Photo ID: 110684 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A single AC4400CW sits near the ready tracks in North Yard. I shot this same unit the day before. It was the lead unit on a westbound oil train. It stopped in the siding at Leyden because this unit was leaking air to the extent the train went in to emergency and could not be recovered. You can see a bypass hose lining the right side of the unit. It's possible the unit is waiting to be taken to North Platte, NE for repairs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110685 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1905 is an SD40N. It has been rebuilt by UP from an SD40-2, along with dozens (even hundreds) of others. The unit was originally UP 3205, delivered in May 1973. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110686 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1357 and UPY 625 sit idle in North Yard, not far from the yard tower. When needed, they will be used to switch cars in the yard. UP 1357 started life as DRGW 3102. Amazingly, the GP40-2 that spent so many years on the former Grande, can still be regularly found in and around Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110687 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific I'm speculating that UP 4039 has spent some time either in either Southern California or maybe the Houston area in Texas. Those locations tend to attract a lot "taggers"; people that apply graffiti to things. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110688 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Southern Pacific There are only five AC4400CWs still on UP's roster that have not received a full UP repaint. UP 6236 is one such example, still in its original scarlet and gray, with yellow UP patches applied. Here, it sits in North Yard awaiting assignment after arriving on the MGJNY. The unit actually served on the Minturn Local (which hasn't gone as far as Minturn in decades) just a few days ago in the Colorado high country. This was originally SP 257. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110689 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF oil empty passes by the "Gold Strike" commuter station just east of the Sheridan Blvd overpass. The train is westbound on Main 2 with six units on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110690 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF UP 5804 leads an 86 car oil empty west on the Moffat, on the climb toward Big Ten out of Rocky. You can see the buffer car on the tail end of the train in the distance on the right side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110691 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two SD70ACes do their best Alco impressions as the units throttle up on the climb up Big Ten Loop. The units will like be redistributed in a 3x3 configuration for the trip back east over the Moffat after loading in Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110692 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5804 is slowing to a stop at a red signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The switch is aligned for the siding and showing out of correspondence. DS-78 will try to get the switched locked up for the main. If you are not familiar with the terrain and are wondering about the tank cars in the distance, that is indeed the back part of the train as it wraps around Big Ten Curve. The crew can see the back of the train from this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110693 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just east of the east switch of Eisele (Clay), BNSF 5804 is looking at a red signal as DS-78 attempts to get the switch aligned for the main. The view here offers a nice shot of the Denver Skyline off in the distance. The train left BNSF's yard right next to downtown not quite an hour ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110694 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With a clear (green) signal set up for BNSF 5804 and train at east Eisele (Clay), the crew can take a look at the tail end of the oil train, with a buffer car hanging out on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110695 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As this westbound oil empty throttles up at the east switch of Eisele (Clay), BNSF 9272 kicks up a lot of exhaust. Looks like a GE or Alco unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.