Photo ID: 109601 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W036 (North Platteville) Platteville, CO 301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the north switch of Platteville, a long military train takes the siding. A northbound unit auto train that originated at Rolla (just north of Denver) is on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109600 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Slowly rolling north on the main at Platteville, a unit auto rack train with only a single AC4400CW for power approaches a red signal at the north end. The train is meeting a southbound military train that will be holding the siding in Platteville for the next few hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109599 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of La Salle Weld County, CO 248 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The Colorado Department of Transportation is in the process of building a new overpass across US-85 and UP's Greeley Sub to eliminate an at grade intersection between Country Road 44 and US-85, and a grade crossing for County Road 44. The bridge over US-85 has been complete. However, as you can clearly see, the new overpass crossing the tracks has not yet be built. The project is slated to be completely in late 2023. Will the remaining two months of the year be enough time to complete it? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109598 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific In between La Salle and Greeley, a southbound military train crosses over the South Platte river parallel to US-85. Back in June, when runoff and early summer rain was at record levels, the South Platte completely covered all the sand you see in this shot. Now, getting in to fall, and the river has receded. But it is still higher than it normally would be this time of year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109597 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Ault Weld County, CO 243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific If you are a fan of the site, then you know that the past few years have been dominated by drone photography as it has opened a whole new world of opportunity. However, I do not want to forget my roots, so getting some shots on the ground is still important. Here, three GEs set up elephant-style lead a southbound military train just south of the town of Pierce, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109596 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Military equipment headed for Fort Carson in Colorado Springs is on the roll just north of Nunn with a trio of elephant-style GEs leading the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109595 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Weld County, CO 274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound military train rolls north of the siding of Nunn. The equipment on the train is primary transport vehicles with tires rather than treads. Several trucks and tractors are also on the train, which is headed for Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109594 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific A northbound military train sits in the siding at Carr, waiting its turn to continue north, as a southbound military train approaches a clear (green) signal in the distance at the south end of Carr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109593 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific It appears that the red signal on the siding at the north end of car is not currently working. As you can see, BNSF 6272 is looking at a dark signal as a southbound clears the north switch. Fortunately, crews treat a dark signal as though it is a red signal. I was not around to see if the signal successfully lit up green when it was time for the train to depart. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109592 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Fort Carson has loaded up some military equipment and sent it north toward Yermo, CA. That is the train sitting on the siding to the left. Ironically enough, Fort Carson will soon be receiving some new equipment as southbound military train passes slowly by on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109591 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The US military does ship equipment by rail, but coming across a military train is pretty rare. They are certainly no common. So imagine my surprise when I just happened to stumble across a meet between two loaded military trains at the siding of Carr in northern Colorado! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109590 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style GEs leads a southbound military train across Lone Tree Creek at the north end of Carr. The train is holding the main, but is restricted to 25 MPH as it is meeting a northbound military train with some "wide" equipment on board. The speed restriction will ensure both trains clear one another. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109589 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Carr Carr, CO 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just north of Carr on the Greeley Sub, a southbound military train with a trio of UP units is approaching. The train originated in Yermo, CA and is headed for Fort Carson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109588 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Nunn, CO 211 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF It is a pretty rare sight to find BNSF orange on UP's Greeley Sub! In 2023, it seems that most lines, regardless of the owner, have at least one other railroad with trackage rights on their line. UP's Greeley Sub between Denver and Cheyenne is not one of those lines. UP is the owner and no other railroad has trackage rights. So these BNSF units must just be power sharing units on this northbound military train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109587 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Nunn Nunn, CO 212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Just north of the siding of Nunn, we have an extremely unique northbound manifest on the Greeley Sub. A loaded military train, which originated at Fort Carson near Colorado Springs, is led by a pair of BNSF ES44C4s and an UP AC4400CW. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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