Photo ID: 104624 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Rio Grande UP runs a local out of Colorado Springs and the local will take a "shoving platform" (as it is known on the railroad these days...also known as a boarded up caboose!) with it. The shoving platform in the Springs used to be this nicely maintained Rio Grande caboose. However, it has since been retired by UP and time will tell where it will end up. Hopefully, not beneath a cutting torch! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104565 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1846 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande During the end of its active life, DRGW 3011 was relegated to "B-Unit" status. This essentially meant that the unit was not capable of leading a consist and could only be used as a trailing unit. While it certainly needs some work, the classic GP30 cab looks mighty fine from the side. Good to know that one of these will be preserved. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104564 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1763 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Rio Grande GP30 #3011 spent 32 years on the active roster. It was built in May 1962 and worked until 1994, six years after the DRGW/Espee merger. It is now 52 years old and sits quietly next to the roundhouse at the Colorado Railroad Museum. One day, it'll have its turn at restoration! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104563 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1689 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande At the back of the long hood of GP30 DRGW 3011, we find a fan used as part of the cooling of the prime mover. Although in this case, it has probably been close to 20 years since this fan has been used! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104562 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1825 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A lot of the components of DRGW 3011, such as the headlights, class lights, number boards and plow, have been removed. The team at the museum will keep them safe and out of the elements until such a time as the unit is restored to look like it did in its glory days! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104561 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The gauge on the fuel tank of DRGW 3011 (on the conductor's side) has lost its needle! Not that it is needed as the 2,600 gallon tank is no doubt dry as a bone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104560 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 2099 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The 16 cylinder EMD 567D3 of DRGW 3011 sits visible and silent as the doors along the long hood quietly creak due to a light morning breeze. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104559 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1771 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande 20 years ago, in 1994, Espee retired GP30 DRGW 3011. In 1995, they sold the unit to OmniTRAX who stored the unit in Wichita, KS until 2000. In mid-2001, it was moved to Loveland, CO where it sat for another year. In 2002, it was donated by OmniTRAX to the Colorado Railroad Museum. 10 years ago, in 2004, the unit was moved to the museum. For the time being, it sits on the east side of the roundhouse, awaiting its turn at restoration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104558 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1746 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Time always marches on and, as it does, change inevitably happens. When the Rio Grande Zephyr stopped running in April 1983, the future of Rio Grande's last few F9s was very uncertain. In 1984, they were used on slow, heavy slag trains in maintenance service. Fortunately in the end, DRGW 5771 (F9A) and DRGW 5762 (F9B) found a home at the Colorado Railroad Museum. There, they underwent a restoration project in which the four stripe scheme was applied to them. Ironically, neither had ever worn the four stripe scheme prior to arriving at the museum! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104521 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1942 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande This GP40-2 is no stranger to these rails! Not long ago, this was DRGW 3126...one of the last GP40-2s delivered to Rio Grande. As time marches forward, nearly every former Rio Grande unit still rostered by UP has received a full repaint. UP 1348 is no exception! Just like the numerous MP, WP, MKT (and numerous others) from UP's past, armour yellow dominates. In the distance, you can see Ralston Valley High School, which was built at the beginning of the 21st Century. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104503 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Regardless of the paint scheme, I really love seeing good old spartan cabs hanging around North Yard! One of these units in particular has been around North Yard for a very long time. UP 1349 was once DRGW 3128, one of the last GP40-2s delivered to the Grande. It was patched on May 16, 2005 and received a full repaint in April 2007. At that time, the Mars light was removed and air conditioning was added. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104219 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling (MP 9.8) Arvada, CO 1933 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Less than 24 hours ago, the signal was still online and providing information to westbound trains. The heads on the signal will be recycled elsewhere on the system. You can see the old concrete stand (painted black) on the left side of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104218 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling (MP 9.8) Arvada, CO 1873 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande At Kipling Street, the old DRGW-ear westbound intermediate lies inactive along the side of the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104217 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling (MP 9.8) Arvada, CO 2054 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The old eastbound intermediate at Kipling Street lays decapitated next to the right of way. Shouldn't there be crime scene tape up? :) Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104216 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling (MP 9.8) Arvada, CO 2102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After sitting inactive for ten months, UP finally activated the new intermediate at Kipling on the evening of Wednesday, March 28th. The old intermediate were shut down and laid on their sides along the right of way. 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