Photo ID: 103879 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K627 (West Mesa) Aurora, CO 1604 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Labor Day finds this westbound coal empty sitting in the siding at Mesa. A zone crew has just untied the train and is preparing to take it in to North Yard for a power swap. Currently, the train is being led by an ES44AC, which is somewhat unusual for UP coal trains in Colorado. Before continuing to the yard, however, the train must first wait for two eastbounds to come by before departing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103497 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Denver, CO 1796 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After receiving a relief crew, this westbound coal empty is going to leave the siding of Mesa behind and head in to town. The empty is setup in an interesting 1x1 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103496 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Denver, CO 1738 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP grain empty pulls its way down the main at Mesa after meeting a westbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103314 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 27, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 636 Denver, CO 1913 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Southern Pacific, Union Pacific An unpatched Espee AC4400CW, one of only 13 left on UP's roster, leads up the MSIDV (Manifest, Salina to Denver). While the Espee unit hasn't received a patch, it has received a yellow frame stripe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103313 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 27, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 635 Denver, CO 1999 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Southern Pacific This was a bit of a surprise! Southern Pacific originally had 279 AC4400CWs on the roster, numbered 100 to 378. As of this picture, there were only 13 of those 279 left and unpatched on UP's roster. Not only was SP 343 in Colorado on this day, but it was leading the MSIDV-26. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103263 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 620 Watkins, CO 1713 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific In the town of Watkins, there is a nifty little bridge bridge that crosses a river bed (I'm not sure which one). Several years ago, Watkins was going to be the location of a new UP Yard (relocated from 36th Street in Denver). However, as of 2010, those plans have not yet come together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103262 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 605 Strasburg, CO 1628 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Strasburg, this coal empty is making good time as the sun is slowly getting lower in the western sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103261 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 593 Byers, CO 1925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Byers, the Limon Sub crosses over the West Bijou Creek on a nice looking truss bridge. This coal empty is crossing it now, moving at about 40 MPH on its journey west toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103260 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 593 Byers, CO 1743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After meeting an eastbound coal load at the siding of Byers (about 43 miles east of Denver), this westbound coal empty has a track warrant to proceed all the way to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103162 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 10, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 625 (CP K625) Aurora, CO 1665 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At the east switch of Mesa, a grain train has a track warrant to continue toward the eastern plains of Colorado. Signs that summer is over are very apparent as the temperature is a chilly 25 degrees! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103148 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 3313 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Quite a different assignment from the one it had a few weeks ago when it led the California Zephyr! Here, UP 1989 is sitting on a train used for training of local law enforcement officials. That second car on the train is used for transporting radioactive waste by rail. The "nuclear" car has a buffer car on either side of it, and a Department of Defense caboose (actually used as a part of the Department of Energy) sits on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103147 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 2576 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP 1989 was setup on the point of this rather unusual looking train at UP's Roydale Yard on the Limon Sub. The day before, a Colorado Highway Patrol tent was setup and officials were being introduced to the nuclear car, used for transporting radioactive waste. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103146 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 1774 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) DODX This is an appropriately-named "nuclear" car. It is used for transporting nuclear waste by rail. It has been tested by intentionally derailing a train and running it into a wall at 100+ MPH! In all tests, the radioactive cylinder remained completely intact. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103145 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 1725 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) DODX Can you guess what "DODX" stands for on this caboose? If you guessed "Department of Defense", you'd be correct! This caboose is owned by the United States Department of Defense and was sitting on a short train in the yard at Roydale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102916 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 9, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 634 Denver, CO 2256 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After picking up its conductor and receiving clearance from 36th Street, this special military train is ready to proceed west on the Limon Sub and then north toward Cheyenne on the Greeley Sub. 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