Photo ID: 112688 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Brighton (8,203ft) Brighton, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP is deadheading passenger equipment from Council Bluffs, IA west. The train has a power car and eleven passenger cars. It is currently stopped in the siding at Brighton, waiting for maintenance to clear up at Sand Creek. Despite being a deadhead move, a pair of pristine SD70Ms lead the way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112687 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three P42DCs lead the Zephyr west at Utah Jct, under what might just be the last-remaining Rio Grande signal bridge on the former Rio Grande. The searchlight signals on the bridge are also some of the last Rio Grande signals still in operation in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112686 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub, crossing over the diamond for the Belt Lead at Utah Jct, at the north end of North Yard. This is the second consecutive day that the train is running with three P42DCs. Not sure why...perhaps just a power move to California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112685 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard to Utah Jct (MP 3.0 to MP 3.2) Denver, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has three P42DCs on the head end today on a train whose number today is 1005 instead of 5. The train purposefully departed Chicago four hours late the day before, with the entire schedule delayed by four hours, all the way to Emeryville, CA. As such, an on time departure from Denver would have been 12:46pm. The train was about an hour delayed when it finally departed, now passing by North Yard to the right, and Rennicks yard to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112684 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Near Rennicks Yard, a BNSF GP60 and a GP39-2 sit attached to a handful of cars that need to be switched out at local industries. It's been awhile since I've seen a GP60, so I was very happy to come across this guy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112683 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A ballast regulator works on the BNSF Brush Sub while a bulldozer pours out some ballast on the Market Street turnout, which was replaced along with the diamond. The work was done on a Sunday as a BNSF switch job works on the industries that the turnout accesses the rest of the week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112682 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific BNSF put in place a substantial track curfew at Sand Creek so the diamond could be replaced. It was indeed replaced earlier in the day, and crews are now working to place fresh ballast to complete the work. The curfew actually necessitated the morning Zephyr being delayed by four hours, so it departed Chicago the day before four hours late, running at #1005 (instead of #5), with the entire schedule being delayed by four hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112681 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific As a bulldozer dumps ballast along UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek, two ballast regulators wait to smooth out the ballast. The regulator on the left is on BNSF's Brush Sub. The regulator on the right is on UP's Greeley Sub. You can also see a track tamper on the far side on the Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112680 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A Caterpillar bulldozer dumps a bucket load of ballast on UP's Greeley Subdivision, right near a fresh installed diamond where UP's Greeley Sub and BNSF's Brush Sub cross one another. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112679 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific BNSF and Union Pacific are working together to replace the diamond at Sand Creek, located underneath I-270. You can see a bulldozer bringing in some more ballast, while ballast regulators sit on the BNSF Brush Sub (center track) and UP Greeley Sub (right track). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112678 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The paint on UP 6397 has certainly seen some better days as the unit crosses over East Portal Road roughly halfway between the west switch of Tolland and the east switch of East Portal. About 20 years ago, there were rumors that Union Pacific was considering a project to connect Tolland and East Portal. However, if any such project was ever seriously considered, it was dropped with the economic bubble, and start in the downturn of coal, in 2008. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112677 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 48.0) Gilpin County, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Not too far west of the west switch of Tolland, UP 6397 and train pass through the high/wide detector at MP 48. The wire surrounding the tracks on the detector is just slightly smaller than the smallest bore of any tunnel between here at Denver. If any loads have shifted, causing something to stick out of the train, better to break a wire than hit a tunnel wall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112676 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 23 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The deciduous trees here at Tolland are some late-bloomers. I was up here about a month earlier in May, and all these trees were still devoid of leaves. However, thanks to a relatively wet spring, they are now as green as you can get, filled with leaves as this westbound coal empty passes by at the west end of Tolland. Note the classic yellow and green Tolland school house on the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112675 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I was hoping for some direct sunlight here, east of Tolland, as this coal empty crosses over South Boulder Creek. However, in retrospect, the overcast skies to the west probably helped the shot as the sun might have created some odd shadows from this perspective. The train crosses South Boulder Creek to run parallel to East Portal Road for a few thousand feet on the approach to Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112674 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At roughly 8,700 feet (2650 meters) above sea level, four units lead this westbound coal empty along South Boulder Creek between Rollins and Tolland. East Portal Road (also referred to as Tolland Road on some maps and in some places) is a well-maintained dirt road that carries a lot of vehicular traffic. Fishers, campers, hikers, and off-roaders all come up here to the high country, in addition to the handful of railfans. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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