Photo ID: 110712 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Under the harsh lighting of mid-day in the summer, a westbound unit oil train, led by UP 1943, charges west on the main track at Rocky. UP 1943 has been making multiple runs on oil trains for the past several weeks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110711 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east switch of Rocky, we find a westbound UP oil train coming out of Barbara's Gulch, around the bend, and toward a clear (green) signal. UP 1943 is a nice splash of color...or, perhaps, a splash of gray!...on the train as it heads west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110710 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 406 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After a layover in Denver on Bypass 1 at North Yard, UP 1943 and its empty westbound oil train is departing on Main 1 at C&S Junction. The four tracks east of C&S Junction, from left to right, are Bypass 1, Bypass 2, Main 3, and the North Yard Siding. At C&S Junction, when heading west, these filter down to just two tracks. From left to right, we have Main 1 and Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110709 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 is sitting on Bypass 1, looking at a red signal at C&S Junction (CP DS005). Momentarily, the train will tone up DS-380 to let him know that they are ready to depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110708 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Four units sit on the point of a westbound unit oil empty on Bypass 1, just east of C&S Junction. The conductor is onboard and the train is about read to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110707 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943, UP's unit painted in tribute to the US military, was taken off its train by the inbound crew. The outbound crew, which went on duty at 9:45am, brought the power back out to the train. The hand brakes are being knocked off, and it will be ready to depart westbound shortly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110706 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While searching for UP 1943, which is supposed to be leading a westbound oil train out of Denver later in the day, I came across this old UP SD60M! It was originally delivered as UP 6337 in September 1992. What is the fate of the unit? My guess would be that it is on its way to storage, but I do not know. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110688 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Southern Pacific There are only five AC4400CWs still on UP's roster that have not received a full UP repaint. UP 6236 is one such example, still in its original scarlet and gray, with yellow UP patches applied. Here, it sits in North Yard awaiting assignment after arriving on the MGJNY. The unit actually served on the Minturn Local (which hasn't gone as far as Minturn in decades) just a few days ago in the Colorado high country. This was originally SP 257. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110687 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific I'm speculating that UP 4039 has spent some time either in either Southern California or maybe the Houston area in Texas. Those locations tend to attract a lot "taggers"; people that apply graffiti to things. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110686 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1357 and UPY 625 sit idle in North Yard, not far from the yard tower. When needed, they will be used to switch cars in the yard. UP 1357 started life as DRGW 3102. Amazingly, the GP40-2 that spent so many years on the former Grande, can still be regularly found in and around Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110685 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1905 is an SD40N. It has been rebuilt by UP from an SD40-2, along with dozens (even hundreds) of others. The unit was originally UP 3205, delivered in May 1973. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110684 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A single AC4400CW sits near the ready tracks in North Yard. I shot this same unit the day before. It was the lead unit on a westbound oil train. It stopped in the siding at Leyden because this unit was leaking air to the extent the train went in to emergency and could not be recovered. You can see a bypass hose lining the right side of the unit. It's possible the unit is waiting to be taken to North Platte, NE for repairs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110683 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 551 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Earlier in the day, this train in the siding at Leyden stalled out on the climb out of Rocky and backed in to Leyden. That first crew tied the train down and were picked up by a van. A second crew brought a new unit out to Leyden. The problem as the previous leader was leaking air so bad, it could not be repaired or bypassed. The second crew brought all three units from the head end back to North Yard. Most like, it'll take a third crew to get this empty oil train more than 10 miles west of North Yard! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110682 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is always somewhat interesting to catch a unit that has all-matching numbers for its number. A good example is UP 6666, which was the second unit on this eastbound loaded oil train at Leyden. The unit has worn this same number since it was delivered to UP 27 years ago, in July 1997. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110681 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil train, which loaded at the transload facility at Wash, UT, just east of Price, UT. The train is rolling east and will ultimately wind up at an oil refinery down toward the gulf coast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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