Photo ID: 109075 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 566 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running about two hours late as it passes through Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky. Interestingly, the foliage on the south side has sprouted leaves while the north side is still barren. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109071 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 3, gaining speed after passing through a slow order alongside maintenance at Plain. The giant fill on the left side of the frame is relatively new, having been created in 2013 after epics rains washed out the old fill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109070 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Arvada, CO 388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr creeps along at 10 MPH, passing by maintenance workers sitting in the siding at the west end of Plain. After the Zephyr is clear, the maintenance crew will get track and time on the main out of Plain heading west up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109069 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 486 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 55 and AMTK 167 lead a shorter-than-average Zephyr through Rainbow Cut on the main. These days, the typical Zephyr consist includes a pair of P42s, a baggage car, a transition sleeper, two sleepers, a dining car, a longue car, and two coaches. This morning, however, there is transition sleeper on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109068 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP Maintenance worker has a conversation with two people (and their dog) about their campsite. They have a tent setup (out of frame to the left) that is within 10 feet of the mainline. The MOW worker is presumably advising them that they are (dangerously) trespassing and that they need to leave ASAP. UP has called a special agent and, if these folks are still present when the agent shows up, they'll like be ticketed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109067 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 430 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When the Zephyr passed this spot a few minutes earlier, the headend crew informed the dispatcher of these campers. A UP Maintenance worker overheard the conversation and drove down to inform the campers that they are trespassing and that they should break camp and leave immediately. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109066 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 548 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Possible Darwin Award nominees? These folks thought that this location, just east of the east switch of Plain, inside a cut, would be a great place to set up their tent and their campsite. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109065 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running about 25 minutes late, passes through Tunnel 1 a little over 23 miles west of Denver Union Station. This first tunnel on the former Rio Grande is 366 feet long. As you can see, short enough for both ends of the Zephyr to be outside the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109064 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 422 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Oil trains have become something of a replacement to the coal trains that ran over the rails for decades. The volume of oil trains is still nowhere near what the volume of coal trains once were. Between BNSF and UP, there is an oil train once every few days lately. Conversely, there's only been a coal train once every one or two months. Here, a UP oil train makes its way east on the main at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109063 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 546 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A good overview of the tracks from the east end of Eisele (Clay) on the top right, around Big Ten, down in to Rocky and through Little Ten, and out the east end of Rocky toward the eastern plains. The Denver skyline is clearly visible in the distance. A unit oil train snakes its way east at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109062 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 455 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The tank cars on this unit oil train cast some long shadows in the evening light as the train proceeds on a clear (green) signal east on the main at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109061 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 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 It is a beautiful afternoon on the final day of April for 2023 as a unit UP oil train descends from Big Ten Loop, through the S-Curve, toward the west switch of Rocky. The terrain is starting to green up a bit after a fairly wet winter. Most of the tress in the area are still largely naked as a colder-than-average March and April have delayed the appearance of leaves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109060 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 385 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC (UP 5390) and an ET44AC (UP 2618) are the two DPU units bringing up the tail end of this unit oil train. Meanwhile, three GEs on the head end descend through the lower S-Curve of Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109059 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 462 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The engineer on this eastbound oil train is offering up a peace sign for the shot as the train rolls slowly out of the east end of Eisele (Clay). Just ahead, the train will wrap around Big Ten Curve and head down to Rocky, continuing east toward Denver. UP 6737 started life in December 1994 as CNW 8837! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109058 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of UP GEs lead a long, loaded eastbound oil train through the control point at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train will enjoy clear (green) signals for the remainder of the journey to one of the bypass tracks at North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

Previous Page     Next Page