Photo ID: 110264 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8874 leads UP's MGJNY out the east end of Rocky on its way through the snow toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110263 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead UP's thrice weekly manifest from Grand Junction to Denver, the only regularly scheduled manifest UP still runs on the Moffat. The train passes through the OS at East Rocky. One thing I never quite understood about East Rocky. When UP added their control point designations, East Rocky was given CP DS016. However, it is much closer to milepost 17, so it seems like CP DS017 would have been more logical. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110262 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Sometimes, you have to go wide! A nice wide shot of the valley around Rocky and the front range of the Rockies seemed perfect for this snow covered scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110261 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I was really happy all the things fell in to place to get this shot. At first, you might ask what is special about it. UP's MGJNY is headed east on the main at Rocky, which by itself is not anything unusual. However, if you look toward the top of the frame, you can see the head end of a westbound oil train approaching Tunnel 1, nearly six rail miles to the west! The two trains met at Eisele (Clay), allowing for this to be possible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110260 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 371 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY met a empty oil train at Eisele (Clay). The oil train took the siding and waited for the manifest. Here, the manifest leaves the east end with a pair of SD70ACes and an ES44AC in between. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110259 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The headend of a westbound oil train passes by the the open hoppers on the inside of Big Ten Curve. The hoppers were placed here over a half century ago. They have been repainted a couple of times over the decades, but it has been quite awhile since their last repaint. Every car along the curve has been covered in graffiti. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110258 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An AC4400CW (in really good paint), a BNSF SD70ACe, and a BNSF ES44AC head straight in to the sun, leading an oil train west out of Rocky. However, the geography of the area means the train is currently headed south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110257 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Snow has completed blanketed the terrain here at Rocky as a storm dropped a full foot the day before. The sky is now crystal clear and blue as a UP oil train (with a pair of BNSF units) heads west on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110256 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound unit oil train passes underneath CO-93, approaching the west end of Barbara's Gulch and the east end of Rocky. The train has an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) at the east end of Rocky as it will be going in to the siding at Eisele (Clay) to meet an eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110255 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a loaded oil train about ten miles to the east at Arvada, this westbound empty oil train is making its way through Barbara's Gulch. The train came to town with a pair of BNSF units on the point. The UP unit was added in Denver before it departed west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110254 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of unit leads an eastbound oil train out the east end of Rocky, rounding the curve in to Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110253 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As of this picture, UP has 170 ET44ACs on their roster. These units are compliant with the EPA's Tier-4 emissions standards. UP 2698 is an example of such a unit, leading this oil train down the main at Rocky. The siding is covered in snow as it has not been used since the snow fell the day before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110252 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC is the single DPU on an eastbound oil train as it emerges from Tunnel 1. In the distance, above to cross CO-72, are a pair of mid-train swing helpers. About of foot of snow fell in just over 9 hours the previous day, creating a fantastic winter scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110251 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 2698 wraps its way through the S-curves as the base of Coal Creek Canyon. If you look closely, you can see the classic bridge that crosses over CO-72 on the right side of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110250 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ET44AC leads a loaded oil train toward Tunnel 1 just east of Plain. The train has encountered quite a bit of snow in the Colorado high country, as evidenced by the snow that has accumulated on the plow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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