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Photo ID: 109375
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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Utah Jct (CP DS003)
Denver, CO
298
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific
At Utah Jct, a pair of UP SD70Ms are shoving the Rocky Mountaineer off the Belt, across BNSF's North Main, and in to North Yard.
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Photo ID: 109374
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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Broadway
Denver, CO
331
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific
In a very rare move, the Rocky Mountaineer has backed across the Belt Lead to Broadway. Bypass 1 and 2 both have trains on them, so the Mountaineer has to back in to North Yard and then depart westbound on Main 3.
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Photo ID: 109372
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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Stock Yards
Denver, CO
250
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
For decades, the Cherokee Power Plant (see here) was powered by coal, provided by Rio Grande, and then Espee, and the UP. However, about five years ago, the power plant converted to natural gas. UP's DV72 yard job is on the Belt Lead in the foreground.
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Photo ID: 109371
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Stock Yards
Denver, CO
330
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
A GP38-2 and an GP15-1 pull 13 cars through the OS at the Stock Yards (CP DS901) on the Belt Lead. Once clear of the OS, the train will make a reverse move and shove down the track to the right and tie down.
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Photo ID: 109370
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Stock Yards
Denver, CO
278
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
A UP yard job, which switches out some industries along the Belt Industrial Lead, heads west toward a red signal at the Stock Yards. The crew is going to call up the dispatcher and request a signal at the Stock Yards, followed by a signal on to the Stock Yards lead (seen up to the right) where it will drop its cars and the crew will be picked up by a van.
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Photo ID: 109327
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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CP DS902 (UP Jct)
Denver, CO
281
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
This westbound UP oil train just came off the Limon Sub and is passing through UP Junction on the Belt Industrial Lead. The train passes underneath BNSF's Brush Sub and Brighton Blvd on its way for Bypass 1. At C&S Junction, the train will tie down and await a fresh crew.
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Photo ID: 109326
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan
Location
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CP DS902 (UP Jct)
Denver, CO
278
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
At the far east end of the Belt Industrial Lead, an empty UP oil train passes through some flood water that have submerged the ties and rail head at UP Junction. The train is passing underneath BNSF's Brush Sub.
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Photo ID: 109300
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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Broadway
Denver, CO
279
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific
The Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s are currently undergoing some maintenance as they've had some issues earlier at the start of the season. In the meantime, a pair of SD70Ms leads the passenger train west across Bypass 2 at Broadway.
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Photo ID: 109299
Date Shot
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan
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Broadway
Denver, CO
299
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Rocky Mountaineer
The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is starting its overnight trip to Moab, UT. When first departing Denver, the Mountaineer has to pass through a rather industrial part of the Denver area as it crosses the Belt Industrial Lead.
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Photo ID: 107922
Date Shot
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Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Bypass 2
Denver, CO
1344
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
Crossing over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision, UP 4014 is approaching an Advanced Approach signal at Pecos. The train will come off Bypass 2 at C&S Junction and back down the North Yard Siding and in to the track known as "Pig 2" at the nroth end of North Yard to tie down for the night.
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Photo ID: 106748
Date Shot
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Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
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York Street
Denver, CO
1326
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific
This coal train was loaded at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch. It ran over the Moffat at night, but had a new crew called in Denver for 7:15am. Here, the crew has the train rolling east at York Street on the Belt Industrial Lead.
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Photo ID: 106659
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
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York Street
Denver, CO
1293
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Amtrak
This is rather rare mileage for the California Zephyr. The train is on the four mile long Belt Industrial Lead that connects North Yard and the Moffat to the Greeley Sub. The Zephyr crosses over York Street on a bridge with "Rio Grande" fly letters still visible on it!
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Photo ID: 106658
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
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York Street
Denver, CO
1290
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Amtrak
The California Zephyr is passing by Xcel Energy's Cherokee Power Plant in northeast Denver. For decades, this power plant has been powered by coal. However, Xcel is nearly done converting it to run on natural gas. The two white stacks to the left are new, and part of the gas-burning portion of the plant. The stack to the right are older and part of the coal-burning portion of the plant. The Zephyr, incidentally, is here because it is detouring through Wyoming.
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Photo ID: 106657
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
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York Street
Denver, CO
1259
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr is currently headed east on the Belt Industrial Lead. With the Moffat closed, the Zephyr is detouring through Wyoming, and the Belt Line is the connection from the Moffat (at North Yard) to the UP Greeley Sub.
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Photo ID: 105934
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 1, 2016 Kevin Morgan
Location
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CP DS900 (Broadway)
Denver, CO
1560
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Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific
With it switching nearly completed, the MNYNP sits just past the signal at Broadway on the Belt Industrial Lead. The engineer will wait here for a van to bring the conductor up to the headend. Upon his arrival and a final air test, the train will head east on the Belt Industrial Lead and then turn north on UP's Greeley Sub.
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