Photo ID: 109023 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brighton Brighton, CO 374 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A colorful consist of seven units leads a northbound auto rack train underneath the E-470 overpass between Hazeltine and Brighton on UP's Greeley Sub. In the consist, we have UP 1988 (Katy heritage unit) 2nd, UP 1989 (DRGW heritage unit) 5th, and a Norfolk Southern unit 6th. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109022 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brighton Brighton, CO 457 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After spending about 45 minutes putting their train together and running an air test, seven units lead this light auto rack train north on the Greeley Sub. In the foreground, an SUV passes by, likely unaware of the approaching train, on the E-470 toll road that partially loops around Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109021 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine (8,232ft) Commerce City, CO 419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After spotting a reverse move of seven light units to a strand of auto racks, the conductor climbs off the units to knock the brakes off the auto racks and give them a quick inspection. Then, the train will make another reverse move (across a grade crossing) to connect the train in preparation for departure north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109020 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Hello old friend! Hard to believe UP's heritage units have been around long enough to now be referred to as "old friend". UP 1989 was unveiled at North Yard in Denver nearly 17 years ago (as of this photo). Other than a pretty good layer of dirt, the unit is looking pretty good, considering its age! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109019 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 598 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Always great to find the Rio Grande logo in 2023. Even better to find it on the long hood of a locomotive! In this case, we are of course referring to the Rio Grande heritage unit, UP 1989. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109018 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad was a Class 1 that formed in 1865. In the 1890s, the railroad primarily operated in Kansas and Texas, resulting in the abbreviation "K-T" or "KT" be used. It didn't take long for the nickname "The Katy" to be adopted by the railroad. A nickname that the railroad continued to use up until it was merged in to Union Pacific in 1988. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109017 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 480 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988, the Katy (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) heritage unit, will always be a somewhat special one for me as it was the very first heritage unit I ever had the pleasure of seeing in person. It happened to be in Denver in September 2005, just a month after being unveiled, and I was able to find it. On this day, it is the second unit on a northbound empty auto rack train heading for Laredo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109016 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W011 (South Hazeltine) Commerce City, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Seven light units, including two of UP's six heritage units (UP 1988 and UP 1989) prepare to knock down a clear (green) signal at the south end of Hazeltine. The south end of Hazeltine is actually a crossover. However, south of the control point on what would be the siding, there is no occupancy and the track serves as a lead in to the Rolla auto facility. The trailing unit, UP 6385, was once SP 339! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109015 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dupont (MP 8.2) Commerce City, CO 407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Seven light units head north out of Denver on UP's Greeley Subdivision. The units are headed to the first siding north of Denver on the Greeley Sub, the siding of Hazeltine. A string of auto racks is tied down in the siding and these units will pick up the string of cars and take them to Laredo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109010 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Brighton Weld County, CO 491 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific About 20 minutes before the sun will disappear behind the mountains to the west, UP 9013 leads a manifest south toward Denver on the Greeley Sub. A few miles to the south, the train will be taking the siding at Brighton. But for now, it is running on clear (green) signals and moving at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109009 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Brighton Weld County, CO 487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific About 20 minutes before the sun will disappear behind the mountains to the west, UP 9013 leads a manifest south toward Denver on the Greeley Sub. A few miles to the south, the train will be taking the siding at Brighton. But for now, it is running on clear (green) signals and moving at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109008 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific You couldn't ask for better lighting for these three units than the Golden Hour light here. The units are on the point of a southbound manifest, approach a clear (green) signal at the north end of Platteville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109007 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Platteville Platteville, CO 505 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific As we enter in to the Golden Hour, UP 9013 rounds the curve just north of Platteville, taking the tracks from a southwest direction to a south direction on the journey south toward Denver. The conspicuous road sign along US-85 indicate the road will be curving, following the tracks to the north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109006 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W047 (North La Salle) La Salle, CO 389 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Roster shot of SD70ACe-T4, UP 3087. I try to get a few shots of these units whenever I see them as they are relatively rare. Out of UP's roster of over 8,000 locomotives, they only have 87 of these EMD Tier 4 units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109005 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) Evans, CO 524 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest crosses the South Platte river just south of the town of Evans and just north of the town of La Salle. US-85 parallels the tracks, crossing the river over its own bridge. The South Platte is one of the largest rivers in Colorado, which isn't saying much when compared to rivers like the Mississippi! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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