Photo ID: 110544 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just east Leyden and 80th Avenue, UP's MGJNY crosses over Church Ditch. The man-made canal bring water from Clear Creek through Golden and Arvada and eventually up to Standley Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110534 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, BNSF Ferromex is one of the two largest railroads in Mexico. Not too long ago, Ferromex unveiled a new paint scheme that focuses on gray. The old scheme had green in it, which is essentially been dropped in this new scheme. Prior to this shot, I had not seen one in person. This one was helping out as a DPU on an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110533 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I do not generally post pictures of graffiti on railcars, but for whatever reason, the "Men In Black" on this steel coil car made me laugh, so I grabbed a quick shot of it. The car is on the BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110532 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two ES44ACs and an SD70ACe lead the Provo-Denver through western Arvada on a beautiful, clear, warm late May morning. The train will get to Arvada just ahead of the Zephyr, not delaying the Zephyr on its journey west at all. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110531 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest is approaching the Simms Street grade crossing, as well as mile marker 10.25, as noted by the "1/4" sign in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110367 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Only five units of the original 279 Espee AC4400CW still wear scarlet and gray paint. All five are, of course, patched and now have UP numbers. One of those five units was the first of two DPUs on the tail end of an eastbound loaded oil train. This AC4400CW was originally SP 280. In fact, if you look closely, you can still see the outline of "280" on the cab behind the UP patch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110366 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When Class 1 railroads were significantly smaller 40-50 years ago, it was not too hard for all the units on the roster to carry the same paint scheme. Today, when there are 7,000-8,000 units on the roster, it takes years (or even decades) to get everything repainted. UP changed their official paint scheme last year, removing the American flag from the long hood. But it will likely be many years before the "flag" units are gone. Here, two flag units and an ES44AC in the newest scheme, lead a loaded oil train east out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110345 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Minutes before sunset, five units lead an empty oil train west through the heart of Arvada on the approach to 66th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110344 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific About 10 minutes before the sun dips behind the mountains, an SD70ACe leads a westbound oil train through the cut between Arvada and Leyden. The train was waiting at Arvada on Main 1 for the eastbound Zephyr, which took Main 2 on its way in to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110267 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70AH brings up the tail end of the MGJNY. The back half of the manifest is composed of some classic (or perhaps, relic) open coal hoppers. All loaded with coal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110266 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY heads east across the fill between Kipling Street and 66th Avenue. Oberon Road is on the left side of the fill, while Oberon Lake #1 is on the right side of the fill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110212 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific To date, Union Pacific is one of only two Class 1 railroads to order any SD70ACe-T4s. CSX also ordered 10 units in 2019, but returned them to Progress Rail in 2023. The SD70ACe-T4 is the EPA Tier-4 compliant engine built by EMD. So far, it has not proven nearly as popular as the ET44AC, the GE counterpart. UP 3059 is as example of an SD70ACe-T4, the first four-stroke diesel-electric locomotive that EMD has offered. Even though the unit is less popular than the ET44AC, neither model has enjoyed wide ranging success. The maintenance cost (and complexity) of the Tier-4 units is a turnoff for railroads, and many are simply rebuilding old units at this point to save on money. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110211 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It would have been very interesting to see the geography of the land right here before the construction of the tracks. The tracks are built on a fill that helps create Oberon Lake Number 1. Folks driving on the opposite side of the fill, and Oberon Road, cannot see the lake and many have no idea it is even there. An eastbound oil train crosses the fill as it heads east through Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110174 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Just west of CP DS007, where two main tracks funnel down to a single track, the morning Winter Park Express has just throttled up and is proceeding west. The train is running about 15 minutes late this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110170 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The headlight from AMTK 171 lights up a handful of snowflakes falling on the tail end of a very minor overnight storm. The Winter Park Express has its five cars in tow as it heads west for Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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