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Load testing - UP AC4400CW5 viewsU.P. 6655 AC4400CW, gets load-tested...probably the loudest noise at the shops - February 2006RI 900
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UP Dash 8 #9103 at Burnham shops5 viewsUnion Pacific 9103 C40-8 receives repairs over the pit in a Denver maintenance facilityRI 900
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UP AC4400CW in repair shops in Denver4 viewsIn Denver, crews replace major components on U.P. 6337 AC4400CW. These are the same full-service shops that use to build DRGW cabooses, replace the broken cranks on the tunnel motors, and a hundred other jobs - February 2006RI 900
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UP SD70ACe at Burnham shops7 viewsU.P. SD70ACe undergoes system checks - December 2006RI 900
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U.P.'s Burnham Shops yard - Denver7 viewsU.P.'s Burnham Shops yard (northern half, looking north from the 8th street bridge)These locomotives, most having been in revenue service for many years, are now in storage. The 20+ SD9043AC's, however, have been pulled from service indefinitely. A maintenance hog from the start, these lower HP units, aren't moving anything anymore. RI 900
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U.P.'s Burnham Shops(yard) - Denver6 viewsU.P.'s Burnham Shops(southern half - looking south)- June 17, 2008 Now a U.P. maintenance facility, this yard and shops were once the headquarters of D&RGW's Mechanical Department in Denver. It was built in 1870's, and serviced narrow gauge equipment. The Burnham Shops eventually became known as one of the best in the country.
This U.P. shop continues to do everything from full maintenance to complete rebuilds and modifications of their locomotives. The tracks on the right lead to the turntable, load-testing, and the shops. The tracks below are generally used as storage for retired equipment.RI 900
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Burnham Shops yard - Denver (looking south)5 viewsThis shot of the railyard at Burnham Shops in Denver(looking south)shows about a third of the engines that are in storage - June 2008RI 900
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