the hole at Rocky, this eastbound BNSF manifest is leaving the siding on a clear signal and will now have a straight shot the rest of the way into the yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106033 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I was really hoping that the westbound Zephyr, which this BNSF manifest just met at Rocky, would have made it up to Big Ten Curve in time for this shot. Alas, it is hidden behind the hill in the distance, still on the climb up. The manifest here is about to head into Barbara's Gulch and will then pick up a little speed as it reaches Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106034 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The entire area around Rocky and Eisele (formerly Clay) is a great place to watch some train action. Particularly when there is a meet at Rocky, so as there was on this fine late Spring morning. This eastbound BNSF manifest held the siding at Rocky to await the arrival of the westbound California Zephyr. By the time the manifest got a clear signal and the trailing DPU was leaving the siding, the Zephyr could be seen on the main at Eisele, roughly three rail-miles away! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106035 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Burnham Shops in Denver was shut down by Union Pacific on Valentine's Day, 2016. By the start of June, crews were well on their way to ripping out track. Equipment owned by Daniel Quait, including Rio Grande GP30 #3006, still sit on one of the yard tracks on the west side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A 3/4 roster shot of Rio Grande GP30 #3006 as seen from the back end. This GP30 was actually still be used on locals into the late 1990s. That's why you will find a pair of ditch lights on the back end of 3006. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106037 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1779 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A side view of Rio Grande GP30 #3006. This unit is now owned by Daniel Quait, who intends to preserve the engine. It has been stored in Burnham for nearly 20 years, when it was retired from active service. From here, it will be need to be moved to a new home as the tracks at Burnham are being ripped out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106038 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2054 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande One of my personal favorite models of engines of all time! EMD (Electro-Motive Division, at that time) had a very unique look to it. It was, in my opinion, a very classy look. Nice to know that a couple Rio Grande GP30s will be preserved. DRGW 3011 is at the Colorado Railroad Museum, awaiting funds for restoration. DRGW 3006 is owned by a private individual who, as far as I know, also intends to restore the classic unit, which will soon celebrate 55th birthday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106039 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Classic Rio Grande crane #027 as seen sitting on a track on the west edge of Burnham. The crane, once used to assist in the cleanup of derailments or any heavy maintenance, will soon be finding a new home with the closing of Burnham four months earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106040 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1661 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A fair number of Rio Grande cabooses have actually survived well past the end of the caboose era and the end of Rio Grande. One such example is caboose 01447, which is seen here in Burnham Yard in pristine condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106041 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Until recently, with the closing of Burnham, you could find a transfer table here in this pit. If you are unfamiliar with a transfer table, it is similar to a turn table. But instead of rotating, it moving vertically back and forth to allow cars and engines to be put in different stalls in the buildings. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106042 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1444 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A look at Track 22 on the north side of Building #1 at Burnham. In a matter of months, this building (along with everything but two tracks) at Burnham will be gone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106043 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, DRGQ A lattice structure of beams construct the framework that, among other things, supports a large crane that can roll on rails along the top of the framework. All things are silent here at Burnham now, just month away from being wiped from the landscape. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106044 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1517 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A huge crane could be found at Burnham, used for any number of types of heaving lifting once done here. In the Rio Grande days, Burnham was the main maintenance facility for the railroad for both engines and rolling stock. Now, 28 years after the end of Rio Grande, its maintenance facility is in the process of being torn down. Major maintenance for UP will now be done in Little Rock, AR, or North Platte, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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