Photo ID: 111412 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Flats Industrial Lead Arvada, CO 340 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific For the past several weeks (maybe even a couple months), these five covered hoppers have been hanging out near the southern end of the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. I'm not sure why they are here...it seems that the west local has not been running to deliver or pick up cars from the aggregate plant at the north end of the spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111407 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two DPUs bring up the tail end of this westbound oil train in Barbara's Gulch. Oil trains have become the new coal trains on the Moffat. While the oil trains are still not nearly as plentiful as coal trains once were, you can pretty well count on seeing a couple of them in any 24 hour period. This one is going to take the siding at Plain and wait for about 90 minutes for the eastbound Zephyr. DS-378 does not want to risk trying to make it to Cliff ahead of the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111406 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7634 and three additional units lead a westbound oil train in the east end of Barbara's Gulch. The tower in the background is a bit of an icon among railfans in the Arvada area. It has been here for about 50 years, originally built as part of a coal mine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111405 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The days are short in the winter months, but the quality of light is absolutely fantastic! Four units lead this westbound oil empty on the main between Leyden and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111404 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An empty oil train just received a light at C&S Junction on Bypass to head west on the Moffat. The crew is starting the journey to Bond, where there will be a crew change to then take the train on the Grand Junction. Without changing tracks, the train is moving from Bypass 2 to Main 1, ready to cross over Federal Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111403 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a little difficult to tell from this view, but the engineer has flipped on the headlights on UP 7634. The brakes are being released and the engineer has notched the unit into Run 1 to start creeping west. The unit is on the point of an empty oil train, ready to head west and tackle the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111402 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil train is sitting on Bypass 2, presently facing a red signal at C&S Junction. Indeed, you can see the signal the crew is looking at on the signal bridge, right over the track. In just a minute, this signal will turn green and the train will depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111401 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The outbound crew on this empty oil train are sitting on Bypass 2, ready to take the train west on the Moffat. Maintenance of Way is working on one of the crossovers at C&S Junction. The maintenance worker informed DS-378 that he would be clear within ten minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111400 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bypass 2 Denver, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of units sit on the tail end of a westbound oil train. These DPUs will assist the 6,600 foot train on the journey west to Utah. And, perhaps more importantly, on the journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111399 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An SD40N and a GP40-2 sit paired together in North Yard. The units have been used on the South Local lately, which runs south on the Joint Line a couple of days a week. At the moment, they are idling, waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111398 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This GP38-2 was originally delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980 (as MP 2195). One pretty reliable tip that this unit was originally Missouri Pacific is the lack of dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and Katy (MKT), both plains railroads, had quite a few units without dynamic brakes. This saved money in the initial purchase and in maintenance costs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111396 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This C44ACM is sporting UP's newest paint scheme, without a large flag on the long hood and without nose wings. The unit was recently rebuilt from the AC4400CW it was delivered to UP as in February 2001. The unit will be power on the MNYNP, manifest from North Yard to North Platte. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111395 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This snoot-nose SD40N is waiting to head to North Platte, NE, probably for its 92-day FRA inspection. This particular unit was originally delivered in March 1975. This unit has spent its entire life in yellow and gray paint, as it was indeed originally delivered to UP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111394 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1983 is the UP heritage unit I have captured the least. I was happy I had the chance to get a few shots on this December afternoon as the unit sat in North Yard, waiting to head to North Platte, NE. Hard to believe that it has been nearly 20 years since the UP heritage fleet was unveiled. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111393 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific One of UP's six heritage units, the Western Pacific unit (UP 1983) was hanging out in North Yard this afternoon. The unit cannot be run on a train as its 92-day FRA inspection is due. The unit will be transported (dead-in-consist) to North Platte so its 92-day inspection can be completed again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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