Photo ID: 112280 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific At one point, Rio Grande started to add two main tracks through all of Glenwood Canyon. However, the project proved to be too expensive, so it resulted in one very long siding, and three sidings overall in the canyon. Allen, toward the east end, is 14,250 feet long. Shoshone is very short at 3,960 feet, and almost connects to Allen, separated only by a short tunnel. Then, there is Grizzly, a 5,060 foot long siding is next, and it is here that we find this westbound oil empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112279 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 368 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC and a pair of SD70ACes lead this westbound oil train on the main at Grizzly in the middle of Glenwood Canyon. The trees on the opposite side of the Colorado River were burned in the massive Grizzly Creek fire in August 2020. The fire consumed nearly 30,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112276 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero (6,150 ft) Eagle County, CO 232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Three units are elephant style, leading a westbound oil empty on the main at Dotsero. The conductor is on the ground, getting ready to provide a roll-by for the eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112274 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle (6,160 ft) Rifle, CO 234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Minturn Local has two C44ACMs and three tank cars in tow this afternoon. The train is in the siding at Rifle, and just met the eastbound Zephyr. The train now has a signal to depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112262 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific During a substantial snow storm, we get a look at UP's North Yard. The cars on the far right are on Track 1. The string of cars, largely consisting of tank cars, are sitting on Track 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112261 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 536 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific EMDX 1609, still largely sporting Union Pacific colors, sits in North Yard, waiting to head west. Note the primer color around the radiator housing and part of the long hood. No doubt EMD has been conducting testing and upgrades on the unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112260 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 385 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Two of several SD70ACe-T4 demonstrators, painted in UP paint, have been returned to EMD. Electro-Motive Diesel tests the units and looks for means of improving the model. The units are headed west, currently waiting for a train assignment that will take them that direction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112259 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific EMD originally built a couple dozen SD70ACe-T4 demonstrator units. some were painted for and delivered to Union Pacific, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern. Two of these units, EMDX 1608 and EMDX 1609, have been at the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, but are now making their way west. The units were sitting near the North Yard tower on this afternoon, waiting to be added to UP's MNYGR to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112258 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 489 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5306 rounds the bend out of Rocky, headed toward the CO-93 underpass and Barbara's Gulch. In another mile or two, the train will be able to pick up some speed, as the part of the Moffat with the most curves will be left behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112257 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The only UP train manifest left on the Moffat, the MGJNY (and its counterpart, the MNYGJ) runs six times a week. West, then east, and repeat, with one day off. The train is generally feast or famine, with today's train being on the feast side with 103 cars. Many of the cars on the train are loaded coal hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112256 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY, led by UP 5306, is approaching a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. The train has a straight shot the rest of the way into the yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112255 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 476 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific From this vantage point of UP's MGJNY on the main at Rocky, you can also see the track for the Rocky Spur (or Rocky Flats Industrial Lead). The spur runs nearly five miles to the north, The Acosta aggregate plant on the north end of the spur ships by rail. Or, at least, it did...the West Local hasn't serviced the plant in several months, making it seem as though the plant is no longer shipping by rail. Note the derail, collected aligned to the derail position to protect the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112254 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 464 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5306, with three GEs and a pair of EMDs, is making track speed on the main at Rocky, heading east on the final 15 miles (or so) of the journey into North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112253 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 545 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my favorite effects of a snowstorm is the changing of the landscape from color to (seemingly) black and white. UP's armor yellow paint stands out strong against the snowy backdrop of the mountain here at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112252 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After PTC causing a "penalty application" of the brakes (incorrectly), bringing the train to a stop at both West Crescent and West Plain, the system behaved properly here at West Eisele (Clay). The train passed the clear (green) signal at the west end, and continued rolling east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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