Photo ID: 111842 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound UP oil empty arrived here at Rocky almost 10 hours ago, shortly after 6am. Due to power issues, the train sat at Rocky for about six hours. A new unit was brought out and was added to the fourth spot on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111820 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's daily Beer Run, a manifest that runs from Golden to Denver and back, slowly roles through the midst of Olde Town Arvada. There is a classic water tower that still stands in Olde Town, as seen here in this shot. Most of Olde Town itself is behind the train. You can see the classic architecture of some of the old buildings. RTD's G-Line commuter (single) track is the other track that the BNSF train is running next to. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111819 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF For the last few years, I've thought about getting a shot of BNSF's Beer Run as it made its way through Olde Town Arvada. It finally worked out that I could get the shot today. The train passes alongside the RTD "G-Line" commuter rail (single) track and the Olde Town Arvada station. This is located right off Grandview Avenue. You can see the classic buildings that make up much of the classic district here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF A C44-9W and an ES44AC are currently assigned to BNSF's "Beer Run", which runs daily between the yard in Golden, CO to BNSF's Denver yard and back. Here, the train is creeping through the middle of Olde Town Arvada, crossing Vance Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111811 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 and AMTK 59 are the power on the westbound Winter Park Express. The train was delayed about 20 minutes waiting for a BNSF southbound to clear the diamond at 23rd Street. However, with no eastbound traffic opposing it, the train would still arrive in Winter Park one minute early! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111810 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 leads the morning Winter Park Express westbound across the grade crossing at Plain. There was a light dusting of snow overnight, and the result is powdery white pine trees, ties, and ballast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111809 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Denver area has had several unseasonably warm days in the last week. As a result, nearly all the snow in the area has melted away. However, there is still plenty of snow to be had in the Colorado high country, which is where skiers on the Winter Park Express are headed as the train departs Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111808 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 and AMTK 59 lead the Winter Park Express westbound on the main at Eisele (Clay). Since the Amtrak started running the Winter Park Express in 2017, it has never had more than 40 trips in a season. However, thanks in large part to the government of Colorado, it will have 69 trips for the 2024-2025 season. Reports indicate that the train has largely been sold out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111807 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 has, so far, been on every run of the Winter Park Express this season. The second P42DC was originally AMTK 146. However, Amtrak swapped that out and AMTK 59 is now assisting with AMTK 75. The train climbs and comes around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111806 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75, sporting Amtrak's Phase 7 paint scheme, leads the westbound Winter Park Express around the outside of Big Ten Curve. In the distance, above AMTK 75, you can actually see the east portal of Tunnel 4. The Winter Park Express runs with a single engineer in the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111805 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineer on the morning Winter Park Express throttles up at East Rocky to increase speed a little bit after coming through the west end of Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111804 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my personal favorite perspective from Big Ten Curve. Three units, lead UP's MNYGJ, the thrice-weekly manifest on the climb around Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111803 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The engineer is throttling up UP 7052, resulting a bit of extra exhaust being kick up as the MNYGJ starts to bit into the roughly 2% grade on the climb to Big Ten Curve. This is the first daylight run of the MNYGJ on the east slope of the Moffat that I have seen in just over a year. The train almost always departs North Yard in the darkest hours of the night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111802 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5559 is designated as a C44AC-CTE. It is essentially an AC4400CW that has some computer upgrades that UP got from Wabtec when ordering these units. Many of these units are being rebuilt by UP into C44ACMs, but UP 5559 has not yet had its turn at the shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111801 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 4363 is a Phase 1 SD70M. It was part of the largest single locomotive order at the time, one of 1,000 SD70Ms UP ordered from EMD. Many of those SD70Ms are now in long term storage, but many still roam the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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