Photo ID: 111344 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This is railroad equivalent of AAA coming out to do a roadside tire change! A bad traction motor had to be removed from under the unit before the unit could be moved. I suspect the traction motor seized, meaning the wheels were not freely rotating. A dummy wheel set will be placed under the unit so it can be transported (on the rails) to the shop for further repairs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111343 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This BNSF crew has successfully raised the front half of BNSF 5767 off the rails and removed the wheel set with a bad traction motor. A dummy wheel set has been placed on the rails and will be slid under the unit and used until it can get to a shop and have a new traction motor wheel set added. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111342 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF You cannot quite see if from this angle, but the front loader has a dummy wheel set attached and it is positioning itself on the house track. The dummy wheel set (meaning it has no traction motor) will temporarily replace the wheel set currently under the unit (that has a traction motor) until the unit can make it to the shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111341 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 235 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About 36 hours ago, this ES44AC was set out in the house track here at Rocky. Typically, an engine is only set out if there is something wrong with the wheels and/or traction motors. Indeed, that appears to be the case here as a crew prepares to remove what is most likely a bad (seized?) traction motor. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111316 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two elephant-style P42DCs lead a typical Zephyr consist west on the climb toward Tunnel 1 from the base of Coal Creek Canyon. So far, no construction has started on any houses in the new Canyon Pines neighborhood, the main road for which is just visible along the top of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111315 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is just a little bit behind schedule as it crosses over Blue Mountain Drive. There is still a fair amount of snow on the ground here from multiple storms the week before that left nearly a foot of snow on the ground. Today, however, the temperature will climb to around 50°F (10°C), melting a bit more of the remaining snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111294 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 159 and AMTK 154 have the duty of leading the westbound Zephyr this morning. The train is right on time as it rolls west on the main through a still-snowy plain. After a lot of snow last week, the forecast is much nicer this week, with highs around 55°F (13°C). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111293 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single C44AC-CTE brings up the tail end of UP's MGJNY as it rolls along Oberon Road in Arvada. The train is only going about 15 MPH and is actually slowing as the train has a red signal at CP DS007 (Arvada). The train won't quite come to a stop as it'll get a light at Arvada before it gets there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111292 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A bit of snow is stuck to the plow of this C44ACM, leading the MGJNY east through Arvada. These three GEs departed with the train the night before from Grand Junction for the trip east to North Yard. For the last few years, this has been the only UP manifest that runs on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111290 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street (MP 9.81) Arvada, CO 331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP MGJNY has just crossed Kipling Street in Arvada, and is continuing east on the final seven miles or so in to North Yard. Snow has been falling all day and continues now, but the relatively warm temperatures (34°F / 1°C) are keeping the snow from accumulating too much on the ground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111289 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 321 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three GEs are on the point of this eastbound BNSF coal empty. Yes, this is indeed a coal empty running east on the Moffat. The train unloaded coal at the power plant in Valmy, NV. The train runs over the Moffat as BNSF has no trackage rights on UP's Overland Route. It will proceed to the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, load up, and head back to Valmy, running west (loaded) over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111288 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal empty arrived at Rocky about two hours ago, and has tied down in the siding. The train is waiting for a fresh crew to come out of Denver to take it the rest of the way in. A substantial snow storm, the third since Monday, has moved in and has started to dump was is expected to be 8 to 10 inches of snow in the next 24 hours! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111287 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As you can see, fresh snow is currently falling as the westbound Zephyr charges west on the main track at Rocky. The train is running right on time and, hopefully, the weather will not adversely affect the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111286 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 435 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The start of the third snow storm of the week has hit at East Rocky, and this one is expected to drop anywhere from 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) between now and early tomorrow afternoon. The westbound Zephyr knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111285 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single AC4400CW brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest as it rolls east from Leyden. The falling snow is quickly obscuring the view of the manifest, now 11 miles away from its destination in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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