Photo ID: 109011 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 525 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a power river coal load east on the main track at Irondale. While coal has all but disappeared from the Moffat, coal is still flowing regularly from the power river in Wyoming, down the Brush Sub to the Joint Line. Upon reaching Denver, this southbound train will tie down at South Denver to wait for a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 490 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Even though it may not be leading, it is always great to catch a Warbonnet on a train in 2023! BNSF 736 has actually stood the test of time pretty well, considering how faded some of the units now are. The unit came down on the Front Range Sub early this morning, second out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 515 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest, coming off of the Front Range Sub, crosses the UP Belt Industrial Lead at Utah Junction. A Warbonnet happens to be second out on the elephant-style manifest as it arrives in Denver. Note the slew of center beam flats UP has stored in the storage yard at North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108954 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF The westbound Zephyr typically leaves Denver during the morning hours and is generally backlit from the morning sun. So when the Zephyr is running late, there is a chance the sun will be far enough to the west for some front lighting. Ironically, on this day, the Zephyr was so late (at over seven hours), the train was already in the shadows of the mountains by the time it reached Big Ten Loop! A BNSF ES44C4 leads the train west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108953 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF Both P42DCs on the westbound Zephyr have experienced some issues on the journey west. The second P42DC is no longer loading and both are covered in oil. A BNSF ES44C4 was added in Denver to assist with the climb west. The Zephyr is leaving the west end of Rocky and climbing up toward Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108952 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF After shooting a 17 hour late eastbound Zephyr earlier this morning, I was also able to shoot a 7 hour late westbound Zephyr in the afternoon! Pretty sure it is the first time I have ever (in the Denver area) shot the eastbound Zephyr in the morning and the westbound Zephyr in the afternoon. The westbound Zephyr experienced an additional delay in Denver as a BNSF ES44C4 had to be added. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108944 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kalamath Street Denver, CO 568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9027 has come to a stop on Main 1 a few hundred feet away from Kalamath Street along I-25. The crew of the train is actually tying the train down on Main 1. The SUV to the right will take the crew back to the yard office. Typically, southbounds are tied down in the siding known as Hogan's Alley. However, as you can see, there is already a train tied down there. So, for the time being, Main 2 will the only track open in either direction between Walnut Street and South Denver. In the distance, Longs Peak stands tall at 14,259 feet above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108942 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF BNSF's Denver yard is by far the largest yard in Denver, larger than both UP's North Yard and UP's 36th Street Yard. It has over 35 yard tracks in several places as well as a full car repair facility. The south side of the yard (far left in this frame) has three tracks under CTC control. The main line, plus "Coal 1" and "Coal 2", where coal trains frequently tie down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108941 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 465 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF At the northeast end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard, BNSF 1660 and BNSF 1590 work to break down a train, switching cars from the train on to different tracks, organizing them toward either their next destination (if not in Denver), or their final destination (if a local will deliver them in Denver). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108940 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Two light units sit, awaiting their next yard assignment. Two others currently work the "Salt Mine" job, switching cars in the yard, working to build new trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108934 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 475 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of 2nd generation EMDs hang out near the engine shops as a coal load waits to head south toward the Joint Line and a yard job shoves cars back toward the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108933 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Several dozen units sit at "The House", BNSF's engine shop in Denver, awaiting their next assignment. This is an area that has changed significantly in the past few years. Among other things, RTD's N-Line from Denver Union Station to Thornton, CO has been completed, as seen on the right side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108930 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A close up look at the nose of a BNSF ES44AC, tied down in the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108929 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is tied down in the siding at Rocky, awaiting a fresh crew. The train has seen two westbound Amtrak trains (the Winter Park Express and California Zephyr) since sunrise. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108918 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As BNSF's Denver-Provo turns toward the east portal of Tunnel 1, note the line of asphalt near the top of the frame. This is part of the construction of the new Canyon Pines subdivision. The development covers 180 acres and, when finished, will have about 90 single-family homes running up and over the top of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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