Photo ID: 111188 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is really great to see all three of these GEs, leading this military train, sporting relatively good paint as they are lined up elephant style. The train here is wrapping through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. One of the cars on the train has been wreaking havoc with the crew. An air hose keeps coming detached, putting the train in emergency. The train is on the move again here after a 30 minute delay on Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111187 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In general, most trains on the Moffat do not exceed about 6,000 feet in length. However, there are sometimes exceptions. Such in the case today as a long string of military equipment stretches back nearly 8,000 feet from the head end here at Big Ten Curve, back to well over halfway west through Eisele (Clay). The equipment is headed for Fort Riley in Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111186 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Like many products in the United States, the United States military contracts with railroads to move equipment around the country. Here, three elephant-style GEs lead a nearly 7,700-foot train of armored vehicles over the Moffat at Blue Mountain Drive. More often than not, UP military trains in Colorado will run via the Greeley Sub. It was a nice surprise to find this one on the Moffat. The first since 2017! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111182 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead a westbound oil empty through the siding at Plain. The train had been holding short of the grade crossing to avoid blocking cars. However, the eastbound this oil train has been waiting on is now out of Crescent, so DS-380 told the crew on the oil train to pull into the clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111181 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 258 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After holding short of the grade crossing at Plain, this oil train is pulling into the clear on the siding to meet an eastbound. The SD70ACe in the third spot is really coughing up some exhaust as the power throttles up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111177 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 179 and AMTK 10 are elephant style on the point of the westbound Zephyr this morning as it approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111176 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The fall colors are starting to show up at the west switch of Eisele (Clay)! Here, the westbound Zephyr is running right on time (if not a few minutes early) as it passes the clear (green) signal at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111175 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When I was a kid, I always liked both "Rail Box" and "Rail Gon" cars for some reason. "Rail Box" cars have all but disappeared in 2024, but you can still find some "Rail Gon" labeled gondolas roaming around. This along is a good example, sitting in the siding of Leyden along with a pair of former Missouri Pacific gondolas. Presumably, these cars are part of some maintenance project, though exactly what, I'm not sure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111174 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three empty gondolas sit, tied down in the siding at Leyden. As you can see, they are the only three cars to be found in the siding. Presumably, they are here for something related to maintenance of way. Exactly what, I am unsure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111136 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 321 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A very short BNSF manifest is tied down in the siding at Rocky, awaiting a recrew. Note that the derail is set at the east end. This is to protect against the possibility of the train rolling out onto the main track. Were the train to roll, it would be derailed away from the main track. Fortunately, the likelihood of that happening is near zero as the train has hand brakes applied on the train, and the engines are continually charging the brake line to keep the train brakes applied. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111135 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs sit on the tail end of this eastbound BNSF manifest, currently tied down in the siding at Rocky. Like most BNSF manifests on the Moffat, the train is primarily comprised of tank cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111134 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, BNSF A pair of ES44ACs, one Canadian Pacific and one BNSF, bring up the rear of BNSF's Provo to Denver manifest, currently tied down in the siding at Rocky. The train is actually quite short, at only 3,100 feet in the length, meaning the back half of the train is not wrapped around Little Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111133 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 349 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, BNSF It was a nice surprise to find this Canadian Pacific ES44AC as one of two DPUs on the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver. Not that we see CP units in Denver particularly often, but knowing the lifespan of this paint scheme is officially limited with the creation of CPKC, it's always good to get some shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111132 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Last night at around 11:30pm, this BNSF Provo-Denver manifest showed up here at Rocky and tied down in the siding. 10 hours later and a relief crew has not yet show up to take the train the remainder of the way in to town. The train is actually quite short, too, compared to the average manifest BNSF runs on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111131 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As someone that was raised on Rio Grande in the 1980s, spartan cab EMD units hold a special place for me. So, I love getting shots of the Rocky Mountaineer which, when not borrowing UP SD70Ms, runs with EMD spartan cab units. Here, RMRX 8600 knocks down the signal at east Eisele (Clay). The train just completed a slow order and is throttling up to accelerate back up to track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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