Photo ID: 108995 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eaton (MP 58.8) Eaton, CO 355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific NS 4004 leads 112 empty covered hoppers, headed for South St Paul, MN. For this shot, I am standing at the now-closed Hwy 72 grade crossing. It appears that UP has been making a considerable effort to close as many crossing along the Greeley Sub as possible. I noted at least five grade crossing that had been closed in the past few years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108994 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Quick roster shot of the uniquely painted NS 4004, one of the first units to be converted from a unit with DC traction motors to AC traction motors. When Norfolk Southern started the program in 2015, the first six units to be converted (NS 4000 to NS 4005) received special paint schemes to commemorate the conversion. I must admit, I never expected to find one in Greeley, CO! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108993 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley 340 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Nearing the north end of Greeley, this empty unit grain train is starting to accelerate as the entire train is now off of the Great Western and on the mainline. It is exceptionally windy today. Those with a sharp eye will note that the exhaust from NS 4004 is actually blowing toward the front of the train due to the high winds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108992 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W952 (Greeley Jct) Greeley, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific NS 4004 leads an empty unit grain train off the Great Western Railroad, across the US-85 business loop in Greeley, toward UP's main track on the Greeley Subdivision. The width of the four lane highway, including shoulders and center median, is approximately the length of one unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Great Western Railroad is a shortline that switches dozens of businesses in northern Colorado. The railroad interchanges with BNSF in Longmont and Ft Collins and interchanges with UP in Milliken and Greeley. Due to the volume of interchange traffic in Greeley, in 2016, UP built a full CTC control point to make interchanging easier. In this shot, NS 4004 leads an empty grain train off GWR tracks and on to UP's Greeley Sub at Greeley Jct (CP W952). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W952 (Greeley Jct) Greeley, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Great Western Railroad is a shortline that switches dozens of businesses in northern Colorado. The railroad interchanges with BNSF in Longmont and Ft Collins and interchanges with UP in Milliken and Greeley. Due to the volume of interchange traffic in Greeley, in 2016, UP built a full CTC control point to make interchanging easier. In this shot, NS 4004 leads an empty grain train off GWR tracks and on to UP's Greeley Sub at Greeley Jct (CP W952). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108466 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Fort Lupton Weld County, CO 1034 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Less than an hour before sunset, the eastbound (rerouted) Zephyr is moving quickly at track speed on the Greeley Sub just north of Fort Lupton. A smoky atmosphere from wildfires burning to the west are adding to the colors during this "golden hour" before sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108465 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Fort Lupton Weld County, CO 973 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak As the sun sinks lower in the west sky, the shadows grow longer. A rerouted California Zephyr passes by fields of crops just north of Fort Lupton about 27 miles north of Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108464 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 915 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest sits patiently waiting in the siding at Platteville. The train has had to wait for two northbounds, and is now waiting for a rerouted California Zephyr to overtake it south. The Zephyr is out of La Salle and will come flying by on the main soon. The scene has a been of a pink tint to it as the sun tries to shine through smoke from a wildfire to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108463 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of La Salle Weld County, CO 853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A few miles south of La Salle, a northbound UP baretable intermodal train flies by the Peckham Feed shop. A single AC4400CW leads the long, empty train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108462 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 931 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak This scene has something of an other worldly feel to it as a rerouted California Zephyr comes to a stop at the south end of La Salle in the siding. What you see in the sky obscuring a very red sun are not clouds, but rather smoke from one of three major wildfires currently burning in Colorado. This fire is the Cameron Peak fire which, as of this photos, has burned nearly 6,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108461 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 899 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Now we are cooking! In true GE fashion, as the westbound Zephyr starts to accelerate, AMTK 180 belches out not only quite a bit of exhaust, but some pretty decent flames as well from the exhaust stack! GE units are notorious for doing this, although newer models seldom have this happen anymore. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108460 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 897 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak After the eastbound and westbound Zephyrs met here at Carr, the siding furthest to the north on UP's Greeley Subdivision, both trains continue on their way. In the distance is a trans-loading facility that was built within the last ten years or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108459 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak In the tiny town of Carr, CO, the dispatcher has set up a great meet between eastbound and westbound (rerouted) Zephyrs. It will prove to be a "rolling meet", meaning neither train will have to come to a stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108458 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 1423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr crosses over Lone Tree Creek and is coming up to an Approach (yellow over red) signal at the north end of Carr. The westbound Zephyr is just entering the siding of Carr at the south end. Both Zephyrs are being rerouted through Wyoming due to a wildfire that has the tracks through Glenwood Canyon closed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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