Photo ID: 110115 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sun is technically minutes away from setting, but a thick layer of clouds to the west is blocking out the light, effectively creating blue hour with very low light. The ISO is bumped up (and the grain is definitely apparent) as UP's North Yard to Grand Junction manifest heads west out of Leyden. This exact same train attempt to head west just over 24 hours earlier, but stalled out due to two engines failing on the climb out of Rocky. The entire train backed down close to North Yard for new power. This is the second attempt (which will be successful). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110114 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 435 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Snow is plentiful along the right-of-way at Eisele (Clay) as BNSF's trackage rights manifest passes by on its journey west to Provo, UT. The skies are overcast on this January morning, but the temperatures are actually above freezing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110113 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 534 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Temperatures are finally above freezing, but overcast skies are blocking the direct sunlight, so snow is still sticking around. Three SD70ACes lead the westbound Denver-Provo down the main at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110112 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 461 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three BNSF SD70ACes pull the Denver-Provo up the grade from Rocky, through the S-Curve, and around toward the east face of Big Ten Curve and the covered hopper wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110111 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 379 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8934 just met BNSF's Denver-Provo at Rocky. The BNSF conductor joked that "this is going to be a real hard roll by." The UP conductor replied "just make sure we have all six axles." Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110110 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single UP SD70ACe comes around the east side of Big Ten Curve, the Denver skyline visible in the distance. This unit went west earlier in the day to assist an oil train that stalled out between Fraser and Winter Park. After helping drag the train through the Moffat Tunnel, the unit cut away and is now headed back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110109 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest, with a trio of SD70ACes, waits in the siding at Rocky for a single UP SD70ACe that is currently headed east above at Eisele (Clay). The sole SD70ACe went west at 4am to help out an oil train that had stalled between Fraser and Winter Park. After bringing the train through the Moffat, the unit cut off and headed back to Denver light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110108 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70ACe brings up the end of UP's thrice-weekly MNYGJ. The is typically called at North Yard at 1800, but on this day, it was called around 1200. Unfortunately, the 7,100 foot manifest has stopped because two units on the head end have mechanical issues. Shortly, the train will pull forward to clear west Rocky, then back down between switches on the siding. However, it would turn out the train could not fit between the west switch and the derail at the east end, so the train would back all the way down to (near) North Yard for a power swap. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110107 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 465 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGJ is actually stopped on the 2% grade just west of Rocky. It will ultimately have to back down the main all the way to between Arvada and C&S Jct due to power issues. However, if it were to continue westbound, it would soon reach the east switch of Eisele (Clay) at the top of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110106 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look at the 2% climb out of Rocky, up and toward Big Ten Curve. A trio of units are attempting to lead the MNYGJ westbound. "Attempting" is the key word as the 2nd and 3rd units both have mechanical issues and the train has come to a stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110105 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8843 and UP 7801 are both having issues this afternoon as neither one is loading on the climb out of Rocky. UP 8843 is overheating when throttling up, and then shuts down. UP's mechanical desk would help the crew troubleshoot UP 7801 so it would start loading again. However, nothing could be done about UP 8843. It would be isolated and the crew is waiting for the Corridor Manager to decide what the train will do. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110104 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 440 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A 7,100 foot long MNYGJ has stalled out on the climb out of Rocky because the 2nd and 3rd units on the head end are both failing to load. The crew has called up the dispatcher and they are waiting for UP mechanical desk to get back to them in order to troubleshoot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110103 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 426 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With a winter blizzard finally moving out of the area overnight, the sky is mostly clear and the temperatures are rising. It is 22°F (-6°C) this morning, an increase of nearly 30° since yesterday morning. However, the wind has also picked up a bit, blowing a lot of the freshly fallen snow around. The Zephyr is contributing a bit, kicking up snow in its own wake as it proceeds west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110102 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 490 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After several days of sub-zero temperatures, things are finally warming up in the Denver area as it is a balmy 22°F (-6°C) out. The westbound Zephyr is running a little bit late after a UP yard job had issue at North Yard and the main was briefly blocked. But the train is hustling west now, creating a blizzard of its own in its wake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110101 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue (MP 11.75) Arvada, CO 636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Winter has settled in in a major way across the plains and into the Rockies. Evidence of the heavy snow fall is quite apparent as the front of AMTK 190 is covered in snow, and is indeed kicking up fresh powder as it approach the east end of Leyden at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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