Photo ID: 110511 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 180 throttles up and kicks up some exhaust as the train makes its way up the 2% 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: 110510 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is climbing it way west out of Rocky. The trees have brand new leaves and the area has really greened up here at the midway point in May. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110509 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it heads west on the main at Rocky. BNSF's Provo-Denver is in the siding and the crew just finished tying down the train. Handbrakes have been set on 25 cars, and the crew is now waiting for a crew van to pick them up. Not the Rocky Spur, climbing up an 8% grade, to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110508 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of an eastbound coal empty through the west end of Leyden. The bottom light on the signal has shown nothing but a red indication for over four months now due to the empty well cars, tied down for long term storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110507 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Someone once said the only thing that stays the same is change. For the past few months, UP has periodically been running this coal empty eastbound on the Moffat. Once arriving in Denver, the train will head north on the Greeley Sub and eventually the Yoder Sub, making its way to the Power River Basin where it will load. The loaded train will head west through Wyoming on the Overland Route. Note the red flag that UP has put up on the siding at Leyden, protecting the empty well cars that have been stored for over four months now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110506 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8047 east crosses over Indiana Street at the west end of Leyden, taking a long line of empty coal hoppers toward Denver. There, it will turn north and head up the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110505 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 387 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Despite the partly cloudy skies to the west, the sky to the east is overcast and covering the sun as the westbound Zephyr hustles on the main at Eisele (Clay), AMTK 82 and AMTK 60 on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110504 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak May and June are my two favorite months of the year! The weather warms up, leaves return to the trees, and in the Denver area, things generally really green up. This year has been no exception, as the landscape around Big Ten is really green. The westbound Zephyr is turning to head geographically north as it prepares to knock down a clear (green) signal at east Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110503 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 348 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning cloud cover helps to get some different perspectives in the area around Big Ten. Case-in-point is this view from the north side of the tracks as the morning Zephyr climbs the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110502 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr approaches a green signal on the main at the west end of Rocky. The BNSF train in the background is actually an eastbound that is tied down in the siding. Once a relief crew gets on board in a few hours, the train will continue east (away from the camera) to Denver and beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110501 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 369 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with Phase 7 AMTK 82 on the point, knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. The Zephyr is meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train, which is actually tied down at the moment, waiting for a relief crew that will not come for another five hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110500 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train sits idly in the siding at Rocky. Note the purple-backed "D" sign, indicating the derail is set on the siding. The train showed up right around 2am and tied down and has been waiting for a relief crew ever since. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110499 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two units bring up the tail end of a loaded coal train on the main at Plain. Coal loads typically only have one DPU on the tail end, so it is not entirely clear if the train will depart Denver with both units, or if one will be taken off. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110498 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An AC4400CW and an SD70ACe are the DPUs on the tail end of this eastbound coal load (moving away from the camera), here on the main track at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110497 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As is typical for loaded UP coal trains on the Moffat, a trio of units has been cut in as mid-train swing helpers. A pair of ES44ACs and an SD70ACe have the duty today at Plain. This trio will be cut out when the train arrives in Denver. Note the paved road in the background. That is the far east (north) end of the new Canyon Pines neighborhood. Note that it does *not* connect in with Plainview Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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