Photo ID: 108943 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's North Yard is fairly empty on this Sunday morning, with only a handful of units hanging around, most of those being units for yard jobs, transfers, or locals. Granted there are only four destinations for road freights that North Yard has to contend with these days: Pueblo to the south, North Platte, NE to the east, and Grand Junction to the west, and Green River, WY to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108942 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 426 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF's Denver yard is by far the largest yard in Denver, larger than both UP's North Yard and UP's 36th Street Yard. It has over 35 yard tracks in several places as well as a full car repair facility. The south side of the yard (far left in this frame) has three tracks under CTC control. The main line, plus "Coal 1" and "Coal 2", where coal trains frequently tie down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108941 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 499 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF At the northeast end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard, BNSF 1660 and BNSF 1590 work to break down a train, switching cars from the train on to different tracks, organizing them toward either their next destination (if not in Denver), or their final destination (if a local will deliver them in Denver). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108940 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Two light units sit, awaiting their next yard assignment. Two others currently work the "Salt Mine" job, switching cars in the yard, working to build new trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108939 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 501 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Neither of these units originally left the paint factory in UP Armour Yellow. In fact, UP 1357 started as DRGW 3102 when it was delivered in April 1972. UPY 691 started out in deep blue as MP 1691 in February 1982. UPY 691 has certainly seen better days! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108938 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A UP GP40-2 #1357 sits near the yard office at UP's 36th Street Yard. This particular GP40-2 is no stranger to Denver as it started life at DRGW 3102. On June 3, 1997, it absorbed in to UP's roster as UP 5256. About six years later, on September 30, 2003, it found its new home on the roster as UP 1357. Nearly twenty years later, that's the number it still owns. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108937 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A look toward downtown over UP's 36th Street Yard. The area is transforming from one that is largely industrial (whether active or abandoned) to one of mixed commercial and residential. As you can see in this shot, four climbing cranes are visible, working to build new buildings ever higher. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108936 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 497 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Eleven units sit, stored in a "dead line" at UP's 36th Street Yard. As the US seemingly heads toward a recession, the number of units stored on all railroads is very likely to increase in the coming months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108935 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Yard Denver, CO 794 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer It is currently the offseason for the Rocky Mountaineer's "Rockies to the Red Rocks" train. The cars are seen here in UP's 36th Street Yard, awaiting the start of 2023 season in April. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108934 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of 2nd generation EMDs hang out near the engine shops as a coal load waits to head south toward the Joint Line and a yard job shoves cars back toward the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108933 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Several dozen units sit at "The House", BNSF's engine shop in Denver, awaiting their next assignment. This is an area that has changed significantly in the past few years. Among other things, RTD's N-Line from Denver Union Station to Thornton, CO has been completed, as seen on the right side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108878 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Being a diesel brat, I was particularly sad to see that UP is getting rid of UP 6936, a DDA40X and largest diesel locomotive ever produced. It has been inoperable since 2017, and it appears UP no longer wishes to deal with its mechanical issues. Fortunately, the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum has said they intend to repair it and bring it back to operational condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108877 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 587 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam engine has been sitting in the roundhouse in Cheyenne, inoperable, since 2010. Many people speculated that UP's restoration of 4014, the Big Boy, might spell the end of the Challengers time on UP's roster. Turns out that has prove to be true as it is on it's way to it's new home with the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum in Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108876 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 491 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 5716 approaches the turnout that will lead it to Main 3 and east out on to the Sidney Subdivision for an all day journey to Sidney, NE, the first stop for this hospital train on the way to Silvas, IL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108875 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cheyenne Yard Cheyenne, WY 535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 3985, the 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" steam engine and UP 5511, the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" steam engine, which have both been in UP's possession since their purchase, are being donated to the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America museum. The museum says it intends to restore both units service. 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