Photo ID: 109692 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The West Local starts around the north leg of the wye on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. It will soon back down the south leg on the right, and continue backing down the spur until it reaches the main track back at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109691 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A GP40-2 and a GP15-1 are the power on the West Local today. The two units have picked up one single covered hopper from the aggregate plant at the north end of the Rocky Spur. The train will wye before back down to the main at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109690 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The West Local has picked up a single covered hopper on the Rocky Spur. The only car it needs to pick up on this particular trip west of North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109689 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A brakeman on the West Local walks along a single hopper to ensure that the wheels are not chalked before the train heads back to the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109688 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific There is a single covered hopper waiting to be picked up at the aggregate plant at the north end of the spur, about four miles north of the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109687 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific There are several industries along the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead, but only one is served by rail. A pair of geeps pass Colorado Wood and Metal on the way to the plant at the north end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109686 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 1507 heads away from the camera toward the aggregate plant at the north end of the Rocky Spur. You can see the main building of the plant in the background on the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109685 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of light units head north past a quarry toward the aggregate industry at the north end of the spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109261 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The West Local approaches the derail that protects the mainline at Rocky from the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The two geeps spotted three cars at the far end of the spur, located about four miles to the north. They have received authority from the dispatcher to re-enter the mainline and head east back to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109260 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s approaches the steepest part of the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The grade down the hill to rejoin the main at Rocky is a very steep 8%. The two geeps can handle the grade without issue. Even with a handful of cars, the steep grade can be managed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109259 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 338 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s cross CO-93, returning from the Arcosa Lightweight aggregate plant with no cars. As the geeps approached the grade crossing, the conductor spotting the reverse move (the engineer is in the second unit) told the engineer that "traffic appears to be behaving" when approaching the crossing, ensuring that the cars were stopping at the red light and that it was safe to cross. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109258 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 260 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific As the two GP40-2s approached the CO-72 highway crossing on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead, they tripped a circuit causing the stoplight on CO-72 to turn red, stopping traffic. Once the stoplight was red, the light for the train changed from two reds, to the two greens you see on the right side of the frame. Once the geeps clear the circuit, their lights will change back to double red, and the stoplight for traffic will turn green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109257 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The grade crossing between the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead and Colorado Highways 72 and 93 is protected by a stoplight, not a crossing signal. Note the two red lights on the right side of the shot. These red lights is telling the approaching GP40-2s that the light for traffic is still green. As the geeps get closer, they will trip a circuit, turning the light red for traffic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109256 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific After turning around on the wye at what used to be the west entrance to Rocky Flats, these two GP40-2s are now slowly headed back toward the mainline at Rocky on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. Their job of setting out three covered hoppers was a quick one today. The train was away from the mainline for just over an hour. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109255 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Looking north across the vast openness on the east side of CO-93, we see the City of Boulder in the distance, the Arcosa Lightweight aggregate plant on the left side of the shot, and a pair of GP40-2s head east (geographically south) on the Rocky Flats Industrial lead. The local dropped of three hoppers and no pick ups today, so it is returning to North Yard light, with just the two geeps. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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