Photo ID: 101363 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita Fruita, CO 2332 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande This GP40-2 is without a doubt my personal favorite on Union Pacific's roster. Why? It was the very first Rio Grande unit (GP40-2 or otherwise) to be patched and added to UP's roster. UP 5234 started life as DRGW 3122. In 1997, the unit was given a patch and renumbered to UP 5245. Here, ten years later, the unit still retains the same number and leads the Landmark Local west through Fruita on its way to Mack for some switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101356 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers (RG520) Thompson, UT 2191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande In the last few minutes of direct sunlight, we look at the sillouhette of the signal at the east switch of Sagers. It is 8:20pm as the sun sets behind the Book Cliffs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101316 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction (DS003) Denver, CO 2744 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Rio Grande Heritage Unit sits near the silos at Utah Junction. After arriving on the MPUNY the night before, the power (which included UP 1989) cut away from the train and moved up into the storage yard for the duration of the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101304 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2758 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande With paint that is still in pretty good shape, UP 1344 sits on the bridge over 38th Street in UP's 36th Street Yard. The shot was taken from the Blake Street bridge, also running over 38th Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101300 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 23, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2260 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Once a day, UP runs a transfer train between BNSF's 31st Street Yard and UP's 36th Street Yard. On this morning, UP 1344 and UP 1480 were in charge of moving the cars from 31st Street to 36th Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Fortunately, you can still run across former Rio Grande units even in 2007. While DRGW 5371 is the only remaining Rio Grande unit left, there are many units that have only been patched that still roam the rails. Here, UP 1344 is on a transfer train headed to BNSF's 31st Street Yard from UP's 36th Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101290 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 2927 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande On their way into 36th Street Yard, these units are approaching York Street. Note the numbers on the units...UP 1348 and UP 1349! The units are former Rio Grande GP40-2's, DRGW 3126 and DRGW 3128 respectively. The units were both Rio Grande as recently as April 2005. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101288 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2084 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande For the past month or so, UP 1901 (ex-DRGW 3155) has been hanging out in the Denver area, running on a few locals. The unit was spotted on the ready track on the west side of North Yard on this April evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101274 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fox Junction (DS001) Denver, CO 1795 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande At the far south end of North Yard (in Denver), you'll find Fox Junction. Here, UP has two main tracks that head south. One heads for the Joint Line and the other collides with BNSF tracks at Prospect Junction and lead to Union Station. I have always liked the dwarf signals found here at Fox Junction, this particular signal found on the UP Outbound Track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101253 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The current power for the Rocky and South Locals sits idling in North Yard near the Yard Office. UP 1901 (ex-DRGW 3155) has been on the local along with a former Cotton Belt GP40-2 and a former Southern Pacific GP60 for the last week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101246 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande For nearly three years, UP 1901 (ex-DRGW 3155) has been working on locals out of Pueblo. On March 11, the unit came north on the MPUNY for a 92-day inspection. Once released, it stayed in Denver rather than being sent back down to Pueblo. So, on March 15, it was on the Rocky Local for the first time in about three years! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101245 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Rocky Local is headed east (geographic south), back toward the mainline at Rocky. This shot was taken at the grade crossing at the (former) west entrance to Rocky Flats. Now that the plant is closed, the guard station has been removed, and the public is free to access the crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101244 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2389 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Rocky Local is headed back east at restricted speed on the Rocky spur. The trains is coming from the Lafarge Cement plant, seen to the left, and is headed back toward the mainline at Rocky. UP 1901 (ex-DRGW 3155) is leading the local for the first time in about three years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101229 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 26, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Denver, CO 3268 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande A roster shot of UP 1989 in some nice afternoon light as it leads the MPUNY-25 north through South Denver. The elevated platform behind 1989 carries the Regional Transportation District's (RTD's) Light Rail line south to Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101228 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 26, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Denver, CO 2612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Running rather late, the northbound MPUNY-25 is moving north on Main 2 past Evans Avenue. The train left Pueblo (about 110 miles south) the night before and barely made it past Colorado Springs before the crew died. The train was tied down on Monument siding until today when a new crew took the train north into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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