Photo ID: 110389 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the very north end of the Greeley Subdivision, this Z-Train is starting to head toward Denver after a crew change at Speer. The train is passing underneath I-25 just south of Speer Jct. The train you see above in the distance is indeed the back part of this same train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110388 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Cutoff Laramie County, WY 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific The Borie Cutoff is a (roughly) 3 1/2 mile long stretch of single track that connects Main 1 and 2 of UP's Overland Route with Main 3 and the Greeley Sub at Speer Jct. This allows trains that were on the Overland but are headed for Denver, such as this Z-Train, to head straight for Speer for their crew change from Mains 1 and 2. If you look in the distance, the bridge you see actually crosses over Mains 1 and 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110387 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 387 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Although it may not look like it based on the auto racks, this is actually a Z-train. The ZLBDV (Long Beach, CA to Denver, CO). Traditionally, when you think of a Z-train, you probably think of intermodal cars (double stacks and piggy backs). This train does have those, but they are behind the auto racks, out of sight around the corner. The train is on the Borie Cutoff, which is a shortcut from the Overland main to Speer Jct where the Greeley Sub connects in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110386 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Borie Laramie County, WY 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific At Borie, just west of Cheyenne, A Denver-bound intermodal hotshot, the ZLBDV, crosses over from Main 1 to Main 2, and then from Main 2 to the Borie Cutoff, headed for Speer, WY for a crew change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110385 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific, VIA, Amtrak UP 5875, transporting some Siemens-built equipment that will be delivered to VIA rail (the first six units) and Amtrak (last two units) meets a very long westbound intermodal train (the ZG2BRB) at Burns, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110384 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Burns, WY 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific Passing by an industry in the small town of Burns, WY (population 356 in 2020), an eastbound UP special rolls along near track speed on Main 2. A single C44AC-CTE is pulling a VIA trainset and two Amtrak commuter cars, built by Siemens, for transport to Chicago where they will be turned over to other railroads. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110381 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A trainset built by Siemens and destined for VIA Rail (Canada's passenger railroad) is on the move on Main 2 at Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. The equipment will be turned over from UP to either Canadian National or Canadian Pacific at Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110380 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 408 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific The reason for my journey to Wyoming on this Sunday! UP is transporting a VIA rail trainset and two Amtrak commuter cars from Florin, CA (the Siemens plant) to Chicago, IL. A single UP units leads the rather unique trainset through Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110379 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 7249 and three other units are on the point of an eastbound manifest. The train is wrapping through the S-Curves known as Archer Curve on Main 2, headed east on the Sidney Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110378 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific A long covered hopper train approaches the (now closed) Pershing Blvd bridge with a C44ACM, SD70ACe, and ET44C4 on the point. UP 6160 was originally SP 167. It has undergone several upgrades since its time as an SP unit. It is now capable of being a DPU unit. Originally, SP 100-199 did not have DPU equipment installed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Laramie County, WY 292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific UP 6160 leads a westbound covered hopper train on Main 1 toward Archer Curve just east of Cheyenne. If you blasted off that yellow paint on UP 6160, you'd end up finding some scarlet and gray! UP 6160 started life as SP 167. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110376 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS900 (Broadway) Denver, CO 350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGR (Manifest from North Yard, CO to Green River, WY) is pulling east on to the Belt Industrial Lead across Broadway, out of North Yard. The train has been put together (after doubling over between two tracks) and the North Yard Utility personnel have just detached from the train. Time to head north! Any cars destined for Salt Lake City that once would have run on the (now defunct) MNYRO are on this train instead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110367 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Only five units of the original 279 Espee AC4400CW still wear scarlet and gray paint. All five are, of course, patched and now have UP numbers. One of those five units was the first of two DPUs on the tail end of an eastbound loaded oil train. This AC4400CW was originally SP 280. In fact, if you look closely, you can still see the outline of "280" on the cab behind the UP patch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110366 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When Class 1 railroads were significantly smaller 40-50 years ago, it was not too hard for all the units on the roster to carry the same paint scheme. Today, when there are 7,000-8,000 units on the roster, it takes years (or even decades) to get everything repainted. UP changed their official paint scheme last year, removing the American flag from the long hood. But it will likely be many years before the "flag" units are gone. Here, two flag units and an ES44AC in the newest scheme, lead a loaded oil train east out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110365 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style units lead an eastbound loaded oil train out the east end of Leyden on a beautiful Spring day in April. The trees have not yet sprouted leaves, but it should only be another few weeks before they are green once again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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