Photo ID: 110125 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is 5 hours and 15 minutes late today, after experiencing some issue (not sure exactly what) between Lincoln, NE and Hastings, NE the previous night. The train is crossing 66th Avenue in Arvada, about 10 miles west of Union Station, hidden amidst the skyline in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110124 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP manifest has a single ES44AC as a trailing DPU as the train rolls down the main at Leyden. The DPU is crossing over Indiana Street, a road that the City of Arvada would like to widen to four lanes, but will require the replacement of this bridge as it is only wide enough for the current two lanes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110123 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 404 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just west of the west end of Leyden, an eastbound UP manifest crosses the fill in some fantastic morning light. This train frequently descends the front range in the morning hours, although frequently it is in pre-dawn hours. Was nice to catch the train, with eight units on the point and several cars of lumber, in the light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110122 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Eight units lead an eastbound MGJNY (manifest, Grand Junction to North Yard) on the main just west of Leyden. Only the first three units are online and loading. The trailing five are just be repositioned to Denver. If you look off in the distance along the base of the mountains, you can see the Moffat mainline between Tunnels 2 and 5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110121 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 8 (MP 26.9, 774 ft) Arvada, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There is plenty of snow to be had on the ground (and hanging in the trees) in the Tunnel District as the westbound Winter Park Express heads toward the east portal of Tunnel 8. Not far behind the train, you can clearly see the west portal of Tunnel 7. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110120 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 352 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just east of Tunnel 3, the westbound Winter Park Express enters in to view from a cut as it makes its way west through a powdery Tunnel District. High in the distance, clouds work to try to push their way over the mountains and out toward the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110119 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Plain, the westbound Ski Train is on a clear (green) signal and is about to start west in the Tunnel District after it enters in to Tunnel 2, just ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110118 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak's short Winter Park Express Ski Train passes through a very wintery scene on the main track at Plain, just east of Rainbow Cut. There are 266 passengers on board the train this morning, ready for a fun day on the slopes at Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110117 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 380 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The five car Winter Park Express Ski Train passes through the OS at the east end of Plain on its way west to Winter Park. Note the snow-covered asphalt road to the right which will serve the new Canyon Pines neighborhood once houses are built. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110116 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Since last weekend, both P42DCs of the Winter Park Express were changed out. AMTK 142 and 192 were in charge of the five car train last weekend. This morning, AMTK 153 and 27 are running on the Ski Train. It is a bit late (due to a mechanical issue), but is now charging west through the OS at East Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110115 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sun is technically minutes away from setting, but a thick layer of clouds to the west is blocking out the light, effectively creating blue hour with very low light. The ISO is bumped up (and the grain is definitely apparent) as UP's North Yard to Grand Junction manifest heads west out of Leyden. This exact same train attempt to head west just over 24 hours earlier, but stalled out due to two engines failing on the climb out of Rocky. The entire train backed down close to North Yard for new power. This is the second attempt (which will be successful). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110114 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Snow is plentiful along the right-of-way at Eisele (Clay) as BNSF's trackage rights manifest passes by on its journey west to Provo, UT. The skies are overcast on this January morning, but the temperatures are actually above freezing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110113 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 492 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Temperatures are finally above freezing, but overcast skies are blocking the direct sunlight, so snow is still sticking around. Three SD70ACes lead the westbound Denver-Provo down the main at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110112 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three BNSF SD70ACes pull the Denver-Provo up the grade from Rocky, through the S-Curve, and around toward the east face of Big Ten Curve and the covered hopper wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110111 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 348 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8934 just met BNSF's Denver-Provo at Rocky. The BNSF conductor joked that "this is going to be a real hard roll by." The UP conductor replied "just make sure we have all six axles." Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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