Western Railroad Discussion > UP 844 Departs Denver This morning

This morning I headed down towards Denver this morning to catch the departure of UP 844 on it's annual Cheyenne Frontier Days train to Cheyenne. Since I had a commitment later today I couldn't follow him north. After the 844 departed, an empty Colorado Springs Utility coal train follow him. I moved over the BNSF main for the Brush Sub to catch a couple of trains as well. I caught the hot Z Denver Chicago departing and a coal empty following him with a surprise tacked on the rear of the train.

Photo #1- UP 844 passes the connection for the former Rock Island Belt Line as it heads north. That's the Denver skyline in the background.

Photo #2- An empty Colorado Springs Utility train departs Denver to return to the mines.

Photo #3- The Z Denver Chicago departs Denver for it's daily trip to Chicago on the BNSF's Brush Sub.

Two more photos in Part II.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

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Photo #4- After the "Z" departed a coal empty came out with the next contestants waiting to the right in the frame. It's the Hudson Turn running light power to Hudson to pick up a train.

Photo #5- The DPU came by on the rear of the empty with the trailing unit still having a BNSF logo still on the nose of the SD-70MAc trailing the consist.

Thanks for looking and I'm sure there'll be a lot of great photos posted from those who were able to follow the UP 844 today!

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

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Great series. I really like image 1.

Todd Busse

Image 1 is a worthless over compressed telephoto shot and is totally excellent!! Proving that
there's a spot for everything!! Hell, you even managed to hide most of the diesel, very nice!

Out

Nice shots! You actually got Sun on what was a mostly cloudy morning. Cool Wagon Wheel as well.

For those who didn't follow UP 844 this morning, see Bnagelcolo16's post of what you could have gotten on the Moffat Line -- a red ex-ATSF warbonnet on the point and a genuine BN caboose on the rear of its train.

Great pics!!

Nice Series!

SouthWest RailCams
CA, NM, CO, TX, AZ
https://SouthWestRailCams.com

Great work! IOTD material.

Carl Graves, Lawrence, KS

Awesome work with your photos. Nice framing and tack sharp. Congratulations on IOTD.
John

Great photos & shot of the 844. Congratulations on IOTD.

Ronda Thomas

Definitely a prize-winning photo. Congratulations.

Very nice photos. Congrats on Image of the Day. The locations and angles certainly make the series worthy.
Brian Stevens

#1 and #3 are fantastic shots. Great job!!

Good job on the 1st image. Just what is the focal length? Cropped or full frame sensor?

I shot these using my Canon T6s cropped sensor body with a Canon 100 - 400 mm "L" lens, the zoom was about 250 mm.... Thanks to everybody for the kind words!

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

Ahhh so around 375mm, thanks! Longest I have is 300mm and looked longer (full frame so no crop benefit).

I have a full frame 5D MkII and the T6s. I bought the T6s cropped sensor with the intent of using it on the longer lenses to act as a multiplier...

skyview Wrote:
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> Ahhh so around 375mm, thanks! Longest I have is
> 300mm and looked longer (full frame so no crop
> benefit).

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer