Photo ID: 109576 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Brighton, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A well-blocked northbound manifest leaves Denver behind between the sidings of Hazeltine and Brighton. The train has a quartet of units on the point, include an SD40-2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109577 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W023 (Powars) Brighton, CO 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF A week ago, I got a shot of BNSF 6705 sitting right here near the Vesta plant in Brighton. A week later, and sister unit BNSF 8102 has joined 6705! Not sure why these units are sitting here along the Greeley Sub. They must be power share units as BNSF has no trackage rights on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109578 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W023 (Powars) Brighton, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF While BNSF 8102 sits on one of the leads for the Vestas wind turbine plant, a northbound UP manifest passes on its journey north up the Greeley Sub toward Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109579 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just north of the town of Platteville along US-85, UP 9006 leads three other units on an 8,000-foot manifest. UP 9006 is a "Tier-4 Credit Unit". UP, like many Class 1 railroads, used carbon credits to purchase some Tier-3 compliant units after the deadline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109580 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 2047 is one of numerous rebuilt SD40-2s on UP's roster in 2023. The unit now carries the designation SD40N, indicating that it has in fact gone through the rebuild program. Great to see one is arguable the most reliable diesel-electric unit ever built still in active service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109581 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific This northbound manifest has come to stop on the main at La Salle. I did not hear any conversations on the scanner, so I am not sure sure the stop was made. It only last about 10 minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109582 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful, crystal clear October morning, UP 9006 leads a manifest north across the South Platte river between La Salle and Greeley on the Greeley Sub. The rail bridge parallels US-85, whose supports are just visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109583 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nunn (8,250ft) Nunn, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific For as long as I can remember, the water tower in the town of Nunn has displayed the saying "Watch Nunn Grow". In 1910, the population of Nunn was 143 people and, as of 2020, that has indeed grown to 504 people! Meanwhile, a northbound manifest cuts through town on the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109584 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific 86 miles north of Denver, at the north switch of Carr, a southbound local crosses over Lone Tree Creek as it approaches a diverging approach (red over yellow) signal. It will be taking the siding to meet a northbound manifest. Fall colors are starting to show their...well...colors! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109585 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound local slowly rolls toward a red signal at the south end of Carr as the northbound it is meeting descends from the horizon on the approach to the south switch. UP's DS-14 has set up for a pretty good meet between the two trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109586 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Crossing over Lone Tree Creek, this northbound manifest is leaving the final siding on the Greeley Sub, Carr, behind. The next stop will be Speer, Wyoming, where a crew change will take place. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109587 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Nunn, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Just north of the siding of Nunn, we have an extremely unique northbound manifest on the Greeley Sub. A loaded military train, which originated at Fort Carson near Colorado Springs, is led by a pair of BNSF ES44C4s and an UP AC4400CW. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109588 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Nunn, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF It is a pretty rare sight to find BNSF orange on UP's Greeley Sub! In 2023, it seems that most lines, regardless of the owner, have at least one other railroad with trackage rights on their line. UP's Greeley Sub between Denver and Cheyenne is not one of those lines. UP is the owner and no other railroad has trackage rights. So these BNSF units must just be power sharing units on this northbound military train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109589 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Carr Carr, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just north of Carr on the Greeley Sub, a southbound military train with a trio of UP units is approaching. The train originated in Yermo, CA and is headed for Fort Carson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109590 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style GEs leads a southbound military train across Lone Tree Creek at the north end of Carr. The train is holding the main, but is restricted to 25 MPH as it is meeting a northbound military train with some "wide" equipment on board. The speed restriction will ensure both trains clear one another. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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