Photo ID: 106083 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Deer Trail Deer Trail, CO 1629 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At 3:45am, a crew was called to hop on a "blade train" (a train with electricity-generating windmill blades) that was tied down in the siding at Mesa. The train departed Mesa around 5:45am. I got trackside just east of Deer Trail, the first spot where sunlight came out from behind morning clouds. Here, UP 1983 leads the train in the morning sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106084 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Deer Trail Deer Trail, CO 1592 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 1983 leads an eastbound blade train east of the town of Deer Trail on the KP (Kansas Pacific) line. With the downturn in coal, things have really slowed down on the KP. As few as 1 or 2 trains per 24-hour period is not uncommon! This train was able to run from Byers, CO to Sharon Springs, KS without any meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106085 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Deer Trail Arapahoe County, CO 1805 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A field east of Deer Trail had a little bit of flooding, setting up a nice reflection shot for UP 1983 and UP 8224 on a beautiful June morning. Dark clouds make for a nice backdrop as the blade train passes by the field. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106086 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Agate Elbert County, CO 1525 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A profile shot of the Western Pacific heritage unit as it crosses a short bridge several minutes west of Agate. UP 1983 led a windmill blade train east on the KP early in the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106087 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Agate Elbert County, CO 1471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific's heritage units do not grace the Denver-Metro area too often these days. However, the Western Pacific heritage unit made a quick swing through Denver in June 2016. It picked up a blade train in Greeley and then headed east on the KP toward Kansas and points beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106088 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Agate Elbert County, CO 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Moving along at track speed west of Agate, got a bit of a pan shot of UP 1983. Along with the Rio Grande heritage unit, the Western Pacific wears the best-looking paint scheme of the six (in my opinion). Hard to believe it has been over 10 years since this heritage unit was first unveiled! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106089 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Limon Limon, CO 1906 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific More often than not, Colorado has clear skies on Summer mornings and then clouds build up and there are afternoon thunderstorms. That wasn't the case on this particular June morning. A cloud settled over this S-Curve west of Limon as UP 1983 pulled through the curve with a blade train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106090 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Limon Limon, CO 1537 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific On the western edge of Limon, UP 1983 and blade train break out of the clouds and enter some nice morning light. The train passes by one of many plains industries located along the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106091 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Limon Limon, CO 1622 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound blade train, led by UP 1983, passes by a "Distant Signal" just before passes underneath the US-24 overpass. US-24 connects Limon and Colorado Springs. Limon is also the location where the UP interchanges traffic with the KYLE railroad. The KYLE runs on the former Rock Island east out of Limon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106092 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Limon Lincoln County, CO 1504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Considering the fact that this particular train was hauling windmill blades (for generating electricity), this shot with windmills off in the distance seemed wholly appropriate! UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, led the train east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106093 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lincoln County, CO 1520 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This shot here, east of Limon along US-40/US-287 was probably the "shot of the day" for UP 1983 and this blad train. The highway east of Limon runs up and over a hill and the tracks run around the hill. The elevation and the sun were just perfect for the shot. The storm clouds in the distance made for icing on the cake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106094 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Hugo Lincoln County, CO 1636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 1983 leads a blade train carrying 30 blades eastbound on the KP line just west of Hugo, CO. We are about 100 miles east of Denver, roughly halfway between Denver and Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106095 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Hugo Lincoln County, CO 1578 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Some of the dark storm clouds from earlier in the day have given way to some lighter, "fluffier" clouds west of the Colorado plains town of Hugo. After this shot, it took a little bit of time to get ahead of the train again as the speed limit through Hugo is 30 MPH...and it is strictly enforced! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106096 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 12, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Clifford Clifford, CO 1501 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific On the west edge of the small town of Clifford, CO, the tracks cross over a decent-sized bridge. I would have liked to try to get closer (along a dirt road) for this shot, but after the slow drive through Hugo, CO, there just wasn't enough time ahead of the train. This was my final shot of UP 1983 and train as I had to get back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.