Photo ID: 106041 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Until recently, with the closing of Burnham, you could find a transfer table here in this pit. If you are unfamiliar with a transfer table, it is similar to a turn table. But instead of rotating, it moving vertically back and forth to allow cars and engines to be put in different stalls in the buildings. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106040 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1953 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A fair number of Rio Grande cabooses have actually survived well past the end of the caboose era and the end of Rio Grande. One such example is caboose 01447, which is seen here in Burnham Yard in pristine condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106039 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Classic Rio Grande crane #027 as seen sitting on a track on the west edge of Burnham. The crane, once used to assist in the cleanup of derailments or any heavy maintenance, will soon be finding a new home with the closing of Burnham four months earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106038 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande One of my personal favorite models of engines of all time! EMD (Electro-Motive Division, at that time) had a very unique look to it. It was, in my opinion, a very classy look. Nice to know that a couple Rio Grande GP30s will be preserved. DRGW 3011 is at the Colorado Railroad Museum, awaiting funds for restoration. DRGW 3006 is owned by a private individual who, as far as I know, also intends to restore the classic unit, which will soon celebrate 55th birthday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106037 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2073 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A side view of Rio Grande GP30 #3006. This unit is now owned by Daniel Quait, who intends to preserve the engine. It has been stored in Burnham for nearly 20 years, when it was retired from active service. From here, it will be need to be moved to a new home as the tracks at Burnham are being ripped out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A 3/4 roster shot of Rio Grande GP30 #3006 as seen from the back end. This GP30 was actually still be used on locals into the late 1990s. That's why you will find a pair of ditch lights on the back end of 3006. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106035 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2680 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Burnham Shops in Denver was shut down by Union Pacific on Valentine's Day, 2016. By the start of June, crews were well on their way to ripping out track. Equipment owned by Daniel Quait, including Rio Grande GP30 #3006, still sit on one of the yard tracks on the west side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105933 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 1, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A pair of BNSF SD40-2s get ready to do some switching at the industries near Utah Junction. One of the industries served by BNSF here is Altogether Recycling. They fill up multiple carloads of material on a weekly basis. All of the track seen here was once narrow gauge and, later, "three rail" (both narrow and standard gauge). There are a few places where the narrow gauge rail can still be found in between the standard gauge rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105858 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1964 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Electro-Motive Division For decades, EMD has used either SD## or GP## as the prefix for its models. It seems that EMD is reluctant to go to a three-digit number (e.g. SD100), so all their new units in the last 15 years (basically since the SD90) have been "SD70ACe" followed by a suffix. That continues with the latest unit, designated an SD70ACe-T4. As you probably guess, the "T4" stands for "Tier 4", and indicates the unit is EPA Tier-4 compliant. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105857 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 2200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Electro-Motive Division Introducting the SD70ACe-T4. This is one of four prototypes for the first EPA Tier-4 compliant engine produced by EMD. While it looks essentially like an SD70ACe externally, internally it is an entirely different animal. A few things to note externally. First, EMD is bringing back the teardrop windshield. A welcome change for both crews and railfans alike. Next, note the new fabricated trucks. Last, the long hood is higher and "boxier" ahead of the radiator housing. Internally, the prime mover is brand new. Traditionally, EMD prime movers have been two-stroke and 16 cylinders. This new prime mover is four-stroke and 12 cylinders. It still generates the 4400 HP the SD70ACe generated. On top of it all, the demonstrator paint scheme looks darn nice, too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105856 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 2053 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Electro-Motive Division EMDX 1502 and 1503 sit near BNSF's Engine House along with EMD's test car. These units carry the designation "SD70ACe-T4" and they are the first Tier-4 compliant units produced by EMD. These are prototypes that are undergoing extensive testing by EMD. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105855 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1624 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF EMD is a little behind the curve in the "Tier 4" game. Starting January 1, 2015, railroads could only purchase engines that were EPA Tier-4 compliant. GE had production units rolling by late 2015. EMD had yet to roll out a prototype at that point. However, they now have four prototypes on the rails, two of which had been testing at the Transportation Technology Center east of Pueblo. BNSF brought them to Denver and, rumor has it they will head west on the Moffat next for some high altitude testing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105798 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 2066 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A freshly rebuilt, freshly painted BNSF GP60M-3. This unit was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen. Always great to get a picture of a freshly painted unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105788 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1732 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The main entrance to the Burnham Shops off of Seminole Road. The gates for Burnham were still open on this morning. But that will only be the case for another week. The gates closed permanently on Valentine's Day, 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105787 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1983 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Empty rails. Sadly, after being the main maintenance facility for Rio Grande for decades (and a major facility for UP as well for nearly two decades), Burnham Shops are closing. All the power that was once stored here has been moved to places such as North Platte, NE and Grand Junction, CO. Soon, these tracks and the buildings will be ripped up and this scene will turn from railroad/industrial to residential. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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