Photo ID: 112484 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Since the start of the "PTC era" a few years ago, power shared units stopped leading on the Moffat. Leaders were pretty exclusively UP or BNSF (for those respective railroads). However, with PTC matured a bit now, and with PTC following a universal standard for all US railroads, an NS SD70ACe leads this eastbound BNSF manifest through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112483 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 163 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF While this BNSF oil train progresses east through Barbara's Gulch, we can see the sea of relatively new houses built in Candelas over the last decade as part of Arvada's most recent expansion. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112482 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Two Norfolk Southern units and a BNSF SD70MAC lead this loaded oil train east through Barbara's Gulch. In the distance, you can see the intersection of Highway 93/72, and even west all the way to the case of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112481 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In this classic perspective from East Rocky, UP's thrice-weekly MGJNY leaves the siding at Rocky on its way east. The train is going to stop at the east switch of Leyden for a crew change. The current crew doesn't quite have enough time left on the clock to reliably make it to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112480 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP has mobilized several earth movers here on Big Ten between Rocky and the top of the curve. UP is using these large boulders to reinforce the grade and shore up the track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112479 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single AC4400CW brings up the back of UP's MJGNY as it rolls by the construction zone on Big Ten Curve. This particular AC4400CW was originally delivered in scarlet and gray as SP 207 in 1995. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112478 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This GP40-2, now designated as a GP40N, is likely either in need of maintenance, or its 90-day inspection is due. Either way, it is likely on its way to North Platte, NE. The unit was originally delivered to Baltimore and Ohio, before being sold to Southern Pacific and, of course, later being inherited by Union Pacific. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112477 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five units lead UP's MGJNY toward a red-over-yellow (Diverging Approach) signal at the west end of Rocky. The second unit is likely headed to North Platte, NE for a 90 day inspection, or possibly for some maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112476 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY arrives in Denver on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Lately, it has been fairly common for the train to descend the front range of the Moffat in morning daylight. This Wednesday is no exception, as the train coming around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112475 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is making its way east through the siding at Rocky. The mainline between switches at Rocky is still out-of-service as UP maintenance continues a construction project on Big Ten. Up at Eisele (Clay), UP's MGJNY is now slowly rolling east, following right behind the BNSF manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112474 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is heading east at 10 MPH through the work zone UP currently has set up on Big Ten. The UP manifest in the background is on the main at Eisele (Clay). It just received a restricting (flashing red) signal to proceed east out of Eisele (Clay) behind the BNSF manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112473 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of BNSF DPUs bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver manifest as it slowly descends Big Ten Curve. As you can see, UP's MGJNY is sitting on the main at Eisele, waiting for its turn to proceed east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112472 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is pretty rare to catch BNSF SD70MACs on trains other than coal trains these days. Heck, even catching one on a coal train is becoming less and less common. So, it was pretty great catching this SD70MACe (rebuilt by BNSF) on the point of this Provo-Denver manifest, rolling east toward a green signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112471 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF UP's MGJNY is stopped on the main at Eisele (Clay) as an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver runs through the siding at overtakes the UP manifest. Both of the crews on these trains are short on time, but BNSF is running on less time than UP, so DS-380 gave them the priority to allow them to continue into town first. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112470 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 and RMRX 8021 are kicking up a bit of exhaust, with ten cars in tow. This includes nine passenger cars and the power car, used (as the name suggests) to provide electrical power to the train as the geeps are not equipped with HEP (Head End Power), such as the P42DCs used by Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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