Photo ID: 111849 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 590 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead an eastbound oil train through a snow February scene, approaching the west switch of Rocky. There is a westbound empty in the siding at Rocky, so UP 5919 has its headlights dimmed so as not to blind the crew on the westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111848 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 475 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A recently rebuilt and repainted C44ACM, UP 5919, leads an eastbound oil load along the south ridge of Big Ten Loop, kicking up a little bit of snow as it rolls along. The train has an interesting power configuration, with three units on the head end, three mid-train DPUs, and nothing on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111847 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5919 leads an eastbound oil train out the east end of Eisele (Clay) on a day that has seen some light snow falling off and on all day. It is only 12°F (-11°C) out today, but the powdered snow sets up a beautiful scene that makes it easy for forget about the cold. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111846 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 555 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP oil train, with four elephant-style units on the head end, is preparing to depart Rocky westbound after spending the day here after one of the unit developed issues shortly after leaving Denver. Meanwhile, an eastbound loaded oil train glides east on the main at Eisele (Clay) above. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111845 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest has a pretty standard configuration with a trio of units on the head end and a pair of DPUs bringing up the rear. On this cold February morning, an SD70ACe and an ES44AC have the duty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111844 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A fresh crew for UP 7877 was recently dropped off and the conductor just finished removing the hand brakes from some of the cars on the train. He has returned to the head end and is giving an eastbound BNSF manifest a roll by before climbing up into the cab. It is a cold day for untying hand brakes, with the temperature a rather frigid 12°F (-11°C). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111843 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. The engineer has dimmed the headlights on BNSF 9152 as there is a new crew on the UP oil train in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111842 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound UP oil empty arrived here at Rocky almost 10 hours ago, shortly after 6am. Due to power issues, the train sat at Rocky for about six hours. A new unit was brought out and was added to the fourth spot on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111820 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's daily Beer Run, a manifest that runs from Golden to Denver and back, slowly roles through the midst of Olde Town Arvada. There is a classic water tower that still stands in Olde Town, as seen here in this shot. Most of Olde Town itself is behind the train. You can see the classic architecture of some of the old buildings. RTD's G-Line commuter (single) track is the other track that the BNSF train is running next to. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111819 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF For the last few years, I've thought about getting a shot of BNSF's Beer Run as it made its way through Olde Town Arvada. It finally worked out that I could get the shot today. The train passes alongside the RTD "G-Line" commuter rail (single) track and the Olde Town Arvada station. This is located right off Grandview Avenue. You can see the classic buildings that make up much of the classic district here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Town Arvada Arvada, CO 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF A C44-9W and an ES44AC are currently assigned to BNSF's "Beer Run", which runs daily between the yard in Golden, CO to BNSF's Denver yard and back. Here, the train is creeping through the middle of Olde Town Arvada, crossing Vance Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111811 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 and AMTK 59 are the power on the westbound Winter Park Express. The train was delayed about 20 minutes waiting for a BNSF southbound to clear the diamond at 23rd Street. However, with no eastbound traffic opposing it, the train would still arrive in Winter Park one minute early! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111810 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 leads the morning Winter Park Express westbound across the grade crossing at Plain. There was a light dusting of snow overnight, and the result is powdery white pine trees, ties, and ballast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111809 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Denver area has had several unseasonably warm days in the last week. As a result, nearly all the snow in the area has melted away. However, there is still plenty of snow to be had in the Colorado high country, which is where skiers on the Winter Park Express are headed as the train departs Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111808 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 and AMTK 59 lead the Winter Park Express westbound on the main at Eisele (Clay). Since the Amtrak started running the Winter Park Express in 2017, it has never had more than 40 trips in a season. However, thanks in large part to the government of Colorado, it will have 69 trips for the 2024-2025 season. Reports indicate that the train has largely been sold out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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