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Photo ID: 108936
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
354
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Eleven units sit, stored in a "dead line" at UP's 36th Street Yard. As the US seemingly heads toward a recession, the number of units stored on all railroads is very likely to increase in the coming months.
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Photo ID: 108935
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
564
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Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer
It is currently the offseason for the Rocky Mountaineer's "Rockies to the Red Rocks" train. The cars are seen here in UP's 36th Street Yard, awaiting the start of 2023 season in April.
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Photo ID: 108934
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
356
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Yard Shots BNSF
A handful of 2nd generation EMDs hang out near the engine shops as a coal load waits to head south toward the Joint Line and a yard job shoves cars back toward the yard.
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Photo ID: 108933
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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31st Street Yard
Denver, CO
311
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Yard Shots BNSF
Several dozen units sit at "The House", BNSF's engine shop in Denver, awaiting their next assignment. This is an area that has changed significantly in the past few years. Among other things, RTD's N-Line from Denver Union Station to Thornton, CO has been completed, as seen on the right side of the frame.
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Photo ID: 108878
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
459
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Being a diesel brat, I was particularly sad to see that UP is getting rid of UP 6936, a DDA40X and largest diesel locomotive ever produced. It has been inoperable since 2017, and it appears UP no longer wishes to deal with its mechanical issues. Fortunately, the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum has said they intend to repair it and bring it back to operational condition.
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Photo ID: 108877
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
424
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam engine has been sitting in the roundhouse in Cheyenne, inoperable, since 2010. Many people speculated that UP's restoration of 4014, the Big Boy, might spell the end of the Challengers time on UP's roster. Turns out that has prove to be true as it is on it's way to it's new home with the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL.
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Photo ID: 108876
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
354
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 5716 approaches the turnout that will lead it to Main 3 and east out on to the Sidney Subdivision for an all day journey to Sidney, NE, the first stop for this hospital train on the way to Silvas, IL.
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Photo ID: 108875
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
402
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" steam engine and UP 5511, the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" steam engine, which have both been in UP's possession since their purchase, are being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum. The museum says it intends to restore both units service.
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Photo ID: 108874
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
386
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 5716 leads an eastbound hospital train toward the east end of the yard in Cheyenne. The term "hospital train" is given to a train whose purpose is to move equipment off the property for the last time. Many such items are leaving the UP on this train as UP has donated a lot of equipment to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. First up behind UP 5716 is UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive.
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Photo ID: 108807
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
947
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
At the start of the golden hour, UP 1989 backs six passengers cars in to position on the "Circus Track", so named as that is where the Circus Train would park when it was still running. UP 4014, UP 4015, and three other cars will soon back down and then pull up in front of UP 1989, putting UP 1989 and UP 4014 nose-to-nose for display on Labor Day.
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Photo ID: 108806
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
626
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Several hundred people came down to Denver to check out the steam train after it arrived the evening before Labor Day. The lined the stairs and packed in to the RTD overpass that runs over the tracks at 36th street.
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Photo ID: 108805
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
1009
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
UP 1989 pulls about three quarters of UP's steam train passenger cars away from the train to be spotted for display the following day.
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Photo ID: 108804
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
1046
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
When UP 4014 arrived in Denver, it just so happened to work out that UP 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, was also in Denver! The steam crew used it to split up the passengers cars and put UP 1989 and UP 4014 nose-to-nose in preparation for display the next day.
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Photo ID: 108803
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
682
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
Amongst several dozen units currently being stored in UP's 36th street yard are a pair of sad looking 3GS21B. These units, often known as Gensets, were built by National Railway Equipment. They have three Cummins diesel engines in them and operate with reduced emissions. Due to that, these units are most commonly found (when active) in California. Based on the aftermarket decorations, I would say that's where these units came from as well!
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Photo ID: 108802
Date Shot
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan
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36th Street Yard
Denver, CO
867
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Yard Shots Union Pacific
With the Denver skyline standing tall in the distance, and several climbing cranes building new lofts a bit closer, UP 4014 backs in to UP's 36th street yard, read to tie up after a near 10-hour day across the plains of eastern Colorado. The train departed from Sharon Springs, KS at 8am this morning.
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