Photo ID: 101218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2782 (7 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande What do these three units have in common? Well, aside from the obvious that is! Of course they are all geeps and they are all on the active UP roster. But can you figure out something a little less obvious that they have in common? You can post your guess by clicking here and leaving a comment. I'll post the answer in a few days if nobody gets it correct! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101205 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 2090 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Still in pretty decent shape, UP 1352 (ex-DRGW 3097) sits with class lights still installed near the yard office at 36th street. DRGW 3097 - the last Grande geep in the 30xx range - finished its Rio Grande life as the Colorado Springs switcher back in 2005. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101190 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 Golden, CO 3261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande The Ski Train, led by UP 1989 makes its way out of the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District (Tunnel 29) and crosses the bridge at MP 36.5. The tracks cross South Boulder Creek at this location for most of the remainder of the trip west to the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101189 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (DS024) Arvada, CO 3130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande Unfortunately, the clouds didn't quite cooperate with me here. There was sun further up the mountain and further down too! Regardless, UP 1989 leads on the point of the Ski Train as the train enters the siding at Plain for a meet with an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101188 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (DS024) Arvada, CO 3154 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande The Ski Train twists it way into the siding at Plain to meet with an eastbound coal load that is currently up near Tunnel 10. Due to mechanical problems with SKTX 289, UP 1989 has been borrowed from UP to help for the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101187 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chem Spur (MP 15.4) Arvada, CO 2609 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande The Ski Train, led by the Rio Grande Heritage Unit UP 1989, emerges from a thick fog that has engulfed the Denver-Metro area. By the time the train reaches Clay it will have climbed completely out of the fog. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101185 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 Arvada, CO 3231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande Problem with one of the three F40's (SKTX 289) typically used on the Ski Train resulted in a rare treat! UP loaned the Rio Grande Heritage Unit to the Ski Train for the weekend to assist with the pull. Here, under crystal clear blue skies, the train is about to duck into Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101184 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 Arvada, CO 3039 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande Climbing up from Coal Creek Canyon, UP 1989 leads the Ski Train on the approach to Tunnel 1. Wind here was sustained at about 15 MPH with gusts as high as 50 MPH! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101183 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Arvada, CO 4061 (6 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande High winds (for the third straight day) have created some snow drifts along the tracks. The tracks just west of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain are at the base of a hill. Snow blows right off the hill and onto the tracks. No problem though. UP 1989 relocates one of the drifts on the point of the Ski Train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101177 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 1980 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A couple of the Rio Grande GP40-2s that received a yellow patch on either side of the cab have actually been completed repainted recently. Such is the case with UP 1364 (ex-DRGW 3109), sitting near the yard office at UP's 36th Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101174 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden Arvada, CO 2794 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande It seems to be rare enough to catch UP 1989 out in daylight, but it was a special treat to find it leading the Ski Train! Here, the train is passing through Leyden near Alkire Estates. Ralston Valley High School, Arvada's newest High School, is visible on the right side of image just over half way up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101173 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2554 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande On a windy, overcast Saturday morning, UP 1989 leads the Ski Train west through Leyden on the way to Winter Park. UP 1989 is temporarily filling in for SKTX 289, the third F40PH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101172 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2470 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande One of the three F40PH's used on the Ski Train - SKTX 289 - had some bearing problems and was sent to Burnham for repairs. The stars aligned just right and the Rio Grande Heritage Unit was available. Here, UP 1989 leads the train west through Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101165 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande This is, unfortunately, the best shot that I could get of UP 9860, formerly DRGW 5516. This unit has seen several paint scheme and several numbers since being delivered to the Grande in 1984. It started, of course, as DRGW 5516. It was later painted in the Espee fly letter scheme and numbered SP 5516. After the UP merger, it was the first former Grande SD50 to be repainted (November 14, 1997) and received the number UP 5110. That latest until August 8, 2002 when its number was changed to UP 9860. Here it sits in temporary storage at the Burnham shops. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101164 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 1830 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The design of the EMD's spartan cab, first seen on the GP35's, is definitely my favorite of any cab. While there were some minor changes over the years, the spartan cab remained basically the same all the way through the standard cab SD70's, when wide cabs started appearing. Here, UP 8601 (ex-DRGW 5410) sits idling in 36th street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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