Photo ID: 111330 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A string of units sits on the ready track in North Yard. The name "ready track" comes exactly where you might imagine. These units have been serviced and are ready for their next assignment, whatever that might be. It appears the crew that moved the units accidentally left the headlights on on UP 7849! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111331 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While the lighting is not fantastic for this shot, I could not resist getting a shot of this UP GP60. My favorite two four axle units are the GP30 and the GP60, so anytime I come across either, I have to try for a shot. This guy was built in September 1989 and was delivered to Espee as a Cotton Belt unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111332 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A GP38-2 (now a GP38N) and an SD40-2 (now an SD40N) sit idly in North Yard. These units are the currently power used for switching cars in the yard. At the moment, no cars need to be switched! Without knowing anything about the numbering scheme for UP's roster or specific history of units, I can guarantee that this GP38-2 is either of Missouri Pacific or MKT heritage. How? Note that it lacks dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and MKT, both being plains railroads, ordered some units without any dynamic brakes. In this case, this was originally MP 2188, delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980, just shy of three years before UP would take over MP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111333 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s sit near the yard office in North Yard, awaiting their next assignment. Neither of these geeps started life as Union Pacific units. The further unit, UP 1506 was SP 7128 when UP merged with Espee. However, the units history dates further back. It was originally delivered to the Baltimore and Ohio in September 1971 as B&O 4011! UP 1357, on the other hand, was delivered to Rio Grande in April 1972 as DRGW 3102. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111334 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific DRGW 1357 sits waiting for its next assignment, most likely as power on a local. In the distance, an SD40N and a GP38N also wait for their next assignment, but as remote control yard power for switching in North Yard. UP 1357 was originally DRGW 3102. Indeed, you can clearly see where its MARS light was once located, as well as the class lights on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111335 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's Green River, WY to North Yard manifest has completed its journey on the Greeley Sub and is pulling into Track 6 in North Yard off the Belt Line. The train is too long to entirely fit on Track 6, so it will split in half, the back half being shoved into Track 5. The conductor is currently riding on the front platform, keeping a close eye on switches to ensure they are properly aligned. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111336 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF After nearly an hour of nothing moving, I was about ready to call it a day and head home when I noticed a blade train coming off the Front Range Sub! The train was instructed to pull through Rennicks and continue south on the Joint Line. A new crew was waiting at Walnut Street. Here, the train is coming through Rennicks Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111337 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF coal empty runs alongside I-25 and Hogan's Alley on the south side of Denver. Both units on the point of the train are recently painted and look very good leading. BNSF 3315 is a Tier-3 "credit" unit, while BNSF 3637 is a brand new ET44AC, delivered earlier this year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs, but in pretty fresh and good looking paint, bring up the tail end of a northbound coal empty that has come to a stop on Main 2 along Hogan's Alley. Not sure if the train is waiting for a recrew or for some other reason before continuing north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111339 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A C44-9W, still sporting Heritage 2 paint, leads a windmill blade train south on Main 1 at Hogan's Alley. A northbound coal empty is stopped next to it on Main 2. Off in the distance, you can see a snowy Longs Peak. It is only about 15 minutes before sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111340 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is really impressive to see a "blade train" as it rolls down the tracks. Those blades are the length of roughly three flat cars. The ends of the blades are supported by frames that can slide along the flatcar to accommodate turns as the train moves. These blades are starting the journey on the Joint Line just before sunset after coming south on the Front Range Sub earlier in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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