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Photo ID: 112701
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
2
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Yard Shots BNSF
I thought BNSF 2697 was a bit of an interesting unit, sitting near the BNSF Engine House. The unit is clearly a former GP35, as you can see where the smaller center radiator fan once existed at the back of the long hood. It has since been rebuilt as a GP39-3.
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Photo ID: 112700
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
BNSF Engine House
Denver, CO
3
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Yard Shots Norfolk Southern, BNSF
A Norfolk Southern "catfish", now designated as an AC44C6M after going through a rebuild program, sits in the yard near BNSF's Engine House here in Denver.
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Photo ID: 112684
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Rennicks Yard
Denver, CO
29
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Yard Shots BNSF
Near Rennicks Yard, a BNSF GP60 and a GP39-2 sit attached to a handful of cars that need to be switched out at local industries. It's been awhile since I've seen a GP60, so I was very happy to come across this guy.
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Photo ID: 112683
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
30
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
A ballast regulator works on the BNSF Brush Sub while a bulldozer pours out some ballast on the Market Street turnout, which was replaced along with the diamond. The work was done on a Sunday as a BNSF switch job works on the industries that the turnout accesses the rest of the week.
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Photo ID: 112682
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
25
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
BNSF put in place a substantial track curfew at Sand Creek so the diamond could be replaced. It was indeed replaced earlier in the day, and crews are now working to place fresh ballast to complete the work. The curfew actually necessitated the morning Zephyr being delayed by four hours, so it departed Chicago the day before four hours late, running at #1005 (instead of #5), with the entire schedule being delayed by four hours.
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Photo ID: 112681
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
25
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
As a bulldozer dumps ballast along UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek, two ballast regulators wait to smooth out the ballast. The regulator on the left is on BNSF's Brush Sub. The regulator on the right is on UP's Greeley Sub. You can also see a track tamper on the far side on the Brush Sub.
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Photo ID: 112680
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
26
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
A Caterpillar bulldozer dumps a bucket load of ballast on UP's Greeley Subdivision, right near a fresh installed diamond where UP's Greeley Sub and BNSF's Brush Sub cross one another.
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Photo ID: 112679
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, June 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sand Creek
Commerce City, CO
35
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
BNSF and Union Pacific are working together to replace the diamond at Sand Creek, located underneath I-270. You can see a bulldozer bringing in some more ballast, while ballast regulators sit on the BNSF Brush Sub (center track) and UP Greeley Sub (right track).
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Photo ID: 112661
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)
Arvada, CO
36
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
BNSF 8523 and two GEs work to pull an empty oil train up and around Big Ten Curve. BNSF frequently runs oil trains with six units on the head end, so the power is present to run eastbound (on the oil load) in a 3x3 configuration. However, these three units are the only units on this westbound. BNSF will be getting three additional units from somewhere else when the train is ready to head east.
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Photo ID: 112658
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP DS019 (West Rocky)
Arvada, CO
38
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
As the Rocky Mountaineer enters the siding at the west end of Rocky, a westbound BNSF oil empty sits on the main, headlight dim, waiting for the passenger train to clear the switch so the oil cans can continue on their journey west.
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Photo ID: 112646
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9)
Arvada, CO
33
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
BNSF 5751 leads the Provo-Denver through Little Ten Curve in the siding at Rocky. The train is meeting the westbound California Zephyr, which is already between switches on the main behind the camera.
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Photo ID: 112620
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)
Arvada, CO
33
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
I really like shooting near the east end of Eisele (Clay). The tracks here run (more or less) north-south, with eastbounds heading south. Thus, almost any time of year and almost any time of day, you can find decent lighting for an eastbound. Such is the case here, as BNSF's Provo-Denver rolls east on the main.
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Photo ID: 112619
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)
Arvada, CO
29
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Norfolk Southern units have been showing up quite a bit lately on the Moffat (on BNSF trains). It seems that some of the oil trains BNSF are running originate on NS east of the Mississippi. In this case, however, the NS unit the third on BNSF's Provo-Denver.
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Photo ID: 112618
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Detector (MP 22.6)
Arvada, CO
39
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
If you look closely toward the right side of the shot, you can see the two DPUs on the tail end of this eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. The train has its normal 3x2 configuration, along with 106 cars in between the power. In this shot, the train is wrapping its way through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Drive.
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Photo ID: 112617
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Detector (MP 22.6)
Arvada, CO
36
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF
Norfolk Southern has a program in which they are converting a lot of their DC traction motor units to AC traction motors. NS 4762 is a good example. You can see the "DC to AC" on the cab, indicating this unit is a veteran of that program.
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