Photo ID: 108917 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just west of the Coal Creek Canyon overpass, BNSF's Denver-Provo is charging up the roughly 1.75% grade toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108916 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 780 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is fairly common to find five units on BNSF's Denver-Provo manifests and today is no exception. Three units are on the point and a pair of units, both facing west, are bringing up the tail end. The train is not particularly long today at about 4,500 feet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108915 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF Denver-Provo is now running (roughly) geographically north as it passes by the signal at the east end of Eisele (former Clay), control point CP DS020. In the distance, you can see North Table Mountain which is on the north side of the town of Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108914 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 496 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead up the westbound Denver-Provo as the train passes by the hoppers that have served as a wind break on the inside of the curve for the past 50 years. All of the cars have been covered in graffiti from top to bottom. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108913 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 507 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo was called in Denver at 7:05am. Four hours later and the train is climb the through the S-Curve from the west switch of Rocky (out of frame to the right) up to the top of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108912 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Eisele (formerly Clay), the westbound Zephyr heads west on a green signal. Being the winter season, ridership on Amtrak is down and, as such, the Zephyr only has six Superliners today. A transition sleeper, sleeper, diner, lounge car, and two coaches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108884 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Archer Curve Arvada, CO 526 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Sidney (UP) Union Pacific You can see a crewman in the cab of UP 5511 and a crewman looking out of the "tool car" ahead of two more passenger cars and UP 6936 as the hospital train pulls east toward Archer on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108873 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr glides west on the main at Plain as it approaches the grade crossing on a fantastic October morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108872 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 580 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr heads down the main at the east end of Plain. Note the substantial development occurring just up the hill from the tracks. This is the new development known as Canyon Pines that will include 180 new houses. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108871 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 544 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 1 on a beautiful October morning. The Zephyr is a little more colorful this morning as the "Pepsi Can" P42DC, AMTK 160, is second out on the headend. The scenery is trying to help out as well as fall colors are reaching their peak here along the front range. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108870 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 160 is wearing one of the 50th Anniversary heritage schemes that Amtrak applied in 2021. In this case, the paint scheme adorned is known as the "Pepsi Can" scheme. It was only ever worn by Amtrak's B32-8WH units, mainly in the 1990s and early 2000s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108869 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 541 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Demand appears to be down a bit on the Zephyr as this mornings only had six Superliners. Two sleepers, a diner, a sightseer lounge, and two coaches. The train is about 40 minutes late here, just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108868 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70AH - given such a designation because it is four tons heavier than an SD70ACe for added traction - brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108867 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 596 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of SD70ACes have been cut in as the mid-train swing helpers on this eastbound coal load. Upon reaching North Yard, it will be up to the head end crew to cut these units out and deliver them to the fuel tracks. Up until a few years ago, this would have been the job of hostlers based at North Yard. However, UP eliminated all the hostler positions in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108866 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of AC4400CWs leads an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. Fall colors are still about a month away from becoming common place in the Denver-Metro area. Once the most commonplace of all trains on the Moffat, coal trains have fallen in to relative obscurity these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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