Photo ID: 112316 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway The engine facility at Martin was once busy every day with maintenance activity for the Utah Railway fleet. With the demise of coal, however, Utah Railway has all but abandoned everything here in Helper. The doors on the engine facility have been closed for years now, silence filling the area. The mainline is the track immediately to the left of the engine facility. I always thought it was interesting how the mainline passed right next to the building. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112315 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway Isn't it funny how time changes all things? 25 years ago, this same shot would have been filled with coal hoppers. Hoppers either waiting to go to Wildcat for loading, or hoppers that had been loaded and were waiting to head west over Soldier Summit. Now, the yard at Martin is filled with tank cars. Cars that will go to Wildcat to be loaded with oil, or some that already have oil and are waiting to head west of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112314 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway This office building, overlooking the Utah Railway yard at Martin, was once the headquarters for Utah Railway. However, it has since been abandoned and is has even been put on the market for sale at various points in recent years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112313 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots AE A closer look at this Arizona and Eastern GP8, sitting near the Martin engine facility on Utah Railway. The reporting marks, UTWX, indicate Wildcat Midstream Partners, a company that operates the Wildcat oil transloading facility on the Utah Railway. The old Arizona and Eastern must be used for that. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112312 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots AE Utah Railway is owned by Genesee and Wyoming. The G&W bought Utah Railway in August 2002. The G&W owns dozens of shortline railroads in the United States. In addition to Utah Railway, the Arizona and Eastern is another example of a railroad the G&W owns. An A&E GP8 sits, shut off, near the engine facilities here at the Martin Yard in Helper. I have no idea why it was here or what the plans for it are. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112311 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots AE This old GP8, or at least what's left of it, sits without any trucks near the wye at Utah Railways Martin Yard. This particular unit is sporting paint for Arizona and Eastern, owned by Genesee and Wyoming, the company that also owns Utah Railway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112310 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande I cam across this pretty cool billboard on the western outskirts of Helper. Cars coming into town on US-6 from the west can clearly view the billboard from the road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112287 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Yard (UP) Grand Junction, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots RBOX There was a long line of Rail Box boxcars in storage in the yard at Grand Junction. When I was a kid, and had a small trainset in the basement, I had several Rail Box boxcars, so they kind of hold a special place for me. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112272 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It's been a few years since I last saw a GP60M (just over five years, to be exact), so it was a bit of a treat to catch one in Denver this afternoon. BNSF has been doing some rebuild work on these units, and indeed, this unit is now designated as a GP60M-3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112271 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, BNSF A number of colorful units were hanging out around BNSF's engine house this morning. Among them was this MRL SD70ACe. Now owned by BNSF after the acquisition of MRL at the start of 2024, MRL units are showing up in Denver relatively frequently. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112270 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS There were a number of power sharing units in Denver this afternoon, including this "catfish", a Norfolk Southern ES44AC. The term "catfish" for NS units comes from the white striping on the nose and the black overall color of the unit, giving a bit of a catfish look. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112269 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS This was the best angle I could get on this Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit, as it sat near BNSF's engine facility in Denver. Would have preferred a shot that included the nose, but you take what you can get! Was cool also getting the Canadian Pacific unit in the shot as well! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112268 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS Unfortunately, this Savannah and Atlanta NS heritage unit was spotted in darn near the worst possible location on the engine tracks at BNSF's facility in Denver. The power pole and wires made on one side, and string of BNSF units on the adjacent track on the conductor's side, made it impossible to get a "clean" shot of the unit. Still, I was glad I had the opportunity to get a few shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112267 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots NS It is not particularly often that Norfolk Southern units make their way to the Denver area. It does happened occasionally when power sharing is happening. I was lucky enough to catch the Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit, sitting amongst a bevy of other units near the BNSF engine shop. This is the first NS heritage unit I have actually shot in 11 years! The unit came in on the Valmy, NV bound coal load, but was removed for fueling. It's possible it could be added to the train for the trip west to Nevada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112266 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pretty decent looking warbonnet, particularly for 2025, sits amongst a sea of orange, waiting for its next assignment. This unit, BNSF 4706, is one of the few that actually received the warbonnet scheme with "BNSF" lettering after the merger, prior to the original Heritage scheme being decided upon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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