Photo ID: 114203 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF The westbound Canyon Spirit sits in the siding at Rocky, the conductor on the ground to give a roll by to this eastbound BNSF oil train. Between the two trains, we have power from four railroads! Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer, CSX, and BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114202 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF There are few places where you can get a shot like this, with both the head end and tail of a train so clear in the shot. But Big Ten Curve is not your average place! CSX 7106 leads this eastbound loaded oil train toward Rocky as the three DPUs have just left Eisele (Clay) about a hundred feet above. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114201 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF BNSF oil trains on the Moffat run in a 3x3 configuration. Three units on the point and three DPUs on the end. This eastbound is no exception, as you can see the three units on the point here on the south edge of Big Ten Curve, and three units on the tail end off in the background on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114200 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF A bit unusual to see a CSX unit charging toward you out of the east end of Eisele (Clay) on the Moffat. CSX 7106 is putting in some power sharing time, running on a BNSF train on UP rails. For several years, as PTC was being implemented, foreign power did not lead on the Moffat. Now that PTC is well established and compatible across all Class 1s, foreign leaders do show up again from time-to-time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114199 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF I wish I could have been around to get shots of what are now "fallen flag" railroads 50 years ago. Back when there were half dozen or more Class 1 railroads in Colorado. Today, with UP and BNSF essentially being the only options, it is nice when foreign power shows up, especially when it is leading! CSX 7106 is on the point of an eastbound BNSF oil train in the OS at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114198 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 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train, led by a CSX CM44AC (rebuilt from an AC4400CW) snakes its way through the multiple S-Curves around Blue Mountain Drive and the based of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114197 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr just knocked down a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) signal at the east end of Plain and is now running west on the siding. CSX 7106 is waiting on the main, leading an eastbound oil train. The Zephyr has a green signal waiting for it at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114196 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 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has exited Tunnel 1 and is making its way through the curves and cuts that leads to the east switch of Plain. The train is going to run through the siding at Plain as there is a loaded oil train waiting on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114195 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF CSX 7106 and train have slowed to a stop on the main at the east end of Plain. The westbound Zephyr is climbing toward Tunnel 1 right now and will run through the siding. DS-378 had considered holding the oil train at Crescent, but ended up bringing it down to Plain for a really great meet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114194 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 137 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF Always nice to find a "Dark Future" unit make its way into Colorado. A CSX CM44AC (rebuilt from an AC4400CW) leads an eastbound BNSF unit oil train on the main at Plain. The train is slowing to a stop as it will be meeting the westbound Zephyr here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114192 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Colorado typically has clear skies in the mornings in the summer. However, a cold front is starting to move in, and some clouds are gathering over the mountains this morning as the westbound Zephyr climbs the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114191 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is running just a few minutes behind schedule as it makes its way through Little Ten Curve and toward the west end of Rocky. The train is going to meet an eastbound oil train at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114190 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Both P42s on the westbound Zephyr are kicking up some exhaust as the train climbs the roughly 2% grade to Big Ten Curve. In the distance, on the main at Eisele (Clay), an eastbound UP coal train is waiting for the arrival of the Zephyr. Indeed, if you are unfamiliar with the geography and layout of the tracks here, welcome to the interesting engineering of Big Ten Curve! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114189 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Cannot ask for better conditions than this, as the westbound Zephyr charges out of the west end of Rocky. This has the potential to be the last shot I take of the "standard" Zephyr of the last few decades. What do I mean by that? Both P42DCs are Phase 5, the baggage car is Phase 3, and all the Superliners are Phase 4b. Increasingly, as Amtrak shifts toward Phase 7 (including with the cars), it is more and more likely to see at least one Phase 7 engine or car on the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114188 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While I'm not a huge of UP's latest paint scheme, it is always nice to see a freshly painted unit. This C44ACM must have been very recently (re)painted. I'm not a huge fan of the flag on the nose. The cab and nose just feel a little too busy, in my humble opinion. I also very much miss the wings on the nose. I would speculate that a lot of these changes were financially motivated, as the smaller flags and remove of the wings probably saves quite a bit of money on repaints. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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