Photo ID: 110034 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP has three separate tracks in their 36th Street Yard in Denver that are currently being used for storage of power. Most of the units stored are SD70Ms and C44-9Ws. There has been a lot of development in the area as new buildings slowly grow up toward the sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110035 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF, Union Pacific UP's intermodal yard in Denver is right next to their 36th Street Yard. A crew works to unload some containers off a train as a baretable (empty well cars) train arrives, led by a BNSF C44-9W. Whether these well cars will be used for containers, or simply put in storage, remains to be seen. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110036 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 8200 is stopped short of the signal at "37 block". This is the signal that protects the north departure from North Yard toward either the Moffat or the Belt Line. In this case, UP 8200 is waiting for a signal to head on to the Belt Line and out to Hazeltine where it will pick up a string of empty auto racks. UP 1980 is working on switching cars in the storage yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110037 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ralston Road Arvada, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run is crossing underneath Ralston Road on the east side of Arvada. The trains is running parallel to RTD's Gold Line (commuter rail). The G-Line drops from two tracks to a single track when heading west here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110038 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Ralston Road Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF An SD70ACe and an SD70MAC lead two SD40-2s and train on the Beer Run, heading to Golden. The two SD40-2s will be used as power on the "Golden Switch", which runs six days a week out of the (upper) Golden Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110039 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Wadsworth Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF As the westbound Been Run makes its way on the Golden Sub through Arvada, an RTD Gold Line commuter train overtakes the freight on its (dedicated) single track mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110040 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Jefferson County, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The Beer Run approach the switch at Terrill Jct. There are two separate yards in Golden, the "lower yard" and the "upper yard". This switch here at Terrill Jct determines which of the two yards trains will enter. The switch is currently lined for the upper yard, but the crew will throw the switch to enter the lower yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110041 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Jefferson County, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The westbound Beer Run is stopped at Terrel Jct, waiting for clearance to enter in to the lower yard at Golden. About 25 of the 50 or so on the train will be taken down to the lower yard. The remaining cars will sit on the track here (east of Terrel Jct) until they can be taken to the upper yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110042 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Coors Brewing Company Just east of the lower yard in Golden, a Coors SW1000 pulls a string of covered hoppers across Clear Creek by the grain elevator. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110043 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Coors Brewing Company Nine BNSF covered hoppers are being pulled by a Coors SW1000 from the Golden Sub in to the lower yard at Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110044 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Coors Brewing Company Coors has a half dozen or switch engines on its roster for switches cars at the Coors Brewery in Golden. This particular SW1000, C997, was originally CB&Q 9333. It later became BN 446 before being sold to National Railway Equipment. Coors bought it from NRE in April 2003. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110045 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9124 and BNSF 9709 lead the BNSF Beer Run across Colorado Highway 58. The train is slowly descending down a grade that will take it down to the same elevation as the highway so it can enter in to the lower yard at Coors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110046 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run is descending a fill down from the Golden Sub in to the lower yard at Coors. A pair of SD70s (an SD70ACe and an SD70MAC) lead a pair of SD40-2s and the train. The SD40-2s will be power for the Golden Switch, a local that runs east out of Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110047 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 1826 has a very interesting patch job. Not exactly sure what the history is behind this patch. BNSF is, in generally, very good at patching the paint color of the location the patch is applied when it is applied. This SD40-2 will be used on the Golden Switch in the coming week(s). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110048 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The Beer Run is temporarily stopped to make sure switches are aligned to allow the train to continue in to the lower yard at Coors. The Brewery is located in between North and South Table Mountains along Clear Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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