Photo ID: 110247 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr has an extra transition sleeper positioned between the power and the baggage car. The transition sleeper is being moved to California, possibly for the Coast Starlight. Or perhaps to replace a car already out there. Not entirely clear why it is there, but it makes for an interesting consist for sure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110245 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A parting shot of UP's thrice weekly MGJNY. With loaded coal at the point and general manifest mixed it at the back, the train is approach a clear (green) signal at the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110244 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This was a nice surprise on the MGJNY. UP 1100, a GP60, is ready for it's 92-day inspection. Since UP closed the shops in Denver that could perform such inspection, this guy will have to be forwarded on to North Platte, NE. UP never ordered any GP60s themselves. All of the GP60s on the roster are inherited. This one was originally a Cotton Belt unit, SSW 9702. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110243 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's Grand Junction, CO to North Yard, CO (in Denver) manifest snakes its way through Barbara's Gulch, leaving the mountains behind. The train is crossing over what's left of the switch to the Chem Spur. If you look closely, you can clearly see that the frog to the spur has been removed as the spur itself has not been needed in nearly a decade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110240 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 1 hour and 15 minutes behind the Winter Park Express, the westbound California Zephyr is making track speed as it passes by an RV storage lot. This lot used to be part of Mesa Oil, which left the property about a decade ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110239 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Passenger aboard the Winter Park Express are preparing for a day (or possibly weekend) of skiing in the Colorado High Country. Seats on the four coaches are sold to passengers, but the lounge car seats are not sold, and passengers are free to come and sit on a first come, first serve basis. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110238 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The westbound Winter Park Express rolls by the location of what used to be Mesa Oil. You can see the rusted out tanks behind the train. Mesa Oil needed to be served by a local twice a week. After UP decided to reduce the West Local down to one day a week, despite Mesa Oil stating they needed it twice, Mesa Oil moved to a new location in Denver. The old industry is now abandoned, and an RV storage facility has taken over much of the land. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110237 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP coal train rolls by the newer neighborhoods in western Arvada. The interesting thing about this particular coal train is that, as you can see, it is in fact empty! The cars are likely being repositioned, perhaps after being pulled out of storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110234 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This SD70MAC is actually designated as an SD70MACe by BNSF. Two dozen SD70MACs had some electronic equipment upgraded, were repainted, and received the "e" suffix on the model. Not sure exactly what, electronically, was upgraded. But it is nice seeing the latest scheme on an SD70MAC. The train is pulling by the old "Chem Spur", which hasn't been used in about a decade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110233 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single SD70MAC brings up the tail end of the Denver-Provo as the train enters Barbara's Gulch, rolling by the oil steel structure in western Arvada. The SD70MAC is sporting the latest paint scheme. That is a little uncommon for SD70MACs, even in 2024. BNSF has spent a lot of time (or money) on repainting these yet. Most still wear the Heritage 2 scheme, or even the old "green and cream" scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110232 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF is well known for favoring GE over EMD for the past few decades. The SD70 series (both SD70MACs and SD70ACes) have been the one reprieve for EMD. A trio of SD70ACes (and an ES44AC) lead the westbound Denver-Provo manifest in west Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110231 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF typically runs its manifests on the Moffat in a 3x2 configuration (three units on the point, two DPUs on the end). This particular instance of the train does have five units, but it is setup in a 4x1 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110169 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo has five refrigerated box cars on the head end, very possibly carrying beer from the Coors Brewery. A significant portion of the rest of the train consists of tank cars, which is very common for the train. The train passes by houses in Leyden Rock, a neighborhood built roughly ten years earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110168 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not too far behind the westbound Zephyr, BNSF's Denver-Provo passes by Welton Reservoir just west of Leyden. The reservoir was built in 2002, and is a source of drinking water for suburbs west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110092 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The morning Winter Park Express is kicking up a lot of snow as it cruises toward a clear (green) signal at the MP 14.5. The train is making track speed, blowing up the fresh powder on a -5°F (-21°C) morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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