Photo ID: 104845 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed DS 902 (UP Junction) Denver, CO 1933 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load approaches UP Junction on the Belt Industrial Lead. With a fresh crew, the train will briefly enter the Greeley Sub before heading east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104347 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 1618 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific An Xcel Energy coal empty comes across the Belt Line headed for North Yard under somewhat glorious, partly cloudy skies. With Xcel Energy making a push to move from coal to natural gas, the days for these hoppers may well be numbered. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104346 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 1892 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific After knocking down a Diverging Approach (yellow over red) signal at Broadway, this train is headed for Utah Junction where it will continue in to the yard on a restricting signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104345 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 1711 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The Belt Industrial Lead (or simply "Belt Line") was used by Rio Grande to interchange with Rock Island and Union Pacific. Now, it is used by Union Pacific for all coal loads headed north or east out of Denver. Or, as in this case, coal empties coming in from the north or east. Manifests use the Belt Line as well, but coal trains are certainly more common. This coal empty is approaching Broadway and the line in to North Yard. The highway in the background is I-25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104344 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP B2.0 Denver, CO 2117 (4 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP 7709 is pulling an empty train of coal hoppers out of Xcel Energy's Cherokee power plant. This is a scene that, supposedly, will not be reproducible by the end of 2014. Xcel is in the process of converting the Cherokee plant to run exclusively on natural gas. Once complete, UP will be losing a major coal customer in Denver! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104343 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 23, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP B2.0 Denver, CO 1738 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific After picking up a train of empty coal hoppers at Xcel's Cherokee Power Plant in northeast Denver, the crew on this "Public Service" train is headed for North Yard. Upon arriving, swing power will be added as well as power to the rear end and it will depart west for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103552 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 23, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS902 (UP Junction) Denver, CO 1826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The MNPNY is nearing the end of its trip from North Platte to North Yard. The train has just entered the Belt Line (from the Greeley Sub) at UP Junction. It is passing underneath Brighton Blvd and the BNSF Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103232 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 2171 (5 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Okay, who notices something a little strange about this particular picture. Something odd about the power on this loaded coal train. The four units on the point? Well, that is a little unusual? More unusual is the fact that there is an SD70M in the consist. That SD70M has DC traction motors...something that you almost never find on coal trains in the 21st century! The SD70M was added in Grand Junction, although for what reason, I'm not sure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102984 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 1858 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey It is a beautiful morning as the Ringling Brothers "Red Train" rolls through Denver. The circus was just in Colorado Springs (ending the night before) and the train is passing through Denver on its way to Las Vegas, NV. It will be back in Denver at the end of September and beginning of October, when the circus is actually in town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102983 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Commerce City, CO 1999 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Two Union Pacific units lead up the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Red Circus train near the east end of the Belt Industrial Lead. The crew quarters are up front on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102893 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 2 Denver, CO 2519 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Ski Train For the first time (to my knowledge) and for the last time, the Ski Train crosses over the South Platte River on the Belt Industrial Lead. Shortly it will curve north and head up the Greeley Sub toward Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102892 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 2 Denver, CO 2798 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Ski Train Rio Grande lettered equipment passing over a Rio Grande lettered bridge! Just as 5371 did 14 months earlier (to the day), the Ski Train passes over York Street on its way out of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102891 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 2613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Ski Train The Ski Train is on the roll over the grade crossing at Broadway. The train also passes underneath I-25, which can be seen in the distance. Note the FRED in the middle of a flash on the back of the train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102890 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 3500 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Ski Train On its way out of Denver for the last time, the Ski Train holds briefly at Broadway to allow a coal empty to enter Bypass One. Once the empty is in the clear, the Ski Train will start east on the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102715 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 2232 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load is approaching UP Junction at the end of the Belt Line. The train has a lunar signal and will continue at restricted speed toward the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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