Photo ID: 112578 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Denver, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY, the thrice-weekly manifest from Grand Junction to Denver, is approaching the Pierce Street grade crossing in Arvada. If you look in the distance, you can actually see Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112579 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS007 (Arvada) Denver, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At CP DS007 (Arvada), the MGJNY diverges from the Main Track to Main 2. UP intentionally added a little dog leg curve to the main so Main 1 (far track to the right) would not be diverging at the switch. This is because heavy coal trains (and now oil train) generally run on Main 1, and UP did not want the heavy trains to diverging through the switch. The switch itself is actually a (relatively) high speed switch. It is long and has moveable point frogs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112580 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This GP40N is catching a ride on the MGJNY. The unit is likely due for a 90-day inspection, and is on its way to North Platte, NE. The unit was originally a GP40-2, delivered to Western Pacific in July 1979 as WP 3548. For the rivet counters out there, its frame number is 786220-4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112581 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island A Denver Rock Island switch job is moving to spot some empty box cars at the Waste Management Franklin Street Recycling building. These cars were just delivered to DRIR from Union Pacific a few hours earlier! A cement truck slows on Franklin Street in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112582 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island Denver Rock Island SW1500 #1083 has the switching duties this morning as it shoves some box cars across Franklin Street in Denver. This particular switcher started life as SP 2480 in September 1967. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112583 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Denver Rock Island DRIR 1083 has crossed Franklin Street and has opened the gates to the Waste Management Recycle center. The crew is delivering a couple of empty box cars to the recycle plant for loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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