Photo ID: 110004 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a beautiful January morning as an eastbound UP coal load rolls past a clear (green) signal at the intermediate signal at MP 16.1. While relatively rare in 2024, UP does still load a handful of coal trains on the North Fork Branch at the West Elk Mine, this train being one such example. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108418 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 777 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Finally getting clear of the sharp curves of the mountains, the Provo-Denver exists the east end of Barbara's Gulch. The train will not be able to speed up much, however, as the signal is displaying an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) aspect. The reason being that the train is taking the siding at Leyden to tie down. The crew will be picked up by a van and a relief crew will take the train in to town later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108274 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF mainly moves tank cars between Denver and Salt Lake City (well, Provo) over the Moffat. However, every once in awhile, you'll see something less common, such as these track bins riding in well cars past the intermediate signal at MP 16.1 in Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108273 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo passes by an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal on the approach to Rocky. The train is running in and out of the siding at Rocky due to maintenance on the main. Closer to the top of the frame, you can see some of the hundreds of new houses that have been built in the northwest Arvada neighborhood of Candelas. Indeed, some portions of the neighborhood are still under construction! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106672 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific This westbound coal empty, headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch, has some very rare units (in Colorado, anyway) on the head end. It's been years since a non-local train on the Moffat was led by a spartan cab unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106203 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest approaches a clear signal at MP 16.1, just east of Rocky. The train will be meeting an eastbound coal load at Eisele (formerly Clay). In fact, if you look closely, you'll see said coal train already holding the main at Eisele in the distance! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105698 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About twenty minutes after sunset, a westbound BNSF manifest slowly pulls into the siding at Plain. The train will wait for the eastbound Zephyr, which is running on time. By the time the Zephyr arrived, it was too dark to get any shots. A few more weeks or so and that will no longer be the case! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105691 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 31, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1546 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is quite possibly my favorite engine since the SD40T-2. Not just the SD70M, but the SD70M Phase II with the slightly angled radiators. I'll gladly nab a roster shot of one of these whenever I get the chance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105001 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is about to knock down a clear signal at MP 16.1 (nicknamed Plastic). In the distance, you can see some cars driving on CO-93. The train is about to enter Barbara's Gulch and slow down quite a bit. Near the base of shadows up on the mountain, you can also see the tracks running through Eisele (formerly Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104913 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is about ten minutes past sunset and really only one word comes to mind when looking at this scene: COLD! This crew brought the train from Bond, CO and will soon be at the end of their journey in Denver. The train will continue east on the KP Line to the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104912 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With clear signals all the way to Denver, this eastbound coal load makes its way through a frost-filled scene between Leyden and Rocky. The temperature was just 17°F...a curious low-hanging layer of clouds hung around the area of Big Ten Loop, visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104231 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 1, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An EMD-led empty ballast train heads east out of Barbara's Gulch on clear signals. It is unusual to find an SD9043MAC on the Moffat these days and even more unusual to find one on the point of a train! In the distance, the MNYGJ pulls west through Clay. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104230 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 1, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1758 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting each other at Rocky, the MNYGJ continues west on the main at Clay while an empty ballast train passes by the intermediate signal at MP 16.1. The distance between the trains has expanded to about five (rail) miles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104153 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1646 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Silver aluminum cars do a nice job reflecting the rapidly setting sun as this eastbound coal load makes its way out of Barbara's Gulch. In the distance, you can see the tracks running along the base of the mountains at Clay. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104096 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 26, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1523 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific How many trains do you see in this picture? If your first reaction is "only one", look again! As a coal empty approaches the intermediate signal below Rocky, the MNYGJ proceeds west (geographically north) on the mainline at Clay way off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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