Photo ID: 112992 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer departed Denver this morning for Moab, UT. The two GP40-3s are working at the moment, so the SD40M-2 is being left behind in Denver with the SD18 that is used for switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A yard crew at 36th Street has moved out of the way for a single unit that is going to pick up cars on the Limon Sub and then proceed to Limon. The cars will be dropped off for the KYLE railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A single UP unit is crossing the grade crossing at York Street at the south end of the Greeley Sub. The unit will run around the wye and head east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112989 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific This "train" here is the Limon Local. Well, it is (of course) just a single unit right now. The unit will pick up the cars for the local in the Roydale Yard on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112988 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Union Pacific has a pretty substantial maintenance project coming up. They are going to replace the ties throughout the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. The project includes quite a bit of fresh ballast as well. This ballast train is on Track 1 in North Yard. Currently, there is no power...but eventually, the train will be taken west, up to the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific The poles around North Yard make this a bit of a tricky shot to get, but I thought it was worth it as it could be representative of the future. At the end of July, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced their intention to merge. There are many regulatory hurdles for the railroads to overcome, but if they end up getting approval to merge, this is a scene that will become far more common. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 347 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP38-2s sit near the North Yard yard tower, awaiting their next switching assignment. UP 737, technically now a GP38N after a rebuild, just celebrated its 45th birthday! It was originally delivered to Missouri Pacific as MP 2237 in August 1980. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 463 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF consistently runs oil train in a 3x3 configuration, and this eastbound is no exception. The train has a buffer car on either end of the train, and 95 tank cars loaded with waxy crude oil. The train is just about to enter the final tunnel on the Moffat, Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 478 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound loaded oil train has been making track speed since Cliff, but is coming up on a 15 MPH slow order. The slow order is about a mile long, and there is a second two mile long slow order around Big Ten Curve. The crew only has 70 minutes remaining on the clock, so the train will take the siding at Rocky and tie down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112983 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS036 (East Cliff) Boulder County, CO 436 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5830 just met the westbound Rocky Mountaineer, and is now departing Cliff on the main track eastbound. East Cliff is a bit of an interesting OS, as it is about 1,000 feet long. The curve of the track prevents the east switch from being visible from the grade crossing, so the signals at the east end are quite a ways west of the switch itself. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The Rocky Mountaineer is running west through the siding at Cliff, meeting a BNSF oil train that is on the main. DS-378 is keeping the oil train on the main to help it keep its speed up after the meet. The crew has less than two hours left on the clock. At this point, it is not clear if the train will be able to make it in to Denver or not. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112981 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Lighting is not the best, but the westbound Rocky Mountaineer has taken the siding at Cliff to meet an eastbound BNSF oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Gilpin County, CO 414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It can be a bit of a challenge getting shots in the area around West Cliff as it is on the north side of a mountain and, as such, almost always cast in shadows. However, this shot of an eastbound BNSF oil train turned out quite well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112979 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Gilpin County, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5830 leads a unit oil train across the South Beaver Creek Road grade crossing about a half mile west of Cliff. This road leads from CO-72 to Pacolus, a private neighborhood along the tracks and South Boulder Creek between Cliff and Rollins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112978 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the canyon between Tolland and Rollins, this BNSF oil train is quickly rolling east at track speed. The crew is running short on time, with only two hours left to work. For now, the train is following South Boulder Creek and Tolland Road, trying to get as close to Denver as possible with the time left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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