Photo ID: 112598 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CLCX This interesting looking unit is a Peoria Locomotive Works unit, originally built as a GP10 for New York Central in April 1953. The unit is apparently owned by Chattahoochee Locomotive. I have no idea why it is in Denver, when it arrived, when it is leaving, or where it is heading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112597 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of P42DCs lead a baggage car and nine Superliners on an on-time westbound Zephyr. Here at Prospect Jct, as the train is about to pass underneath I-25, we see the Zephyr as it moves from BNSF to UP. The train has just changed channels from 3939 to 1414. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112596 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After an on-time departure, from Denver Union Station, the Zephyr has come to a stop in the OS at Prospect Jct to pick up a conductor that threw a switch. It is here at Prospect Jct that the Zephyr moves from BNSF tracks to UP tracks. It will run on Main 2 between Prospect Jct and Fox Jct, where it will change over to the single main track to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112595 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is working on getting out of Denver, crossing the north end of the Joint Line on Buck Lead. As you can see, there is a switch against the Zephyr, and the train has come to a stop. A conductor will hop off the train and walk up and throw the switch so the Zephyr can continue west. This is why the Zephyr will sometimes make a stop or two when departing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112594 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGJ is typically called (and departs) Denver west after sunset. It's possible that, with the days almost at their longest, the train is departing just prior to sunset. It's also possible that it just happens to be early on this Saturday evening. Either way, four units lead the manifest west in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112593 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There is a relatively narrow cut in the middle of Arvada between Carr Street and 68th Avenue. This time of year, when the trees have all their leaves, it appears as though trains just barely squeeze through. Here, UP's MNYGJ is on the roll westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112592 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the eastbound Zephyr at C&S Junction, UP's MNYGJ is now on the move westbound through Arvada. The train is passing through the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112591 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With thunderstorms building to the north, the eastbound California Zephyr is about 50 minutes late as it rolls through Arvada. As we move closer to summer, the heat has been increasing, and UP has been putting out a lot of 10 MPH slow orders due to the possibility of sun kinks in the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112590 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is relatively short today, but still running in a 3x2 configuration. Despite being slightly shorter than normal, the train is still primarily composed of tank cars as it rolls through Arvada on the final 10 or so miles of its trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112589 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two units, an NS "catfish" and a BNSF Heritage 2 unit, bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver. The Norfolk Southern unit is called a "catfish" as the white stripes on the black unit kind of give the appearance of a catfish. As the train rolls by, the owner of the field works to mow the grass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112588 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70ACes lead BNSF's Provo-Denver eastbound through Arvada. The train spent about four hours tied down in the siding at Rocky, waiting for a fresh crew to take the train the rest of the way into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112587 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Afternoon clouds roll through the area as the Rocky Mountaineer heads east on the main through Arvada between Leyden and Arvada. RMRX 8021, the other GP40-3, is in UP's North Yard, receiving some maintenance. In the meantime, The RM's leased SD40M-2 (ex-SD45), RMRX 8600, is leading the train east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112586 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound BNSF coal load sits idling on the siding at Barr. The train is currently tied down here, waiting on a fresh crew to come out of Denver. There are only two tracks (Coal 1 and Coal 2) at the yard in Denver that BNSF can use for trains waiting for a recrew. When both of those are plugged, they have to find alternative places for tying trains down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112585 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson to Barr Adams County, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak On a beautiful Friday and Thirteenth, the morning westbound Zephyr blasts by Barr Lake on BNSF's Brush Sub, a nice reflection coming off the lake. The Zephyr is running 30 minutes ahead of schedule today, meaning passengers will have an extended air break at the station in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112584 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson to Barr Adams County, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running nearly 30 minutes early this morning, making track speed along I-76 between Hudson and Barr. Looks like the Zephyr is officially back up to nine Superliners! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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