Photo ID: 113294 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A typical pair of Amtrak P42DCs leads the morning Zephyr across the grade crossing at 66th Avenue in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113293 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF You might recall that for decades, Amtrak did haul mail on long distance trains. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Amtrak tried to help supplement revenue by hauling bulk mail and packages as well. Such things were hauled in box cars painted in Amtrak's Phase 4 scheme. Amtrak stopped the service in October 2004 as it was not actually generating a profit, and was delaying passenger trains due to freight moves at certain stations. The rolling stock was sold, and one such former Amtrak boxcar happened to be on this Provo-Denver today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113292 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The eastbound Provo-Denver passes through the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. The detector ensure that nothing is sticking out from the train that might strike a tunnel or tunnel wall. No defects this morning as the train continues toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113291 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's been awhile since I've seen a DC-unit (C44-9W specifically) leading one of BNSF's manifests on the Moffat. However, a Heritage 2 C44-9W just happens to be on the point of this eastbound Provo-Denver this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113290 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead BNSF's Provo-Denver, per the usual, as it wraps through the S-Curve in the middle of Arvada, just east of 66th Avenue. Despite it being early November and there being a lot of windy days this week, a lot of trees still have their leaves here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113289 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Most of the fall colors have faded to fairly dull colors and leafless trees in Arvada as BNSF's Provo-Denver rolls eastbound out of Leyden. A mild fall with no appreciable snow has resulted in a still-bare Long's Peak off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113288 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF DS-378 routed the Provo-Denver into the siding at Rocky to meet the westbound Zephyr. As it turns out, 31st Street in Denver wasn't quite ready to take the train yet either, so it would end up having to hold here at Rocky for about an hour. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113287 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is really well-blocked today. Tank cars, followed by covered hoppers, follows by tank cars...and a box car on the end. Instead of the power being configured in the standard 3x2, this morning is setup in a 4x1 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113286 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the 1990s, Amtrak developed a variation on its Phase 3 paint scheme that it applied to the its fleet of GE B32-8BWH. The design and colors led railfans to adopt the nickname "Pepsi Can" for the scheme. Amtrak has applied a heritage version of the scheme on P42DC #160, leading the train toward Tunnel 1 this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113285 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr passes by a little red tractor as it also passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of Blue Mountain Drive. Amtrak's "Pepsi Can" heritage unit is leading the train this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113284 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is just starting is journey up and into the Rocky Mountains as it wraps around the curve toward Blue Mountain Drive. The Denver skyline stands tall off in the distance, 23 rail-miles to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113283 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Daylight Savings Time ended this past Sunday, offering a little more light for the morning Zephyr. Here in early November, the shadows have grown quite long as AMTK 160, the "Pepsi Can", leads the train westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113282 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is rolling west on the main at Leyden right on time by the few-remaining fall colors here in early November. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113281 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor on this westbound oil train is on the ground after putting the switch at West Eisele (Clay) in hand throw. The train had to flag by the west switch as a PTC problem prevented DS-378 from getting the train a light. The conductor will reboard the train and it will continue west at restricted speed until encounter a more favorable signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113280 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound UP oil train is slowing to a stop on the main at the west end of Eisele. There is a PTC problem at the west switch this morning, and DS-378 cannot set up a signal for the train. The conductor will have to put the switch in hand throw and the train will flag by the signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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