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Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Kevin Morgan
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Byers (9,150ft)
Byers, CO
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1496 (Add a Comment)
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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This train has outrun most of the clouds, creating some rather harsh lighting conditions as the sun has moved more toward the western sky. The coal load is approaching the west switch of Byers. There is a clear signal and the train has a track warrant to continue heading east toward Sharon Springs, KS (the next crew change point) and points beyond.
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Kevin Morgan
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West of Watkins
Watkins, CO
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1408 (Add a Comment)
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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There is a long curve and nice wooden bridge just a few miles west of Watkins, CO. There is some rain in the area as the next week is predicted to bring a LOT of precipitation in Colorado. The train is moving at a descent clip...in fact, if you look closely, you can see a bit of coal dust blowing off the hoppers on the left side of the shot.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
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1480 (Add a Comment)
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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This scene shows another example of the large amounts of construction. The bridge and track this coal load is on was here five years ago. The other bridges and three tracks were not. Once activated, UP will have two main tracks here, both controlled by CTC (instead of the track warrants the currently control it). The two rails in the background are commuter rail tracks that will be activated in 2016.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 634.5 (Sandown)
Denver, CO
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1431 (Add a Comment)
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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Just as on the northwest side of Denver, there is a lot of construction going on along the east side as well. Commuter rails are being constructed between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. Much of the commuter rail trackage parallels UPs Limon Sub. UP is also adding a second main track for several miles as well as CTC to part of the Limon Sub. Here, a UP coal load heads east on what will become Main 1 once the second main is brought in to service.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
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Kevin Morgan
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Roydale
Denver, CO
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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Just west of Roydale (and Havana Street), we see the progress on the construction of Main 2 on the Limon Sub. This second main will be about four miles long, paralleling the existing main to the right. The addition of this main, as well as CTC, will make it much easier for through trains to get around locals that frequently work the existing main track. In the distance, you can see the relatively new Central Park Blvd overpass just a bit east of Ulster Street (and the old Sandown Junction). Once upon a time, this shot would have contained a tunnel (for the tracks) underneath the north/south runways of Stapleton International Airport!
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
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Kevin Morgan
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Roydale
Aurora, CO
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1405 (Add a Comment)
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Limon (UP)
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Union Pacific
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When RTD approached UP and asked to build the "East Line" along the Limon Sub right-of-way, UP had a few conditions. Specifically, they are getting CTC installed between the yard in Denver and Mesa. A stretch of about nine miles. In addition, a second main track is being added between the yard at Roydale (about four miles). There are several locals that work between Denver and Roydale and the addition of the second main will allow through trains to get through the limits much easier and faster. In this shot, you can see new signals - not yet fully installed or activated - near the west end of Roydale at Havana Street. Here, the second main will go back down to a single main. The track closest to the photographer is not yet active, but will become Main 2 once it is active.
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