Photo ID: 110632 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ramsey Hanna, WY 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern NS 7550 is the sole unit remaining on this eastbound covered hopper train after the crew took the lead two units to the east end of the siding. In the distance, you can see another eastbound pulling through the siding. The second unit from this train on Main 2 will be donated to the train in the siding as another one of its units failed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110606 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Norfolk Southern Bringing up the tail end of this BNSF Provo-Denver manifest is a BNSF ES44AC and a Norfolk Southern AC44C6M (an NS rebuild from a C44-9W). Norfolk Southern has long been known for conducting rebuilds itself at its Altoona shops rather than contracting out for rebuilds. This is a practice that other Class 1 railroads are starting to embrace to avoid having to buy new, expensive Tier-4 compliant locomotives. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110519 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF This southbound Denver to Amarillo manifest just received a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal at Walnut Street. The train is starting to throttle up and will crossover from Main 1 to Main 2 at Walnut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110518 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Walnut Street Denver, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest (Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX) has some unique power with a KCS Belle and NS "Catfish" elephant style on the head end. The train is currently waiting on Main 1 to Walnut for a green signal to continue south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108997 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific UP's Greeley Sub Dispatcher has set up a meet between NS 4004 and a southbound manifest here at Carr. NS 4004 got here first and will be holding the main the for the meet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108996 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Just north of the small town of Nunn, NS 4004 and UP 7331 have 112 empty covered hoppers on the roll northbound. Not too far ahead and the dispatcher would give the train a high wind warning, with wind speeds up to 70 MPH reported. The empty trains "blow over" speed is 78 MPH, meaning the train will be able to continue to Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108995 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eaton (MP 58.8) Eaton, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific NS 4004 leads 112 empty covered hoppers, headed for South St Paul, MN. For this shot, I am standing at the now-closed Hwy 72 grade crossing. It appears that UP has been making a considerable effort to close as many crossing along the Greeley Sub as possible. I noted at least five grade crossing that had been closed in the past few years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108994 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Quick roster shot of the uniquely painted NS 4004, one of the first units to be converted from a unit with DC traction motors to AC traction motors. When Norfolk Southern started the program in 2015, the first six units to be converted (NS 4000 to NS 4005) received special paint schemes to commemorate the conversion. I must admit, I never expected to find one in Greeley, CO! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108993 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Nearing the north end of Greeley, this empty unit grain train is starting to accelerate as the entire train is now off of the Great Western and on the mainline. It is exceptionally windy today. Those with a sharp eye will note that the exhaust from NS 4004 is actually blowing toward the front of the train due to the high winds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108992 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W952 (Greeley Jct) Greeley, CO 248 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific NS 4004 leads an empty unit grain train off the Great Western Railroad, across the US-85 business loop in Greeley, toward UP's main track on the Greeley Subdivision. The width of the four lane highway, including shoulders and center median, is approximately the length of one unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Great Western Railroad is a shortline that switches dozens of businesses in northern Colorado. The railroad interchanges with BNSF in Longmont and Ft Collins and interchanges with UP in Milliken and Greeley. Due to the volume of interchange traffic in Greeley, in 2016, UP built a full CTC control point to make interchanging easier. In this shot, NS 4004 leads an empty grain train off GWR tracks and on to UP's Greeley Sub at Greeley Jct (CP W952). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W952 (Greeley Jct) Greeley, CO 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Great Western Railroad is a shortline that switches dozens of businesses in northern Colorado. The railroad interchanges with BNSF in Longmont and Ft Collins and interchanges with UP in Milliken and Greeley. Due to the volume of interchange traffic in Greeley, in 2016, UP built a full CTC control point to make interchanging easier. In this shot, NS 4004 leads an empty grain train off GWR tracks and on to UP's Greeley Sub at Greeley Jct (CP W952). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108989 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley Greeley, CO 219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Great Western Railroad Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific NS 4004 has completed unloading in Windsor on the Great Western Railroad. The GWR crew has been replaced by a Union Pacific crew (still on GWR trackage). The train just received word from UP's Greeley Sub dispatcher that the train can continue east and watch for a signal indication for the turn north on to the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108988 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Windsor Windsor, CO 243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Great Western Railroad Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific In the market for a location for you business that needs access to rail? Consider the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor, CO! There are currently lots available. Meanwhile, NS 4004 works on unloading a unit grain train within the industrial park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Windsor Windsor, CO 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Great Western Railroad Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Starting in late 2015, Norfolk Southern teamed up with GE to start rebuilding some of their older Dash-9s with DC traction motors to AC traction motors. The cost was only 50%-60% that of a new AC unit. The units were designated as AC44C6Ms, and several of them at the start of the series received special paint schemes. NS 4004 is one such unit, currently on the Great Western Railroad, emptying covered hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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