Photo ID: 110675 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Although this might appear to be an eastbound coal train, it is in fact a manifest, UP's MGJNY. Not too far out of view in the distance is a string of general manifest cars (box cars, tank cars, etc). The train is parallel is Oberon Road and is crossing 66th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110674 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two AC4400CWs (both ex-Espee, SP 246 and SP 324), an ES44AC, and an SD70ACe lead UP's thrice weekly manifest between Grand Junction and Denver. This is the MGJNY-04. Rail traffic between Salt Lake City and Denver has, since 2018, traveled through Wyoming on the Overland Route rather than the former Grande. UP has not (regularly scheduled) manifests between Grand Junction, CO and Helper, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110673 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A former Espee AC4400CW (SP 246) is leading the only UP manifest that still runs on the Moffat, the thrice-weekly Grand Junction, CO to North Yard, CO. The train is parallel to Oberon Road, just out of view to the left. It make not appear to be a manifest, based on the coal visible in the shot, but the MGJNY frequently hauls coal ahead of the general manifest cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110672 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 72nd Avenue (MP 10.23) Arvada, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's eastbound MGJNY crosses the 72nd Avenue grade crossing in the middle of Arvada. This grade crossing will disappear in the next five years (give or take) as the City of Arvada is widening 72nd Avenue here from two lanes to four lanes. As part of that process, the road will be lowered underneath the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110671 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is approaching the 80th Avenue grade crossing and the east switch of Leyden. AMTK 170 is just crossing over Church Ditch, a man-made irrigation ditch from Clear Creek running up to Standley Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110670 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of AC4400CWs, both of which are former Espee units (SP 367 and SP 203) are leading a westbound empty oil train. The lead unit is leaking air and the train is stuck in emergency. Later in the day, a new crew will bring out a new unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110669 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 182 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil train stalled out on the climb to Big Ten west of Rocky. The train backed down here and went into emergency. The crew found that the lead unit is severely leaking air. The crew has been instructed to tie the train down and a new crew will bring a new unit out from North Yard later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110668 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 176 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Earlier this morning, this westbound oil empty stalled out on the climb out of Rocky up Big Ten. The train stalled out and the conductor walked back to the end DPU. The conductor protected a reverse move back into the siding here at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110667 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The head end of BNSF's Provo-Denver passes by the graffiti-covered hoppers that serve as a wind break on the inside of Big Ten Curve. The matched paint schemes and elephant style arrangement look really fantastic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110666 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The familiar face of a GE...the same basic face of all GEs for the past three decades...leads an eastbound manifest out of the east end of Clay (Eisele). The train, which is close to 6,000 feet long, will wrap around Big Ten and continue down to Rocky and on in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110665 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of elephant-style units (two ES44ACs with an SD70ACe in between) lead the eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). The train has green signals ahead for the remainder of the journey in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110664 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just west of Eisele (Clay), a BNSF manifest (the Provo-Denver) heads east. The "X" on the sign to the right of the train is a reminder for westbounds that they are approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. The train is crossing the road, just out of the frame to the left, behind the trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110663 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6391 and the rest of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest approaches the west portal of Tunnel 1, through the S-Curves east of Plain. After several days of somewhat unstable weather, with quite a bit of wind over clouds, there isn't a cloud in the sky this morning, Independence Day 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110662 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver held the main at Plain for a meet with the westbound Zephyr. After the Zephyr cleared the east switch, the manifest received a clear (green) to continue east. Here, the train is out of Plain and rolling toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110661 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Anything look weird or out of place in this picture? The crossing gate for opposing traffic at the 66th Avenue grade crossing is stuck up. This crossing has a center median and "quad gates" because it is a quite zone. When working properly, trains do not use their horns at this crossing. However, since the crossing gate is malfunctioning, trains are currently using their horns here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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