Photo ID: 113734 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7198 is missing a lot of its front end below the platform. The cab and long hood are banged up. This unit was involved in a derailment on the North Fork Branch, south of Grand Junction, on December 3, 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113733 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On the evening of December 3, 2025, a coal empty headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch in western Colorado struck a large rock that had fallen on the track. Fortunately, there were no major injuries to the crew. The two units, however, were pretty banged up. Union Pacific is finally transporting the units to either be repaired or scrapped. Here, they were the 8th and 9th units on the head end of the MGJNY, seen here on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113732 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I caught wind that the MGJNY was likely going to be transporting some units from Grand Junction to Denver overnight. It was a toss up if it would make it to Denver before sunrise. Turns out, it arrived at Plain about 30 minutes after sunrise. A short time later, the train was here at Eisele (Clay). Alas, it was a very overcast morning, so no direct sunlight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113731 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The lead unit on this mornings MGJNY is looking a bit shoddy. A number board is missing and a bit of graffiti is on the long hood and fuel tank. An SD40-2 and GP40-2 are immediately behind the lead unit as the train approaches the west portal of Tunnel 1. The classic EMD units are likely headed for inspections in North Platte, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113730 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Nine units lead Union Pacific MGJNY through the S-Curve west of Tunnel 1 on its way east toward North Yard. Beyond the nine units, most of which are just being transported, are 74 cars, and a single DPU on the tail end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113729 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific About 30 minutes after sunrise, UP's MGJNY rolls east on the mainline at Plain. Nine units are on the head end of the 74-car train, though most of the units are simply being transported from Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113728 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bypass 2 Denver, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A North Yard switch job pulled out of North Yard and ran west to the Pecos Crossover. It then crossed over from Main 3 to Bypass 2 and started a reverse move. The switch job is now backing down Bypass 2, headed for the Belt Industrial Lead. There are numerous industries on the Belt Line that the yard job will switch out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113727 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Nearly a week ago, on April 15, 2026 (Tax Day), Union Pacific eliminated the role of Yardmaster here at North Yard. The five Yardmasters on the payroll were offered transfers to other locations to enter train service (conductors, engineers, etc). There is now some sort of Yard Manager, different from an actual Yardmaster, in control of the yard. Reports from folks I know that work for Union Pacific are indicating that North Yard is a complete mess at the moment. Indeed, the yard does look must fuller than it has in quite awhile. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113726 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Three units have been set out on Yard Track 1 from a ballast train that is currently on Bypass 1. Among the light power is UP 1996, the Espee Heritage Unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113725 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1996 and two other units sit on Yard Track 1 in North Yard. The signal in the frame is for the mainline, out of frame to the right. This is CP DS002 (North Yard), which allows entrance into the north end of North Yard from the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113724 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Much to my surprise, UP 1996 has been hanging around Denver for over a week. The train has made a round trip between Denver and Cheyenne. The day before, UP 1996 was assigned to a work train that ran on the Moffat and laid ballast around Big Ten Curve. The ballast train returned to Denver, and UP 1996 (and two other units) were removed from the train, left here on Yard Track 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113706 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 92nd Lane Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The City of Arvada has built a new road, 92nd Lane, connecting CO-93 and CO-72 through a new area southeast of the actual intersection of the highways. As you can see, the grade crossing itself of 92nd Lane has not yet been built. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113705 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CO-72 Arvada, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A lot of construction has happened southeast of the CO-93/CO-72 intersection. The Rocky Flats Industrial Lead passes right through the middle of construction. The construction done to date has dealt with a retaining pond and leveling of the ground. Two new roads have also been built through the area. 92nd Lane has not yet had a grade crossing built across the lead, as seen in this shot, just south of CO-72. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113704 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CO-93 Arvada, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A week before this shot was taken, CO-93 was closed right here for three days so crews could rebuild the grade crossing. This is the Rocky Flat Industrial Lead just up the grade a bit from Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113703 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CO-72 Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific As you can see, CO-72 is being widened here just east of the CO-93 intersection. The new asphalt has been laid on either siding of the grade crossing. But, as you can also see, the existing grade crossing (stop lights) are going to need to be widened in order to complete the widening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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