Photo ID: 110780 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa to Watkins Arapahoe County, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific It is about 20 minutes before sunset, yet it looks like the "blue hour" has already set in as the sun has descended behind a thick layer of clouds to the west. UP 1943 and two additional units lead a westbound unit oil train around the small bridge over an irrigation ditch just west of the town of Watkins, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110779 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Forest fire in the the Oregon and Montana area have resulted in a week of very hazy skies in Colorado as prevailing winds have taken the smoke southeast. While not particularly enjoyable as the air quality has significantly decreased, the one benefit about the smoky atmosphere is a bit of red and yellow near dusk as the sun shines through the smoke. Meanwhile, a westbound UP oil empty rolls west on the single track main of the Limon Sub toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110778 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A lot of railfans were not (and are not) a fan of the paint job on UP 1943. Personally, it is one my personal favorite specially painted units. The clever combination of Air Force silver, Navy gray, camouflage, and red, white, and blue make for a fantastic tribute to the US military. The special unit is leading a westbound oil empty on the Limon Sub across the plains of Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110777 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After clearing a 15 MPH slow order just west of Bennett, the engineer on UP 1943 throttles up in order to get back to track speed. In an interesting role reversal, the two EMD SD70ACes kick out a lot of exhaust when throttling up, while the GE in between burns clean through the acceleration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110776 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At MP 612 on the Limon Sub, a late evening oil empty rolls west, the town of Bennett, CO in the distance. UP 1943 has been working oil trains for several months now, and continues to do so, leading the unit train west through some of the hills of the Colorado plains. Incidentally, the milepost indicates we are 612 miles from Kansas City, MO (via UP rails). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Denver, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After making a run through the Rocky Mountains, an eastbound oil train has far gentler grades ahead on the plains of Colorado. The train has left CTC behind and is now running under a track warrant, which has been issued electronically through PTC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Adams County, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific There is a small hill located toward the east end of the siding of Mesa that trains, whether eastbound or westbound, have to overcome. This eastbound oil train has crested the hill and is heading east out on to the open plains of the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109836 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver, CO 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific For many miles in eastern Denver, UP's Limon Sub parallels the RTD A-Line that runs between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. An A-Line commuter train is headed east out toward the airport, overtaking an eastbound UP oil train on UP's Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109835 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Denver, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP oil train crosses over Sand Creek as it also passes underneath Central Park Blvd. 35 years ago, this was the location of Stapleton International Airport, the main airport serving Denver at that time. Today, the area is a mix of commercial and residential. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109834 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 634.5 (Sandown) Denver, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At Sandown Junction at Ulster Street, a UP oil train heads east on Main 1 alongside RTD's A-Line that connects Union Station to Denver International Airport. This entire corridor has changed quite a bit in the past decade as RTD's commuter rail was built up. As part of the agreement to acquire some of UP's land, RTD paid for the addition of a second main track and installation of CTC through here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108797 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Watkins Aurora, CO 832 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and UP 4015 head up UP's 2021 steam excursion train west of Watkins, CO. In the distance, on the left side of the shot, there is a control tower. This is for Colorado Air and Space Port (KCFO), a small airport only a few miles away from Denver International Airport. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108796 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Watkins Aurora, CO 671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Just west of the town of Watkins, there is a great curve that has good lighting for eastbounds in the mornings and westbound in the afternoons. It worked out quite nicely that UP 4014 was making its way west at the curve in the late afternoon! Kinda nice how the curve almost entirely obscures UP 4015, the SD70M helper, in the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108795 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bennett (4,976ft) Bennett, CO 805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 and train cross over a fairly long, albeit not particularly high, bridge over Kiowa Creek. Being that it is September, the creek is probably little more than a stream, probably only a few feet across (if that). However, the train still looks great as it crosses the trestle amongst the trees! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108794 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Deer Trail Deer Trail, CO 741 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 makes a 15 minute stop in the small town of Deer Trail, CO, about 50 miles east of Denver on the Colorado Plains. You can seen the line of cars on CO-40 in the background, stretching just about as far as the eye can see, filled with people coming out to see the Big Boy in person. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108793 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 5, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cedar Point (4,947ft) Elbert County, CO 559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A smattering of railfans journeyed a bit off the main thoroughfares to Cedar Point for UP's steam train. There is a bit of a grade here, and the tracks depart the path they generally follow along I-70. Yours truly is amongst the group of photographers in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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