Photo ID: 114385 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty, which I shot about five hours earlier down on Bypass 2 at Pecos, is now headed west in the siding at Rocky. It will meet an eastbound BNSF oil train, which is just about to knock down the signal at the west end, just out of view of the camera. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114384 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF MRL 4306 is the second unit of three on this eastbound oil train, descending down Big Ten Curve and approach an Approach (yellow over red) signal at west end of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114383 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF There is a slight hint of a rainbow in the distance as an eastbound BNSF oil load descends Big Ten Curve. For a reason I did not catch on the scanner, DS-378 gave the train a 10 MPH slow order around Big Ten. I assume it was for winds from the storm that recently came through, though the winds were relatively calm at this point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114372 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As seen from high above, a westbound BNSF oil empty approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. The first of the 28 tunnels the train will pass through in the next 25 miles on its way to the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114371 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just west of Blue Mountain and the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, we see a westbound BNSF oil train making its way through the S-curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Near the top-left corner of the picture, you can see the east portal of Tunnel 1, which the train will reach in just a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114370 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF For whatever reason, it has actually been awhile since I last caught a BNSF oil train on the Moffat. However, today was the day as I got this westbound oil train as it made its way through the curves at Blue Mountain. It is still sometimes surprising to me just how many BNSF units still have the Heritage 2 scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114354 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A rather colorful coal train, with an assortment of various hoppers, heads east out of Rocky. The train only has 60 cars, and therefore has a trio of units on the point, and a single DPU bringing up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114353 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A relatively short (60 car) coal load wraps its way through Little Ten Curve on the main track. Interestingly, the train symbol for this train (CWENY) shows it is only going as far as North Yard. Not sure why it is terminating there. I assume the train might be broken up and the coal sent to various customers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114352 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of freshly painted (and likely freshly rebuilt) C44ACMs lead an UP officer's special east, just west of the west switch of Leyden. The train departed Fraser, CO about two hours ago, and has (among other folks), UP CEO Jim Vena on the train, enjoying the views the Moffat has to offer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114351 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On an overcast September afternoon, an eastbound UP officer's special rolls through the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. The train will change crews in Denver, and then immediately continue south on the Joint Line for Colorado Springs. The folks onboard, include CEO Jim Vena, are likely headed for the Broadmoor Hotel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114350 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound Union Pacific Officer's Special heads into the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train stayed in Fraser overnight, and this morning is headed to Colorado Springs. UP CEO Jim Vena, among others, is onboard the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114207 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer In the 2025 season, RMRX 8600 was entirely blue in its lease colors. This season, however, it has been painted in full Rocky Mountaineer (Canyon Spirit) colors. Looks very good on the point of the train. With the GP40-3s still out of service due to the accident in Rifle last May, UP 4073 is filling in on the train as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114206 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Being raised on Rio Grande, I absolutely love any time there is an opportunity to see an EMD spartan cab leading on the Moffat. Particularly when it is a model that Rio Grande owned, such as this SD45 Canyon Spirit unit. Now, granted this is not a true SD45 as the 20-cylinder prime mover has been removed and replaced with a 16-cylinder prime mover. The unit is classified as an SD40M-2 now, but it still looks like an SD45! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114205 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific As the engineer throttles up, UP 4073 really kicks up some exhaust (briefly) as the Canyon Spirit heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114204 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8600 throttles up as the westbound Canyon Spirit has cleared a slow order and is accelerating a bit back toward track speed. RMRX 8600 has replaced one of the two UP SD70Ms that has been leading the train the last three months or so, ever since the Canyon Spirit struck a semi truck in Rifle. The two GP40-3s are still in Denver, waiting to be repaired. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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