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Photo ID: 101985
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, April 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 633
Denver, CO
1673
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
15 years ago and this train would probably not be visible at its current location as it would be in a tunnel underneath a runway! Prior to the construction of Denver International Airport, Stapleton International Airport had north/south runways that went right over the tracks here. Today, the MDVSI-13 is starting its trek east across the plains.
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Photo ID: 101913
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 635
Denver, CO
2164
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A few miles away from UP's 36th Street Yard, Union Pacific's EC-4 track geometry car heads west. The geometry car spends its time traveling all over UP's system.
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Photo ID: 101896
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 635
Denver, CO
2122
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
After completing its switching work at Roydale, the LDJ03 is headed back toward 36th Street. The train is moving at restricted speed as it is following a coal empty into the yard using a box 4 and a box 11 on its track warrant. The local is passing the switching yard at Monaco Street. GMTX 2678 is a leaser of Baltimore & Ohio heritage.
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Photo ID: 101895
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 637
Denver, CO
1764
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Getting close to the end of its journey across the plains, this UP coal empty is crossing Steele Street approaching the Yard Limits at 36th Street. A sign of the weather in the last 24 hours is on the side of the unit...ice is draped off the running boards of the lead unit!
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Photo ID: 101894
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sandown Junction
Denver, CO
1633
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A single DPU C44AC-CTE brings up the rear of a coal empty headed for Bypass 1 at North Yard. The train is headed for the Somerset Mine on the North Fork Branch south of Grand Junction.
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Photo ID: 101893
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sandown Junction
Denver, CO
2196
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A westbound coal empty - the CCSSM-24 - is passing milepost 634 on UP's KP Line. The train is approaching the former (and possibly future) location of Sandown Junction. It was here that the Rock Island would leave the KP Line to head for the Belt Line and connect with DRGW.
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Photo ID: 101892
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Mesa (K627)
Aurora, CO
1941
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Can you say blowing snow / white out conditions? A westbound coal empty approaches the west switch of Mesa on UP's Limon Subdivision in Aurora. Temperatures fell nearly 50 degrees overnight and this March blizzard settled into the area.
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Photo ID: 101891
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Roydale
Denver, CO
1901
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
The second picture I added to the website was taken on January 12, 2002 and it was of DRGW 3111. Six years later and that same unit was found switching on the Roydale Local (the LDJ03) at Roydale. Looks a bit different from six years ago...
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Photo ID: 101890
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Roydale
Denver, CO
2148
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
In Colorado, the weather can shift from Summer to Winter overnight...literally! 24 hours before this picture was taken, it was 75 degrees out. On this day, the mercury in the thermometer didn't get over 30. UP's LDJ03 is switching on the main at Roydale.
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Photo ID: 101719
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sandown Junction
Denver, CO
2377
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
At Ulster Street - also the former and possibly future location of Sandown Junction - this westbound coal empty has received word from 36th Street that the train can run around the wye at the yard and move toward the Belt Industrial Lead and the Bypass Track at North Yard.
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Photo ID: 101718
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Mesa
Aurora, CO
1515
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
A westbound coal empty, led by 6661, holds the siding at Mesa as the end helpers from a coal load on the main pass by, moving at track speed. The UP 7655 is an ES44AC, delivered to UP at the beginning of June, 2007.
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Photo ID: 101717
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Mesa
Aurora, CO
1740
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
The conductor from a westbound coal empty in the siding at Mesa gives a wave to an eastbound coal load moving at track speed on the mainline. The conductor will give the train a "roll-by", making sure there are no defects with any of the cars.
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Photo ID: 101716
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Mesa
Aurora, CO
1609
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Some of the newest power to come out of Erie, PA has been slow to show up on coal power in Colorado. However, two days after Thanksgiving found this four month old ES44AC on a westbound coal empty, holding the siding at Mesa for a meet with an eastbound.
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Photo ID: 101715
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sable
Aurora, CO
1891
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
Snow-capped peaks offer a nice background for this eastbound coal load, moving quickly along on the main at Sable. The train has a warrant east toward Limon.
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Photo ID: 101714
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 636
Denver, CO
1878
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Subdivision
Railroad
Limon (UP) Union Pacific
This is a scene that UP would stop tomorrow, if it were possible. This train is coming out of 36th Street on the Limon Subdivision. UP hopes that in the not-to-distant future, the CRIP (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific) line between the Belt Industrial Lead and Sandown Junction will be restored. If and when that happens, coal trains will no longer traverse this section of track.
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