Photo ID: 109402 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF The Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City was built around and in between the BNSF Brush Sub and the UP Greeley Sub. A pretty smart way to build it, actually, as it give the refinery access to two railroads for moving product. Of course, when the refinery was built, what is now the BNSF Brush Sub was actually the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (CB&Q) mainline to Denver from Chicago. Two mergers later (Burlington Northern, and then BNSF), and it is now the BNSF Brush Sub. The UP track, on the other hand, has been UP for all but 10 years of its life. It was originally built by the Denver Pacific Railway in 1870. Ten years later, in 1880, UP bought the Denver Pacific, gaining a direct line to Denver from Cheyenne. In the shot here, a BNSF local sits on the Brush Sub (to the right) while a UP local sits on the Greeley Sub (to the left), both waiting their turn to cross the diamond where the two subdivisions intersect. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109401 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A northbound UP local sits patiently on the outbound track at Sand Creek, waiting for its turn to get a light across the diamond at which UP's Greeley Sub and BNSF's Brush Sub cross one another. However, the local will have to wait for four trains before it will get its turn to head north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109373 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Narrows Denver, CO 405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific For the previous two months, The Rocky Mountaineer has only making a single trip per week from Denver out to Moab and back. However, with fall rapidly approaching, the train has once again started up twice-weekly service. The Mountaineer power is still in the shop, so a pair of (Phase 2) SD70Ms are being used for power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109357 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Gilcrest Weld County, CO 293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Have an SD70M right up in your face! The best looking wide cab EMD ever produced, in my humble opinion. Teardrop windows on the point and a great looking nose. The train is currently backing away from the camera, switching cars in a side track at Gilcrest, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109356 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Gilcrest Weld County, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Two SD70Ms lead a southbound manifest just south of Gilcrest. The lead SD70M is one of the first ones delivered in the massive order of 1000 units. The second is a "Phase 2" SD70M, denoted by the slightly slanted radiator intakes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109355 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Gilcrest Weld County, CO 370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD70Ms lead a southbound manifest just south of the town of Gilcrest on UP's Greeley Sub. The train is actually stopped at the moment as it is switch some cars on a track off the main at Gilcrest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109354 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A northbound train sits on the siding facing a red signal at the north end of Platteville. After meeting one southbound, the train is now waiting for a second southbound. The train they are waiting on is currently switching at Gilcrest a few miles to the north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109353 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific With only a hundred or so SD70ACe-T4s on UP's roster, it was a bit unusual to catch two of them on this northbound train sitting in the siding at Platteville. Unlike the SD70ACe, the T4 (Tier-4 which meet Tier-4 emissions standards), has a larger and boxier long hood. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109352 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Tier-4 locomotives have not been particularly popular since their (required) introduction. UP has indulged EMD with the purchase of around 100 SD70ACe-T4s, but that's about it. One such example, UP 3012, is seen here on a northbound train in the siding at Platteville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109351 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Gilcrest Weld County, CO 301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific A lake that normally would not exist has popped up along the tracks as a field has flooded in the recent high volumes of rain. Cows in the distance seem to be enjoying the plentiful grass mixed with water as a southbound UP manifest, with a KCS lead, roll by south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109350 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gilcrest (MP 40.3) Weld County, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific UP's MNPDV is moving south on the Greeley Sub at Gilcrest along US-85. Near-record rainfall in May and June has resulted in some flooded fields along the tracks, creating an interesting dynamic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109349 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Platte River La Salle, CO 385 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific Throughout much of the year, the South Platte River seems to be down at almost a trickle. However, after a winter with a lot of snow fall and a ton of rain this spring, the South Platte have flowed a bit over its banks! A southbound UP manifest has a Kansas City Southern "Retro-Belle" SD70ACe on the point as the train crosses the river. Although this is a manifest in UP's system, there are several dozen double stacks at the front of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109347 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eaton (MP 58.8) Eaton, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific UP's MNPDV-17 is putting its train together at Eaton to prepare for the continued trip south. In the foreground is a irrigation pivot, used to water one of the many fields found on the farmland of eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109346 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W057 Eaton, CO 312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific After dropping off 70 covered hoppers at an industry in Eaton, CO, the three units from the MNPDV-17 are back on the main and waiting for a restricting signal at CP W057 in order to back on to their train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109345 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 18, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eaton (MP 58.8) Eaton, CO 310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CPKC, Union Pacific KCS 4121, leading the MNPDV, is dropping off 70 covered hoppers off the main here at Eaton. The rest of the train, consisting of double stacks and auto racks is sitting on the main to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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