Photo ID: 112143 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I thought this was a cool shot of the head end of a westbound UP oil empty in the siding at Eisele (Clay), while a loaded UP oil train continues east on the main at Rocky. A pair of DPUs are bringing up the tail end of that eastbound oil train. The westbound in the foreground is waiting on the final run of the Winter Park Express for the season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112142 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil train has to wait in the siding at Eisele (Clay) for one more eastbound before it is its turn to continue. While waiting, we see an eastbound loaded oil train descending Big Ten Curve in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112141 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It feels uncommon to catch a meet between two UP trains on the Moffat, simply because UP has run few trains in the last few years. However, as oil trains are increasing on the Moffat, it is becoming easier to catch a meet between UP trains. Such is the case on this afternoon, as a westbound oil empty holds in the siding at Eisele (Clay) as a loaded oil train rolls by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112140 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After the eastbound Zephyr ran around this UP oil train at Plain, it is now the oil trains turn to continue east. The crew will tie the train down on Bypass 1 between C&S and Broadway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112139 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A westbound UP oil empty is in the siding at Eisele (Clay). Fortunately, this particular oil train is short enough to fit between switches. The third unit on the oil train is kicking up a bit of exhaust while idling. The conductor of the oil train is on the ground to give the eastbound Zephyr a roll by, making sure he does not spot any problems. The oil train will be stuck here for two more eastbounds: a loaded oil train, and the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112138 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr wraps through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on its way east toward Denver. It is way more common for the eastbound Zephyr to be late into Denver than the westbound Zephyr. But this evening, the train is running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112137 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is running right on time as it approaches the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train just had to run through the siding at Plain to run around a loaded UP oil train that was holding on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112135 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 126 and AMTK 194 head west roughly halfway through Plain, rounding the curve to run through Rainbow Cut. Interestingly, the door on the long cab of AMTK 126 must not have been latched tight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112134 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Plain. The Zephyr is running with seven Superliners, but rumor has it that Amtrak plans to expand that to nine sometime in the not-to-distant future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP seems to run an oil train on the Moffat at an average of about 1.5 oil trains per day at the moment. One such example is this westbound on the main at East Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of this westbound oil train at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). There is currently no buffer car on the tail end of the train as there is no crew in the DPU. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Winter is making a push here during the first week of Spring. Fortunately, generally warmer weather is preventing much snow from accumulating along the main here between switches at Eisele (Clay) as a westbound oil train makes its way west. One of the two nose headlights is seemingly burned out on UP 7244. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of AC400CWs lead a westbound oil empty around Big Ten Curve. The train is headed for the transload facility at Wash, near Wellington, UT. From there it will be loaded and either return east over the former Rio Grande, or possibly head west to Salt Lake City and then run over the Overland Route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Clouds are hanging low on this Sunday morning, with cloud bottoms just barely above Eisele (Clay) as this westbound oil empty climbs the grade on the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7244 and train charge west out of Rocky, making the climb up toward Big Ten Curve. An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver, which is currently tied down, just barely cleared the west switch of Rocky. Engineers have a distance counter in the cab. When the head end was clear of the west switch, the engineer started the distance counter, counting down from the length of the entire train. When it reached zero, the engineer knew the DPUs were clear of the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Previous Page     Next Page