Photo ID: 110504 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak May and June are my two favorite months of the year! The weather warms up, leaves return to the trees, and in the Denver area, things generally really green up. This year has been no exception, as the landscape around Big Ten is really green. The westbound Zephyr is turning to head geographically north as it prepares to knock down a clear (green) signal at east Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110503 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning cloud cover helps to get some different perspectives in the area around Big Ten. Case-in-point is this view from the north side of the tracks as the morning Zephyr climbs the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110502 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr approaches a green signal on the main at the west end of Rocky. The BNSF train in the background is actually an eastbound that is tied down in the siding. Once a relief crew gets on board in a few hours, the train will continue east (away from the camera) to Denver and beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110501 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with Phase 7 AMTK 82 on the point, knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. The Zephyr is meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train, which is actually tied down at the moment, waiting for a relief crew that will not come for another five hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110500 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train sits idly in the siding at Rocky. Note the purple-backed "D" sign, indicating the derail is set on the siding. The train showed up right around 2am and tied down and has been waiting for a relief crew ever since. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110499 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two units bring up the tail end of a loaded coal train on the main at Plain. Coal loads typically only have one DPU on the tail end, so it is not entirely clear if the train will depart Denver with both units, or if one will be taken off. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110498 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An AC4400CW and an SD70ACe are the DPUs on the tail end of this eastbound coal load (moving away from the camera), here on the main track at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110497 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As is typical for loaded UP coal trains on the Moffat, a trio of units has been cut in as mid-train swing helpers. A pair of ES44ACs and an SD70ACe have the duty today at Plain. This trio will be cut out when the train arrives in Denver. Note the paved road in the background. That is the far east (north) end of the new Canyon Pines neighborhood. Note that it does *not* connect in with Plainview Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110496 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Almost feels like it could be 2005. A pair of AC4400CWs leading an eastbound coal train at Plain! It is, however, 2024 as this GE pair crosses the grade crossing at Plain on the main track. In the distance, to the right, you can see the east portal of Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110495 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is a shot that I've want to get for years. I finally had the chance to get the shot today with this eastbound UP coal load as the subject. The train is winding through the S-Curves in the middle of Plain at Rainbow Cut. UP only runs a handful coal trains on the Moffat these days, making it a bit of an added bonus. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110490 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As the westbound Rocky Mountaineer approaches Blue Mountain Drive, the engineer throttles up and both GP40-3s kick up a little extra exhaust. It is a very rainy morning out today. In fact, there was some light hail falling as the train rolls west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110489 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Growing up in the 1980s, going out train chasing with my dad, I was raised on Rio Grande. Consequently, spartan cab EMDs are by far my favorite locomotives. That makes seeing a pair of GP40-3s on the point of the Rocky Mountaineer really great every time I see them. Here, they are leading the Rocky Mountaineer as it approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110488 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer On a cloud, slightly rainy, May morning, the Rocky Mountaineer starts another journey west toward Glenwood Springs (its stop of tonight) and Moab tomorrow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110487 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look at a pair of former Chicago North Western C44-9Ws that have likely been sitting in storage in Grand Junction for months (or even years). Not entirely sure where they are headed, but it is possible they are going to be rebuilt into C44ACMs by UP. This would change them from DC traction motors to AC traction motors. UP has done this to roughly 50 other C44-9Ws as of this picture. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110486 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of ES44ACs lead two (offline) C44-9Ws and a relatively short MGJNY, rolling east on the main at Leyden. There is a string of well cars in the siding at Leyden that, as of the time of this picture, have been tied down in the siding for "long term storage" for 4 months and 1 week. It has been an unusually chilly May so far, and this morning is no exception, with low-hanging clouds all along the Front Range and temperatures around 42°F (6°C). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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