Photo ID: 112228 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it climbs its way west out of Rocky, up and around Big Ten. Leaves are just starting to bloom on the trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112227 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Mid-April is not too late for snow to fall in the Denver-Metro area. Indeed, the area got a surprise blast of snow overnight! The westbound Zephyr is making it way up the grade on the north edge of Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112226 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look down from the plateau where CO-72 is located, down to where Rocky is located. The westbound Zephyr, with AMTK 83 and AMTK 151 are in charge this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112225 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 12 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train crosses Tennyson Street, about a mile west of C&S Junction. This grade crossing is a quite zone now; trains need not user their horns. The crossing is protected by "quad gates", preventing cars from swerving around a single gate. The train is on Main 1. The shot was taken from above BNSF Golden Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112224 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here at C&S Junction, BNSF's Golden Sub converges with UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. Between C&S Junction and Fox Junction, BNSF trains run on UP's main. It is also the only real section of track that crews operating on BNSF's Golden Sub have to run in CTC limits. Meanwhile, a UP oil empty heads west on Main 1. when RTD constructed their G-Line along the UP right-of-way, UP received money to add a second main track between C&S Junction and Arvada. Main 2 is the newer track, indicated by the concrete ties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112223 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since UP got rid of their hostlers, road crews have to switch power around. The outbound crew on this oil train had to do exactly that when they got to North Yard. They went on duty at 9:50am, and it is now 2:50pm. So the crew has been on duty for five hours before actually departing west. They have seven hours to make it to Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112222 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three UP GEs have tied onto a westbound oil empty and the crew is currently charging the air brakes in the train so it can depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112221 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The power for this westbound oil train is about to be hooked up to the west end of the train, ahead of a covered hopper buffer car. After attaching to the train, the crew will knock off handbrakes and charge the air before departing west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil empty arrived in Denver at 10am. A new crew was called at 9:50am. Upon arriving at North Yard, the crew had to pull power off the train and replace it with new power. UP got rid of all of its hostlers a few years ago, so crews have to shuttle power around themselves. In this shot, the outbound crew is taking three units and putting it back on their train in preparation to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112219 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of geeps sit near the yard office in North Yard. Both of these particular geeps are right at home, as both started as Rio Grande GP40-2s. UP 1357 was originally DRGW 3102, and UP 1358 was originally DRGW 3105. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A GP40N and an SD40N, both rebuilt from their previous Dash-2 models, sit in the foreground. There is a smattering of classic EMD power sitting around, as the power on UP's MGRNY gets ready to pull away from the train it just brought into the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112217 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Just a nice, afternoon overview of North Yard! There isn't much power to spare in the yard this afternoon, with most of the power visible used either in local work or yard job. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112216 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Another completed trip from Green River, WY to North Yard here in Denver. UP's MGRNY has arrived and is working on breaking the train up between Track 3 and Track 4 in the yard. At 5500 feet, the train was too long to fit on a single yard track, as Track 3 is only around 3500 feet long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112215 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS903 (UP Jct) Denver, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 9795 crosses over a very low South Platte River, a 5500-foot train in tow. UP 9795 was actually originally delivered to Chicago North Western in April 1994. Within the past few years, UP has started a rebuild program, taking some old DC traction motor units, and rebuilding them as AC traction motor units. This is a perfect example! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112214 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS903 (UP Jct) Denver, CO 12 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific After coming off of UP's Greeley Sub, the MGRNY is at the far east end of the 4½ mile Belt Industrial Lead. The train has just passed underneath BNSF's Brush Sub, and is about to pass underneath Brighton Blvd on its journey toward North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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