Photo ID: 106262 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1396 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's thrice-weekly MRONY (Roper, UT to North Yard, CO manifest) glides east out of Leyden on the approach to the Simms Street grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106263 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1460 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound manifest has a trio of second-generation EMDs in the consist. A GP40-2 and two SD40-2s are being transported from Grand Junction to Denver. The units are being moved "DIC", which is short for "Dead In Consist". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106264 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Aurora, CO 1245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific There are a handful of industries on UP's Limon Sub that are east of the immediate Denver-Metro area. On this Wednesday morning, the Roydale Switcher is return back toward town with three boxcars in tow. The pair of GP15-1s are taking the siding to meet an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106265 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A westbound local (based out of Roydale) rolls down the siding at Mesa, meeting with an eastbound coal load that is holding the main. With the local now in the clear of the east switch, DS-86 will throw the switch and get the coal train a light (and a track warrant) to head east. CTC was recently installed on the Limon Sub from Denver to East Mesa. At East Mesa, however, the track goes back to Track Warrant Control. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106266 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific "Fall brown" has taken over the foliage along the right-of-way at Mesa on UP's Limon Sub. This coal train loaded at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch in western Colorado and is now headed east. The train just met a westbound local and is copying a track warrant right now to continue the journey east on to the Colorado Plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106267 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 622.5 Watkins, CO 1212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific About five miles east of the siding of Mesa, an eastbound coal train descends downgrade while crossing over a short wooden trestle. With the decline in demand for coal, this is a scene that is actually getting harder to capture! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106268 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 612 Bennett, CO 1252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific As this eastbound coal train slowly makes its way further out onto the plains, the Rocky Mountains slowly slip away over the horizon. However, at this spot just west of Bennett, the peaks still protrude over the top of the horizon. This coal train is running 2x1 - 2 units on the point and 1 DPU on the tail end. This is the typical configuration for all eastbound coal loads on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106269 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 587 Arapahoe County, CO 1273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific There are some nice curves along the Limon Sub just west of the small town of Deer Trail. Clouds on this day were wreaking havoc and, as a result, there are quite a few odd shadows being cast on this eastbound coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106270 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Agate (4,837ft) Agate, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Fall colors are in full swing out on the Colorado plains as an eastbound coal train charges through downtown Agate, CO. In addition to the great color of the tree, rusty farm equipment adds to the character of the image. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106271 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Agate (4,837ft) Agate, CO 1263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The Limon Sub is something of an interesting operation for UP. Years ago, UP chose a handful of sidings (7, to be exact) to upgrade between Denver, CO and Sharon Springs, KS. These sidings were, in some cases, lengthed. All had signals added to each end that were dispatcher controlled. The other sidings that are along the line (7 as well, to be exact) UP all but abandoned. One such example of the essentially-abandoned sidings is here in Agate. As you can see, the track condition is not in great shape. The siding is only 4,837 feet long, too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106272 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific One location on the Limon Sub that offers up some good shots throughout most of the day is Cedar Point. This siding is about 10 miles west of Limon, CO. And, in fact, it really is not even a siding anymore. It is a 4,800-foot-long stub track! UP actually removed the east switch of the siding, and it can only be accessed from the west end now. Here, a coal train descends downgrade as it crosses over said west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106273 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 1292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal train descends the descent (for the plains) grade located at Cedar Point, about 10 miles west of Limon. This former siding has now been downgraded to a very long stub track! If you look closely, you may notice that there is no switch with the main track in the distance. The track just comes to an end. UP removed the switch a few years ago. On this beautiful afternoon, a single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.