Photo ID: 103148 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 3369 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Quite a different assignment from the one it had a few weeks ago when it led the California Zephyr! Here, UP 1989 is sitting on a train used for training of local law enforcement officials. That second car on the train is used for transporting radioactive waste by rail. The "nuclear" car has a buffer car on either side of it, and a Department of Defense caboose (actually used as a part of the Department of Energy) sits on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103147 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 2608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP 1989 was setup on the point of this rather unusual looking train at UP's Roydale Yard on the Limon Sub. The day before, a Colorado Highway Patrol tent was setup and officials were being introduced to the nuclear car, used for transporting radioactive waste. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103099 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rio Grande Hotel Salt Lake City, UT 2328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Just down the street from the old Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City, you can still find the Rio Grande Hotel. A lot of railroad history in this part of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103098 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rio Grande Depot Salt Lake City, UT 2425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A look at the front of the Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City. The last train to use the station was the California Zephyr on July 31, 1999. After that, the tracks behind the depot were removed and replaced with streets as a part of the "Gateway" project for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103095 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah State Railway Museum Ogden, UT 3257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A look at the face of the only Rio Grande SD40-2 (to date) that will be preserved. The original number boards on 5371 went missing when the unit was sent to Cheyenne after it was retired in 2008. Union Pacific was good enough to find it some really nice replacements! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103094 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah State Railway Museum Ogden, UT 2869 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande You may or may not be aware that every unit that is produced by either EMD or GE has a unique frame number. If you can find the frame number, you can (theoretically) find which unit it originally belonged to. 756046-16 is the frame number for DRGW 5371. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103093 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah State Railway Museum Ogden, UT 3128 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande It's nice to know that at least one Rio Grande Tunnel Motor will be preserved. Union Pacific donated DRGW 5371 to the Utah State Railway Museum in Ogden, UT. Unfortunately, the museum does not have a lot of funds and the Tunnel Motor may never be restored to a "pristine" condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103092 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah State Railway Museum Ogden, UT 2930 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The crew that spotted DRGW 5371 on track one at Ogden's Union Station (the location of the Utah State Railway Museum) did a fantastic job spotting it just perfectly so that it was in direct sunlight in the morning! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103091 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah State Railway Museum Ogden, UT 4010 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Guess what unit made its way to Ogden in August 2009? Our old friend DRGW 5371, the only un-patched Rio Grande unit on Union Pacific's roster before being retired. It had been in Cheyenne, WY for over year, but has been moved to the Utah State Railway Museum. Union Pacific donated the unit to the museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103058 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2764 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific Modern modelers rejoice! You can now take your DRGW Heritage Unit and your Zephyr train set and run them together!! UP 1989 sits on the point of the Zephyr at Union Station. The second P42 was not loading and UP 1989 was added in Salt Lake City to help out. The train would leave Union Station about 20 minutes later, with UP 1989 still on the point for the trip to Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103057 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Yard Denver, CO 3254 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific In the foreground, UP 1989 and Amtrak 6 back down the passenger lead into Union Station. In the distance, the Colorado Rockies play the Pittsburgh Pirates at Coors Field. The Pirates would go on to win, 7-3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103056 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Yard Denver, CO 2826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific The eastbound Zephyr, led by UP 1989, backs down the passenger lead and into Union Station. Sure wish there had been a bit more water gathered in that pool on the ground! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103055 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Yard Denver, CO 3082 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific Arriving in Denver just a few minutes late, the California Zephyr is led by UP 1989 into BNSF's 31st Street Yard. The train will then back down the passenger lead into Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103053 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 19 Arvada, CO 3268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific In the 1980's, it was not uncommon to find a Rio Grande pilot engine on the point of Amtrak, particularly when a business car was catching a ride on the tail end. If Rio Grande was still around in 2009, it might look something like this! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103052 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 23 Arvada, CO 3022 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Rio Grande, Union Pacific At the base of Coal Creek Canyon, UP 1989 leads the eastbound California Zephyr over Colorado Highway 72. This was just about the best light of the evening for sure! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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