Photo ID: 109011 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a power river coal load east on the main track at Irondale. While coal has all but disappeared from the Moffat, coal is still flowing regularly from the power river in Wyoming, down the Brush Sub to the Joint Line. Upon reaching Denver, this southbound train will tie down at South Denver to wait for a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109012 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Commerce City, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A train made up of short covered hoppers sits tied down in the siding at Barr. The "special" unit train was delivered to the BNSF by Canadian National in Enola, IL. It is currently awaiting a recrew to take the train to Ft Collins, its final destination (at least on BNSF). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109013 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Commerce City, CO 327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Canadian National The unit second out on this special unit covered hopper train tied down in the siding at Barr is a unit we don't see too often in Colorado. This is an SD70M-2, the DC-version of its far-more-common brother, the SD70ACe. Neither BNSF nor UP have an SD70M-2s on the roster, which is why it is a rather rare catch in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109014 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Barr Brighton, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Not too far east of the east switch of Barr, BNSF's Brush Sub traces the western edge of man-made Barr Lake. Passing by the lake is a pair of GEs leading BNSF's Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO manifest. The two units have just under 60 cars in tow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109015 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dupont (MP 8.2) Commerce City, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Seven light units head north out of Denver on UP's Greeley Subdivision. The units are headed to the first siding north of Denver on the Greeley Sub, the siding of Hazeltine. A string of auto racks is tied down in the siding and these units will pick up the string of cars and take them to Laredo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109016 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W011 (South Hazeltine) Commerce City, CO 245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Seven light units, including two of UP's six heritage units (UP 1988 and UP 1989) prepare to knock down a clear (green) signal at the south end of Hazeltine. The south end of Hazeltine is actually a crossover. However, south of the control point on what would be the siding, there is no occupancy and the track serves as a lead in to the Rolla auto facility. The trailing unit, UP 6385, was once SP 339! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109017 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 334 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988, the Katy (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) heritage unit, will always be a somewhat special one for me as it was the very first heritage unit I ever had the pleasure of seeing in person. It happened to be in Denver in September 2005, just a month after being unveiled, and I was able to find it. On this day, it is the second unit on a northbound empty auto rack train heading for Laredo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109018 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad was a Class 1 that formed in 1865. In the 1890s, the railroad primarily operated in Kansas and Texas, resulting in the abbreviation "K-T" or "KT" be used. It didn't take long for the nickname "The Katy" to be adopted by the railroad. A nickname that the railroad continued to use up until it was merged in to Union Pacific in 1988. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109019 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Always great to find the Rio Grande logo in 2023. Even better to find it on the long hood of a locomotive! In this case, we are of course referring to the Rio Grande heritage unit, UP 1989. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109020 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Hello old friend! Hard to believe UP's heritage units have been around long enough to now be referred to as "old friend". UP 1989 was unveiled at North Yard in Denver nearly 17 years ago (as of this photo). Other than a pretty good layer of dirt, the unit is looking pretty good, considering its age! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109021 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine (8,232ft) Commerce City, CO 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After spotting a reverse move of seven light units to a strand of auto racks, the conductor climbs off the units to knock the brakes off the auto racks and give them a quick inspection. Then, the train will make another reverse move (across a grade crossing) to connect the train in preparation for departure north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109022 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brighton Brighton, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After spending about 45 minutes putting their train together and running an air test, seven units lead this light auto rack train north on the Greeley Sub. In the foreground, an SUV passes by, likely unaware of the approaching train, on the E-470 toll road that partially loops around Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109023 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brighton Brighton, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A colorful consist of seven units leads a northbound auto rack train underneath the E-470 overpass between Hazeltine and Brighton on UP's Greeley Sub. In the consist, we have UP 1988 (Katy heritage unit) 2nd, UP 1989 (DRGW heritage unit) 5th, and a Norfolk Southern unit 6th. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109024 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W021 (North Brighton) Brighton, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the north switch of Brighton, UP 8832 has this auto rack train up to track speed, running on clear (green) signals. The train, which includes two heritage units, is heading north to Cheyenne, but ironically, its final destination is to the south in Laredo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109025 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W034 (South Platteville) Platteville, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the south switch of Platteville, a northbound auto rack train meets a southbound auto rack train! The southbound train is sitting in the siding, waiting for its turn to proceed. The northbound train has seven units including UP 1988 (Katy heritage unit), UP 1989 (DRGW heritage unit), and a Norfolk Southern unit in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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