Photo ID: 110758 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On an extraordinarily hazy day July day, an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver makes its way through Barbara's Gulch, four units on the head end and two DPUs bringing up the back. The train had been tied down in the siding at Rocky since the pre-dawn hours, but a relief crew finally came and got it. The haze, incidentally, is primarily due to summer forest fires to the northwest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110740 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A transition sleeper, two regular sleepers, a diner, a sightseer lounge, and three baggage cars (the middle of which is a baggage/coach car) make up the morning westbound Zephyr as it heads down the main at Plain. This is the first time in well over a year that I've seen eight Superliners on the Zephyr. Hope it becomes a regular thing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110739 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I am hoping to get pictures of all the P42DCs (that haven't been scrapped) on Amtrak's roster before they are eventually retired. I was happy to find AMTK 37 leading the westbound Zephyr just west of Eisele (Clay) as it is one of the ones that I had not yet seen/shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110738 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 37 and AMTK 15 lead the Zephyr west on the main, approaching a clear (green) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110737 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Interestingly, the Zephyr has eight Superliners this morning! There is a third coach on the train. For many years before COVID, this was the standard on the Zephyr. Since COVID, it dropped to seven. Is this a one time thing, or a sign that demand has picked up and Amtrak is adding supply to accommodate? Time will tell... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110736 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of Phase 5 P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr out of Tunnel 1. Amtrak is actively working to repaint their fleet of P42DCs in their new Phase 7 scheme. No doubt, in just a few years, catching the Zephyr (or any long distance train) with Phase 5 P42DCs will be the focus of every railfan as Phase 7 because the dominant scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110735 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This time of year, when the westbound Zephyr is on time, the sun shines almost directly on the nose of the westbound Zephyr as it climbs from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1. Indeed, this is the case this morning as the Zephyr is indeed right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110734 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive is a staple in the Denver railfan community. It is a very popular spot for some great shots of both westbounds and eastbounds. This morning, a Zephyr with a standard consist (for 2024) crosses the grade crossing on its way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110733 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr makes its way around the curve from the west end of Eisele (Clay), approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Off in the hazy distance, you can see the Denver skyline. Humidity this morning is around 50%, which is quite a bit higher than what is normal for the Denver-Metro area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110732 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the head end of this westbound coal empty knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay), the tail end is at the east switch. The train is slightly longer than Eisele. This is pretty typical for coal train at Eisele as Eisele is one of the shorter sidings on the east slope of the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110731 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5802 is looking very sharp! The unit, originally a C44AC-CTE, was rebuilt by GE/Wabtec and is now designated as a C44ACM. The unit also received a fresh paint job, sporting UP's new "standard" scheme as of 2023. The flags have been moved to the nose, the wings have been removed from the nose, and the long hood now just read "Union Pacific". Much as it did 25 years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110730 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP coal empty is the fourth train in the last 90 minutes to roll on the main here at Eisele (Clay). The westbound Zephyr, westbound Rocky Mountaineer, and eastbound UP manifest (MGJNY) all came through. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110729 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Six units lead a UP coal empty up the north edge of Big Ten Curve. It is pretty easy to play the "one of these things is not like the others" game. The fourth unit is a recently rebuilt C44ACM. The unit was an AC4400CW and it received a fresh coat of paint. Looks pretty great, despite being on a grungy coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110728 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There aren't too many coal trains left on the Moffat, but there is a westbound empty on the move in the siding here at Rocky. It is meeting the MGJNY, and the meet will come close to being a rolling meet. A rolling meet is a meet in which neither train actually comes to a stop. The coal empty will continue rolling without stopping, but the manifest will come to a stop for about two minutes while the empty clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110727 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With all the different trains and railroads that run on the Moffat (UP, BNSF, Amtrak, the Rocky Moutaineer), it almost seems like a rare event to catch a meet between two UP trains. That is just what is happening here at Rocky as a westbound coal empty rolls through the siding as the Grand Junction to North Yard rolls east on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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