Photo ID: 107541 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound MRONY emerges from Barbara's Gulch and rolls along open space in the new neighborhood of Leyden Rocky. The neighborhood did not exist five years ago, but hundreds of new houses have been built since then. If the "Jefferson Parkway" is ever built, it will cross the track in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107522 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1073 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A special train consisting entirely of containers makes for a rare site on the Moffat on the last day of May. The train started in Pratt, KS and is headed for Port Chicago, CA (in the San Francisco area). UP decided to route it over the Moffat instead of up and on the Overland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107515 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It would figure that the one cloud in the sky that could get in the way and cast a shadow on the scene, did get in the way and cast a shadow just as a very late Zephyr rolls west. Looks like the guys in the cab have taken notice of the camera! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107502 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1175 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound oil train has actually been one of the slower BNSF train to travel from Grand Junction to Denver. The Grand Junction crew could only make it as far as Rollins, and it took some time for BNSF to get a fresh crew up to take the train the rest of the way. Thus, the total time from Grand Junction to Denver was around 21 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107501 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF oil trains are not exactly strangers to the Moffat, but this one is particularly odd. Most oil trains head west to load in Utah, and then return loaded. This one, however, is coming east empty. The train originated in Salt Lake City. Here, a semi and a car on CO-72 overtake the train, which is slowing for a red signal at West Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107488 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As May progresses and we get closer to June, afternoon thunderstorms will start to become more of the norm along the Colorado Plains. Today is no exception as clouds build up to the east as an eastbound BNSF manifest rolls by just 14 miles west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107487 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Kickin' It Old School! A trio of C44-9Ws, two of which are still wearing the original Heritage scheme, lead an eastbound Provo-Lincoln between Rocky and Leyden. These Heritage C44-9Ws are sometimes referred to as "Goat Boats". The "Goat" is a reference to the scheme resembling Great Northern's scheme (which used a Goat in their logo). The "Boat" is a reference to GE's traditionally being referred to as "U-Boats" as GE's models once (primarily) because with the letter "U". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107486 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest is rolling through a Form B work zone. The zone is a mile long and is in effect from MP 14.25 to MP 15.25 from 0700 to 1730. I am not sure exactly what work is going on. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107482 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1038 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A work train, consisting of a single unit and a ballast washer, is headed for New Mexico. The train just met a coal empty at Leyden, but now has a clear shot the rest of the way in to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107481 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This interesting monstrosity is a ballast washer. As the name suggests, it scoops up ballast, washes it, and lays it back down. Cleaning the ballast and removing oil and soot and dirt from it actually does help to extend it life. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107480 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Unfortunately, a tagger managed to get to this AC4400CW. An awesome UP employee (presumably) took the time to clean off the American flag on the long hood. The sole unit on this work train is an ex-Espee unit. Specifically, SP 149. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107479 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A very short work train rolls east on the Moffat just east of Barbara's Gulch. The train will turn south down the Joint Line as it is ultimately headed for Santa Teresa, NM. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107478 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This has become one of my favorite places to shoot the Moffat in the Arvada area and this is actually the first time I've shot from this spot when the field is green. A westbound coal empty rolls past the (relatively) new neighborhood of Leyden Rock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107392 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1059 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Tired skiers do not have too much longer to wait before they are back at Union Station. This season, Lyft was a sponsor of the train, and three of the Superliners received this fancy pink/purple wrap to advertise Lyft. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107391 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express After a straight shot down the hill, the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) passes by another clear signal at the intermediate west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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