Photo ID: 110038 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Ralston Road Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF An SD70ACe and an SD70MAC lead two SD40-2s and train on the Beer Run, heading to Golden. The two SD40-2s will be used as power on the "Golden Switch", which runs six days a week out of the (upper) Golden Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110037 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ralston Road Arvada, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run is crossing underneath Ralston Road on the east side of Arvada. The trains is running parallel to RTD's Gold Line (commuter rail). The G-Line drops from two tracks to a single track when heading west here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109931 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Golden, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF I remember, as a kid, seeing SDP40s on the Beer Run that ran between Denver and Golden. Burlington Northern had six SDP40s that it inherited from Great Northern, and they seemed to spend a lot of time in Denver. Fast-forward about forty years, and an SD70ACe and an SD70MAC are the power on the train on this December afternoon, just minutes after sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109930 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Golden, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Terrill Jct, BNSF's "Beer Run" is stopped, waiting for permission to enter in to the Lower Yard at Coors. The train is stopped just north of 44th Avenue so as not to block any crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109929 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street Arvada, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The westbound "Beer Run" is slowly headed west on the Golden Sub on the south edge of Arvada. BNSF does quite a bit of business with customers along the line, as you can see several branches with cars on them to the right. To the left is RTD (the Regional Transportation District's) G-Line commuter rail, which was built in the corridor parallel to BNSF's Golden Sub. In the distance, you can see Arvada's classic water tower. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108771 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 599 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The BNSF Beer Run has pulled all the way through track 3 in the yard. It is going to need to double over the front half of the train on track 4. West 37th Drive runs through the middle of the Coors compound, seen here alongside the train. Clear Creek is on the opposite side of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108770 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 534 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF One of the most reliable, well-built units in history is, without question, EMD SD40-2. Nearly 50 years after its original build date, BNSF 1660 is still in service and working daily. Running a local may not be as prestigious as train it once ran, but it is great so many of this classic EMD units are still on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108769 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 2949 is a GP39-2 that has undergone a bit of modifications, particularly around the cab! The number boards above the cab have been brought forward and an air conditioner, among other things, has been added to the roof. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108768 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 595 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF A well-blocked Beer Run enters yard track 3 in the lower (south) yard at Coors on a Sunday afternoon. The reference to the train being "well-blocked" means that there are groups of cars meant to be together and will likely remain together for their duration here at Coors. Today's train also has a pair of spartan cab unit that will be used on the Golden local for the next week. The local runs east out of the upper yard Monday through Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108767 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run has nearly completed the roughly 15 mile journey from BNSF's yard in Denver to the yard in Golden. The train is passing underneath McIntyre Street alongside Clear Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108766 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 623 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Just outside of the lower (south) yard at Coors, there is a grain elevator which, to the best of my knowledge, is not in operation. The Sunday afternoon Beer Run crosses over Clear Creek as it makes creeps west. It will soon stop to align a derail and a few switches before entering yard track 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108765 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Golden, CO 582 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF There are two yards at the Coors Brewery in Golden. Inbound trains head to one yard or the other at Terrill Jct. Today's train is heading for the south yard, so it took a left turn at Terrill Jct and paralleled Eldridge Road before crossing over CO-58. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108764 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF On a partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, BNSF's westbound "Beer Run" is rolling west on the Golden Sub alongside the Gold Line commuter rail and Ridge Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107780 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF This scene might look mighty dangerous at first glance, but in reality it is not. The Golden Switch is making a reverse move (away from the grade crossing) to spot a string of cars. The train just clear the crossing and the conductor waves cars across. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107779 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1020 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The Golden Switch pulls in to the upper yard in Golden with a string of cars. Once the train clears the grade crossing, the train will make a reverse move to spot the cars on another track. In another week, shots of the switch at the end of the day will likely not be possible as the sun will already be set with the end of Daylight Savings Time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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