A pair of UP GP38-2s sit on a string of cars on Denver and Rock Island trackage right near UP Junction. The two units are waiting for a UP crew to take the cars from the Denver and Rock Island over to North Yard, where UP will forward them on to their final destinations.
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An old dome car makes for an odd-looking end to this string of freight cars waiting to be transferred from the Denver and Rock Island to UP at UP Junction.
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Just east of UP Junction, a string of cars sits on Denver and Rock Island track, waiting to transfer over to Union Pacific. Included in the string of cars is an old dome car that has sat in Denver for decades. Its final destination was not known when this shot was taken. It was only know that it was initially headed to North Platte, NE.
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Looking west from Ivy Street, you can see the end of the line for this little switcher just east of Holly Street. The switcher is taking a few cars to an industry out here before the switcher starts to head back east.
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Denver Rock Island NW2 #996 is busy switching industries on this Friday afternoon in eastern Denver. The switcher crosses west (to the right) over Ivy Street just north of I-70. The NW2 started life as Frisco 259 before turning into Burlington Northern 419. After its life on the BN, it was repainted and wound up in the hands of the DRIR!
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The Denver and Rock Island Railroad is definitely the definition of a shortline railroad! The railroad has two switchers (an SW1500 and an NW2) and about three miles of track to its name! However, there are a lot of industries to switch on those three miles. Here, DRIR NW2 #996 switches some cars at Monaco Street, just north of I-70.
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