Photo ID: 111364 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6891 is sporting the newest UP paint scheme, which has done away with wings on the nose and returned to the simple UP shield. It is the sole DPU on the tail end of a 6,000-foot MGJNY manifest, rolling east on the main at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111363 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single C44ACM brings up the tail end of UP's MGJNY in a snowy scene just west of Leyden. UP 6891 was originally UP 7003, and was one of a handful of AC6000CWs from the mid-90s when 6000 horsepower was a goal UP gave both EMD and GE. The 6000 horsepower units did not work out from either manufacturer, and 4400 horsepower became the standard that still remains as the standard today, roughly 30 years later. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111362 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY is crossing over Indiana Street, just west of the west switch of Leyden. At some point, once funding becomes available, this scene will change a bit as there is a push to widen Indiana Street to four lanes. That will necessitate the rebuilding of the bridge to accommodate four lanes. Of note, the second unit (UP 6331) is used to the rails as it was once SP 281! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111361 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After an overnight and morning storm, the clouds cleared out and the sun has already started to melt away the fresh powder. However, there is still plenty on the ground as UP's MGJNY approaches the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111360 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's only-remaining manifest that runs on the Moffat runs six days a week. The train alternates west and east every other day, with one day where it doesn't run at all. The train runs from North Yard to Grand Junction and back. Here, the eastbound version has five units on the point. The train is right around 6,000 feet long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111335 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP's Green River, WY to North Yard manifest has completed its journey on the Greeley Sub and is pulling into Track 6 in North Yard off the Belt Line. The train is too long to entirely fit on Track 6, so it will split in half, the back half being shoved into Track 5. The conductor is currently riding on the front platform, keeping a close eye on switches to ensure they are properly aligned. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111334 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 493 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific DRGW 1357 sits waiting for its next assignment, most likely as power on a local. In the distance, an SD40N and a GP38N also wait for their next assignment, but as remote control yard power for switching in North Yard. UP 1357 was originally DRGW 3102. Indeed, you can clearly see where its MARS light was once located, as well as the class lights on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111333 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 463 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s sit near the yard office in North Yard, awaiting their next assignment. Neither of these geeps started life as Union Pacific units. The further unit, UP 1506 was SP 7128 when UP merged with Espee. However, the units history dates further back. It was originally delivered to the Baltimore and Ohio in September 1971 as B&O 4011! UP 1357, on the other hand, was delivered to Rio Grande in April 1972 as DRGW 3102. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111332 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A GP38-2 (now a GP38N) and an SD40-2 (now an SD40N) sit idly in North Yard. These units are the currently power used for switching cars in the yard. At the moment, no cars need to be switched! Without knowing anything about the numbering scheme for UP's roster or specific history of units, I can guarantee that this GP38-2 is either of Missouri Pacific or MKT heritage. How? Note that it lacks dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and MKT, both being plains railroads, ordered some units without any dynamic brakes. In this case, this was originally MP 2188, delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980, just shy of three years before UP would take over MP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111331 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While the lighting is not fantastic for this shot, I could not resist getting a shot of this UP GP60. My favorite two four axle units are the GP30 and the GP60, so anytime I come across either, I have to try for a shot. This guy was built in September 1989 and was delivered to Espee as a Cotton Belt unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111330 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A string of units sits on the ready track in North Yard. The name "ready track" comes exactly where you might imagine. These units have been serviced and are ready for their next assignment, whatever that might be. It appears the crew that moved the units accidentally left the headlights on on UP 7849! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111322 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Three GEs lead a loaded unit oil train east toward the plains of eastern Colorado on the KP. Of interest, the first two units are both former Espee units! UP 6360 was originally SP 316, delivered in July 1995 and patched to UP on August 1, 2003. UP 6344 was originally SP 298, also delivered in July 1995. It was patched to UP on January 18, 2002. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111321 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific This loaded oil train is headed east on the main alongside the nearly-9,000 foot long siding of Mesa in Aurora on the KP. After a couple of snow storms hit the week before, the peaks of the Rockies are now pretty well covered in snow off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111320 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sandown to Roydale Denver, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 6360, former SP 316, leads an eastbound loaded oil train underneath Central Park Blvd. Half of this overpass was built in 2012 to accommodate the growing commercial and residential neighborhoods on the former Stapleton International Airport land. At that time, the bridge carried one lane of traffic each direction. In 2018, the bridge was doubled in width, and there are now two lanes in each direction on the bridge. The train is about to cross Sand Creek on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111319 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 634.5 (Sandown) Denver, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A UP oil load rolls east on Main 1 alongside Central Park Station. Just over 30 years ago, this would have been on the north edge of the field of Stapleton International Airport. Go further back in time, this was once the location of Sandown Junction, where the Rock Island left the KP to the right (where the covered hopper sits) over to the Belt Line and the connection to the Rio Grande at North Yard. That connection has since been severed, however. Now, the area has been completely redeveloped for both commercial and residential purposes. Most recently, the RTD A-Line (commuter rail) to DIA was built. RTD was able to use UP's Limon Sub corridor for the alignment. As part of the deal for the land, RTD paid for UP to install CTC and a second main track through the corridor. 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