Photo ID: 105266 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dent Branch Thornton, CO 1652 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Regional Transportation District Ties but no rails. With the sale to RTD complete, a cleanup crew is working on tearing up the old Union Pacific tracks along the "Dent Branch" right of way. Other than at grade crossing, the rails are all gone. Must of the work of picking up the old ties has been completed too, although there are still many left to be picked up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105265 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dent Branch Thornton, CO 2098 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Regional Transportation District Just in case the sudden stopping of the tracks wasn't enough of a warning, these tracks are no longer active! Until recently, these tracks were owned by Union Pacific. The right of way has since been sold to RTD, which will be laying commuter rail tracks here over the course of the next three years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105264 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dent Branch Thornton, CO 1910 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Regional Transportation District The Union Pacific "Dent Branch" ran north out of Denver through Thornton. It eventually turned west and ran in to Boulder, CO from the east. For years, the Valmont Power Plant received coal from the Dent Branch. A few months ago, UP completed the sale of the Dent Branch to RTD. In 2018, this will be a commuter rail line running to Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1739 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak I got this picture specifically for the beautiful mesas visible in the distance, west of Grand Junction. It is quite possibly the only time that such a shot will be possible with an ACS-64 (destined to run along the Northeast Corridor) in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105217 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1706 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered 70 ACS-64 electric engines from Siemens for use along the Northeast Corridor. These units will replace the 52 AEM-7 (built by EMD) units and 15 HHP-8 (built by Bombardier) currently in use. The units will be numbered from 600-669. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105216 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak If you live in Colorado, don't expect to see too many shots of an ACS-64! The only reason this one was possible was because the unit had just been manufactured and was on enroute to the Northeast Corridor where it will be used. If you live along the Northeast Corridor, you'll be getting used to these units very soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105215 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1647 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered a new fleet of ACS-64 electric locomotives from Siemens. The units will replace the aging AEM-7s and have already replaced the (relatively young) HHP-8s. Since these are manufactured in California, they travel from California to Chicago via the California Zephyr. From there, they will continue on to the Northeast to enter service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105214 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This MP15DC started life wearing blue. Once a Missouri Pacific switcher, it is now sitting in storage in Grand Junction. I do not know if UP is waiting to sell (or scrap) this unit, or if it is just a temporary thing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105213 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Despite its rather nice looking paint scheme, this GP15-1 is currently being stored in Grand Junction. Not sure what its fate holds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105212 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1614 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Union Pacific currently has at least 20 units sitting in storage in Grand Junction. Most of them are old switchers, but there are a few former road units too. One such example is this C40-8, a veteran of the 1980s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105176 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1603 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It appears as though BNSF may have recently replaced a bridge, most likely the one over the South Platte River between the engine house and the yard. Multiple seconds were in a row along the passenger lead. Meanwhile, hostlers work to re-position BNSF 5603. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105175 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1600 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF In order to make room for newly arriving units, BNSF has moved its SD60Ms to a new spot on the roster. BNSF usually does a pretty good job of patching units to match their present paint scheme. A bit of an exception would be the "1448" patch, seemingly done quite hastily here (in black) on the cab of this SD60M. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105174 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1635 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots SLAL Got yellow? A GP20 for the South Plains Lamesa Railroad sits near BNSF's Engine House, waiting to head south on the Joint Line and be returned to its home. The unit spent most of its life in Santa Fe yellow and blue before being sold around 2000 to the short line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105173 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots SLAL This power will likely be on the point of a southbound train on the Joint Line within the next day or so. The GP20 is owned by South Plains Lamesa Railroad. This is a shortline with four GP20s, a GP20u, a CF7, and a pair of GP9s, located in Slaton, TX, southeast of Lubbock, TX. The unit is being returned to the SLAL after receiving a fresh paint job. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105172 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots SLAL It definitely is not too often that you get the chance in 2015 to grab a picture of a GP20! This ex-ATSF GP20 is now owned by the South Plains Lamesa Railroad in Texas. While it has been on the roster for over a decade, it was just recently repainted in the scheme seen here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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