Photo ID: 101918 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 3498 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rio Grande Looking to get a lower-angled roster shot, my dad - the man responsible for my sickness that is a train lover - sits alongside my youngest daughter Jaina. At 2 1/2, she loves going out to watch the train with us! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101917 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 3420 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rio Grande She may not remember it, but my oldest daughter was there to see 5371 move north toward Cheyenne (most likely for retirement) and here is the proof! This past Christmas, we got her a new digital camera. She does her best (at five years old) to get a shot of 5371 too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101916 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 3346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rio Grande As the MNYNP-08 waits for a meet with a southbound coal empty, the sun comes shining through the partly cloudy skies at just the right angle to really light up 5371 nicely! The unit was idling, although it would not load (so it couldn't work to pull the train). other than the missing number boards, not a bad sight at all! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101915 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 2570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Just shy of the control point at Broadway, the northbound MNYNP-08 holds at a red signal. The train has been having some rear-end device issues, and it is also waiting for a meeting with a southbound coal empty coming off the Greeley line. There is a lot of power for the train as it is 130 cars and over 7,300 feet long! Note that DRGW 5371 is the 6th unit, being moved to Cheyenne, most likely for retirement. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101914 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction (DS003) Denver, CO 2791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rio Grande DRGW 5371, the 6th of 6 units on the MNYNP-08, leaves North Yard behind - possibly for the last time - as the manifest prepares to take its train and head north toward Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101912 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 3296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande Off into the sun(rise) ... Quite possibly for the final time, DRGW 5371 heads east across the Moffat. It is now just 10 miles away from North Yard. Where it will head from there is anyone's guess (at least as of the time of this photo!). Whatever happens, hopefully it will be preserved if not restored... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101911 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 4562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande The last of the unpatched Rio Grande units on UP's roster. Nearly 20 years after the Rio Grande/Espee merger, this last SD40T-2 is more than likely making its last-ever trip across the Moffat. It is tentatively scheduled for retirement in Cheyenne...time will tell. There is also a rumor that it might be added to UP's heritage fleet (along with the DDA40X, E9's and Steam units), possibly even to be refurbished!? For the time being, it has clearly seen better days. Note that both number boards have been removed from the unit...never a good sign! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101910 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 2627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Just east of Barbara's Gulch, the MRONY-04 is heading east on clear signals. There is an interesting consist on this train. It is led by an AC4400CW (UP 6844), an SD70ACe (UP 8336), an SD60M (UP 2292), an SD40-2 (UP 3574) and none other than the last Grande SD40T-2, DRGW 5371. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101909 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 20 Arvada, CO 3418 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande Perhaps a view never again to be repeated, DRGW 5371 returns to Colorado as the fifth of five units on the MRONY-04. 5371 is supposed to be retired soon, perhaps after this trip. The train is rounding Big Ten Curve in between Clay and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101889 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 1, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2693 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande It's been awhile since I've seen the Rio Grande Heritage Unit in daylight! Even though it is only sitting in the yard, I decided to go ahead and add a shot. The unit is continuing to run nights on the MNYPU/MPUNY between Denver and Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101837 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 7, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Arvada, CO 2502 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Almost twenty years after the end of the Rio Grande - and even twelve years after the Espee/UP merger - it is nice to see UP making an effort to keep (former) Grande power on (former) Grande rails. Two of the three geeps on this Rocky Local are former Grande units. In fact, note that UP 1359 still has its complete light package Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101836 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 7, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Arvada 2481 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Rocky Local makes its way east in some fantastic afternoon light! You can almost imagine this shot being taken twenty years sooner. Even with the UP patch on the nose, I still love seeing tiger stripes coming toward the camera. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101780 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande While waiting for a westbound, I came across this classic Rio Grande Jordan Spread - AX-41 - sitting in the storage yard at the north end of North Yard. As far as I know, the spreader hasn't moved since the beginning of the New Year when it was taken to Kansas to help clear the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101778 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The power for the South Local and the Rocky (West) Local sits on the Third Rail at North Yard. I'll never pass up an opportunity to get a shot of a Rio Grande (even if it is patched) unit sitting in the falling snow! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101766 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14.5 Arvada, CO 2267 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Everything a great train photo needs...except, of course, for the train! After the sun dipped behind the mountains, the clouds came alive with a wonderful array of oranges turning to pinks. Note the Denver skyline in the distance. A westbound did wind up coming through here about 10 minutes after I took this shot. By then, the color from the clouds had gone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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