Photo ID: 112990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A single UP unit is crossing the grade crossing at York Street at the south end of the Greeley Sub. The unit will run around the wye and head east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112989 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific This "train" here is the Limon Local. Well, it is (of course) just a single unit right now. The unit will pick up the cars for the local in the Roydale Yard on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112988 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 468 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Union Pacific has a pretty substantial maintenance project coming up. They are going to replace the ties throughout the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. The project includes quite a bit of fresh ballast as well. This ballast train is on Track 1 in North Yard. Currently, there is no power...but eventually, the train will be taken west, up to the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 433 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific The poles around North Yard make this a bit of a tricky shot to get, but I thought it was worth it as it could be representative of the future. At the end of July, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced their intention to merge. There are many regulatory hurdles for the railroads to overcome, but if they end up getting approval to merge, this is a scene that will become far more common. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP38-2s sit near the North Yard yard tower, awaiting their next switching assignment. UP 737, technically now a GP38N after a rebuild, just celebrated its 45th birthday! It was originally delivered to Missouri Pacific as MP 2237 in August 1980. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112968 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 625 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a two-hour late Zephyr at Rocky, the West Local is at the west end of Leyden and is headed back to Denver with four gondolas. The local spotted two gondolas with tie plates and some MOW equipment in the house track at Rocky, and is now returning to North Yard. The lead unit is UP 1357. This particular GP40-2 is very familiar with the Moffat. It started life as DRGW 3102, delivered to the Grande in April 1972. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112958 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The West Local works to switch out some gondolas in the house track at Rocky. Rumors of a substantial work project on the Moffat have been swirling around. It has been said that the work project, whatever it might be, will last until December. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112957 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 503 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The West Local ran out to Rocky this morning to bring two gondolas of tie plates out to the house track. The local will also take four other gondolas back to town. For the westbound trip, this snoot-nose SD40-2 led the trip. This particular unit has warn UP yellow since it was originally delivered in March 1977! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112951 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 4533 crosses over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland with 10 cars in tow. The Engineering special is checking out the tracks between Denver and Grand Junction today, and will continue west through the desert and over Soldier Summit tomorrow, in to Salt Lake City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112950 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 564 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since entering the drone era, I have really enjoyed exploring parts of the canyon between Rollins and Tolland. In this shot, a UP engineering special, led by a single SD70M, heads west through the canyon under partly cloudy skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112949 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 537 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP engineering special rolls west through the siding at Rollins, high in the Colorado Rockies. The special will make it to Grand Junction today, and will continue west to Salt Lake City tomorrow. In the distance, you can see some low-level clouds hanging out on the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112948 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 604 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 4533 is the sole power on a westbound UP engineering special, climbing the grade from Coal Creek Canyon and now approaching Tunnel 1. There are a slew of UP track engineers on the train. Equipment on the train scans the rails for proper gauging, defects, and other items, ensuring everything is in order. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112947 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 603 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Under mostly cloudy skies, a single SD70M leads a UP engineering special west out of Eisele (Clay). The green foliage of early summer has given way to browns and yellows. Very typical in August in the Denver area. Another month or two, and fall colors will appear in this same scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112946 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 567 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While UP 4533 rolls through the OS at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Meanwhile, the westbound Rocky Mountaineer is approaching the east end of Eisele (Clay), slowing to a stop at double red signals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112945 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 586 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This UP engineering special has come to a stop on the main at Eisele (Clay). The signal at the west end is showing a red. Interestingly, DS-378 showed the signal as being aligned westbound, and was a bit surprised to hear it was red from UP 4533. DS-378 would then proceed to flag the train by the red signal to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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