Photo ID: 112522 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the Zephyr passes by at Blue Mountain Drive, the engineer opens the window and gives a friendly wave to the camera as it passes on by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112521 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Under gloomy, stormy skies, the eastbound Zephyr passes by the Hotbox Detector at MP 22.6 at Blue Mountain. With my drone currently in the shop for repairs, it was good to get a classic shot here at the S-Curves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112518 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I missed the era of caboose running on the backs of trains on the mainline. So, I was pretty happy to receive a tip that BNSF was transporting this caboose (shoving platform) from Denver to (most likely) Grand Junction. It may not be a "real" caboose in 2025, but still looks fine on the end of the oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112517 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF When looking at this caboose on the end of this westbound oil train, you might notice the bars welded across the door and windows. The cabooses that remain on the rosters of class one railroads these days are generally blocked off and are referred to as shoving platforms. They are generally used on locals to allow crew members to ride during switching, rather than hanging on to freight cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112516 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 2025 or 1985!? The paint may not be in great shape, but seeing a caboose on the tail end of a non-local train on the mainline was something special to see. More than likely, this caboose (now called a shoving platform) is likely being sent to Grand Junction for use on locals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112515 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Six units lead a westbound BNSF oil train at Plain. Six units on the point of these oil empties is very common (on BNSF) on the Moffat as BNSF runs the trains 3x3 when they return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112514 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70ACes leads an eastbound oil train on the main at Plain. The conductor on BNSF 9160 is giving a friendly wave out the cab window as the train rolls along at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112513 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A long lens look at an eastbound unit oil train on the main at Plain. The train is following UP's MGJNY, which is currently on Big Ten Curve, a few blocks ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112512 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF oil empty has a very unique look to it, with a BN caboose on the tail end of the train! The caboose is now referred to as a shoving platform as the doors and windows are boarded up. The train is entering the siding at Rocky and will meet UP's MGJNY, holding the main at Eisele (Clay) in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112511 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A final shot of the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer as the train proceeds beyond Blue Mountain Drive and toward the west end of Eisele. Unfortunately, this would be the final shot taken on this day, as my drone developed an error with the vision sensors, preventing it from taking off again. Fortunately, by the end of the day, the drone was already in the care of UPS, off to the repair shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112510 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer I really love it when the Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s are running on the train. It immediately takes me back several decades to when the Moffat was run by Rio Grande and spartan cab EMDs. Not only do they look great coming by Blue Mountain Drive here, but the sound of the classic EMD prime movers is really great as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112509 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer From above on the hillside, we see the Rocky Mountaineer rolling east at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is crossing over CO-72. From this perspective, you can clearly see the east portal of Tunnel 1, the final tunnel the train passed through on its way back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112508 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s lead the train out of the east portal of Tunnel 1. After making its way out to Moab, UT, the power ran around the train, and is now coupled to the power car for the trip east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112507 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8021 and RMRX 8020 lead the Rocky Mountaineer out of Plain, rolling east toward the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train is running right on time, having departed from Glenwood Springs earlier this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Typically, BNSF runs this train in a 3x2 configuration, but on this particular morning, the eastbound is configured 4x1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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