Photo ID: 113007 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed KYLE in Limon Limon, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's Limon Local is pulling into the three track yard at the west end of the KYLE railroad. After dropping off 40 cars for the KYLE, the local will pick up the string of tank cars here that the KYLE left for the local. The KYLE was formed in 1982 by the Willis B Kyle Organization after the fall of the Rock Island. The railroad has gone through several owners over the years, and since 2012, it has been owned by the Genesee & Wyoming. The railroad operate roughly 510 miles of track, with 420 miles in Kansas, and the 90 or so remaining miles in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113006 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed KYLE in Limon Denver, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's Limon Local is leaving the mainline behind to drop off 40 cars with the KYLE railroad. The Limon Depot rests right in between UP's Limon Subdivision (to the left) and the west end of the KYLE railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113005 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed KYLE in Limon Denver, CO 444 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 7719 leads the Limon Local right by the Limon Depot. This track was once owned by the Rock Island until its demise in 1980. Rock Island trains coming from Chicago would join the UP KP line here in Limon for the trip west to Denver. Now, the line is owned by the KYLE railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113004 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Limon (8,841ft) Denver, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just over an hour before sunset, UP's Limon Local has arrived in Limon. It has come to a stop on the main, and the conductor will soon hop off and throw the switch that leads from UP's Limon Sub over to the KYLE railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113003 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Denver, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At the start of Golden Hour, UP's Limon Local passes the west switch of Cedar Point, roughly ten miles west of Limon. While I am not complaining about the opportunity to chase a train on the Limon Sub, it would have been great if the ES44AC had been left behind and the train had run with just the pair of SD40-2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113002 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Agate Denver, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The Limon Subdivision used to see a lot of traffic in the early 2000s. Coal trains coming from or headed to mines in Western Colorado, during the height of coal, would run on the Limon Sub. These days, the eastern mainline has all but been deserted. The Limon Local makes periodic trips from Denver to Limon. There is an occasional oil train, but most of the UP oil trains run on the Overland. There's also a grain train from time-to-time, but otherwise, not much runs out here. You could easily spend an entire day trackside and not see anything moving. Fortunately, I was able to catch the Limon Local this afternoon as it heads east, just west of Agate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113001 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Agate Denver, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific East of Denver, I-70 follows the Limon Subdivision pretty closely until the town of Limon, at which point the track turn southeast and follow US-287. Here, just west of Agate, we get a shot of a 40-car Limon Local, following along the interstate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113000 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers (9,150ft) Denver, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific It has been quite awhile since I've chased anything on the Limon Sub, mainly because trains run so incredibly infrequently. I was happy to have the opportunity to get a shot of the Limon Local as it crosses West Bijou Creek, which is completely dry at the moment. The west half of this bridge was rebuilt a little over five years ago. The blocky concrete bridge is the result of the rebuild. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112999 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bennett (4,976ft) Denver, CO 405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Bennett, on the Limon Subdivision, The Limon Local crosses a long trestle that runs over Kiowa Creek. The creek is almost entirely dried up most of the year, with August being no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112998 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Roydale Denver, CO 419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The crew on the Limon Local has assembled its train after picking up cars here at Roydale. The train is now out on Main 1, waiting for the dispatcher to set up a signal for the train to continue east. When RTD wanted to build a commuter rail from Union Station to Denver International Airport, RTD purchased some of the right-of-way that UP owned between 36th Street and east between Sable and Mesa. With the proceeds from the sale, UP installed CTC on the west end of the Limon Sub, and added a second main track to the far west end as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112997 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Roydale Denver, CO 398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC and a pair of SD40-2s will be the power on the on the Limon Local, whose train is being put together right now. Meanwhile, a 4-car RTD A-Line commuter train heads west toward Denver International Airport. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112996 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Roydale Denver, CO 417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The engineer and conductor on the Limon Local are working to pick up a pair of SD40-2s and the first few cars for the trip east to Limon. The engineer had to retrieve an MU cable to connect the ES44AC to the SD40-2. The conductor is getting ready to knock off hand brakes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112995 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Roydale Denver, CO 383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of the Roydale Yard tracks, UP 7719 has come to a stop on Main 1 of the Limon Sub. The two units and cars in the background are all headed to Limon. The cars will be turned over to the KYLE railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112994 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific As far as I know, UP has all of it DC GE-fleet in long term storage. UP 9755 is an example of a C44-9W that is currently in 36th Street. UP has taken some of these older units and rebuilt them into C44ACM, with AC traction motors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112993 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 389 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3854 sits in a long string of units at 36th Street that are in long term storage. Of the roughly 1,400 SD70Ms that UP ordered in the early 2000s, I am curious as to just how many are currently sitting in storage, not being used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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