Photo ID: 109265 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A somewhat rare morning thunderstorm heads northeast, currently pouring rain on the city of Boulder as the westbound Zephyr wraps around the east side of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109264 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 460 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is climbing up through the S-Curve between the west switch of Rocky and the open hoppers that serve as a wind break on Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109263 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running a little over two hours late, the Zephyr heads west through Barbara's Gulch, approaching the CO-93 underpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109262 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 604 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific All switching complete, the crew of the West Local take a pair of GP40-2s light underneath the CO-93 overpass and back east on the mainline through Barbara's Gulch, back toward North Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109261 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 618 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The West Local approaches the derail that protects the mainline at Rocky from the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The two geeps spotted three cars at the far end of the spur, located about four miles to the north. They have received authority from the dispatcher to re-enter the mainline and head east back to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109260 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s approaches the steepest part of the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The grade down the hill to rejoin the main at Rocky is a very steep 8%. The two geeps can handle the grade without issue. Even with a handful of cars, the steep grade can be managed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109259 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 870 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GP40-2s cross CO-93, returning from the Arcosa Lightweight aggregate plant with no cars. As the geeps approached the grade crossing, the conductor spotting the reverse move (the engineer is in the second unit) told the engineer that "traffic appears to be behaving" when approaching the crossing, ensuring that the cars were stopping at the red light and that it was safe to cross. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109258 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific As the two GP40-2s approached the CO-72 highway crossing on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead, they tripped a circuit causing the stoplight on CO-72 to turn red, stopping traffic. Once the stoplight was red, the light for the train changed from two reds, to the two greens you see on the right side of the frame. Once the geeps clear the circuit, their lights will change back to double red, and the stoplight for traffic will turn green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109257 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The grade crossing between the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead and Colorado Highways 72 and 93 is protected by a stoplight, not a crossing signal. Note the two red lights on the right side of the shot. These red lights is telling the approaching GP40-2s that the light for traffic is still green. As the geeps get closer, they will trip a circuit, turning the light red for traffic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109248 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden Arvada, CO 449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The closest BNSF has come to offering up any type of heritage unit are these ES44ACs. Ten of them sport this special scheme that features the heralds of the railroads that merged to former Burlington Northern, plus the herald for Santa Fe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109247 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden Arvada, CO 479 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The city of Arvada has around 125,000 residents and is zoned almost entirely residential. UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub cuts through the middle of Arvada neighborhoods, paralleling Oberon Road in this particular shot. The Rockies that the train just conquered rise high on the horizon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109246 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street Arvada, CO 458 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest glides east down the long straight stretch of track east of Leyden. The train has crossed both 80th Avenue and Simms Street, and is now crossing both Kipling Street and 72nd Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109245 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific For decades, coal was the "black commodity" that the Moffat was most know for. Recently, however, oil has replaced coal as the new "black commodity" that is now running far more frequently on the Moffat. Here, a loaded oil train is out of Leyden and is approaching the grade crossing at Simms street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109244 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 380 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of BNSF DPUs are about to disappear in to Tunnel 1. If you look in the distance, you can see the head end of the train crossing over CO-72 at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109243 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 444 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe leads a pair of GEs east toward the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train will have a "straight shot" all the way down to Prospect Jct to ensure the crew can get there before running on of time on their 12-hour "hours of service" clock. 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