Photo ID: 108373 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 861 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr departs out the west end of Plain, back on a clear signal. The train encountered a few yellow signals coming up from Rocky, as it was following the MNYGJ. That manifest is in the siding, visible through the trees to the left. Once Amtrak gets further west, the manifest will get a light to continue the climb up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107609 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 12, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Jefferson County, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF After cutting off 14 cars in the short siding east of Terrell Jct, two brakeman head back to the lead unit so the train can continue the rest of the way in to the upper yard at Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107540 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Flats Jefferson County, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The aggregate plant that the West Local is heading for, Trinity Lightweight, is just visible on the left side of the frame. The local will drop off seven covered hoppers and will likely pick up a few as well before returning to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107539 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Flats Jefferson County, CO 1356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific The West Local pushed away from the camera as it passes by a few companies, mainly home and commercial landscaping, as it slowly makes it way to the aggregate company at the far end of the Rocky Flat Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107526 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A few empty well cars on the tail end of a single stacked intermodal train roll away from the camera on the main track at Crescent. The (unusual) train is headed for California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107525 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Many of the tunnels on the Moffat are not tall enough to support double stack intermodal trains. As a result, it is highly uncommon to find containers running on the Moffat. That said, a single stack intermodal train went west on the Moffat on this day! Well cars with containers roll past some "stick track" at Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107524 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The Moffat does not get much intermodal action these days...and hasn't in over 15 years now. However, an exception was may on the last day of May as a single stacked container train heads west on the Moffat at Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107523 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of unit are the power for this westbound container train at Crescent. This is actually a military move, as those containers contain military equipment. UP routed the special over the Moffat. It is headed for the San Francisco area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106974 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 4 (MP 26.0, 174 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver emerges from the east portal of Tunnel Four on its journey east. Incredible to imagine that about a century ago, surveyors came up to the Rockies and said "sure, we can build a railroad here!" Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106458 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 18, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running right on time, glides west down the main at Crescent. It is a slow day on the Moffat and the first eastbound the Zephyr will meet will be its counterpart, the eastbound Zephyr, at Dotsero. Right now, the Zephyr is only running between Chicago and Salt Lake City. This is due to major flooding in Nevada that has caused a lot of washouts for Union Pacific. Until the tracks are repaired, the Zephyr has been truncated to help keep it running on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106457 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 18, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I enjoy the leafless Aspen in the background of this shot, and the clearly jointed rail of the siding of Crescent in the foreground. Crescent, coming in at "only" 5,550 feet long, which is not long enough for most of the coal train on the Moffat. But even manifest don't typically meet at Crescent due to the grade crossing located two thirds of the way through the siding (from the east end). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106456 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 18, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running right on time, peeks around the curve on the main about halfway through Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105991 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Unfortunately, in the time it took for the train to pass by on the main at Crescent, the clouds moved back in and obscured the sun. Regardless, here is a shot of the sole DPU on the tail end of a westbound BNSF manifest passing by some Aspen trees just west of the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105990 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Crescent can be a tricky place to shoot, depending on the time of day. It can also depend on the time of year. The lighting is actually pretty good in the afternoon and evening in the summer months as the sun is far enough to the north to get the nose of the lead unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105989 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1467 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The sun found a hole in the clouds to punch through just in time for the arrival of this BNSF manifest at Crescent. The crew has been on duty for less than two hours at this point and, with the decreased traffic on the Moffat, should have no problem getting to Grand Junction before dying at 1:45am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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