Photo ID: 106474 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, BNSF A Canadian National ES44DC - one of only 125 on the roster - visits Colorado on a BNSF manifest. I have to admit that I am a fan of the Canadian National paint scheme. Simple yet classy! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106473 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting a coal empty at Rocky, this Provo-Denver manifest is now rolling east through Barbara's Gulch with a clear shot the rest of the way into town. The original crew that took the train out of Grand Junction could only make it as far as Cliff. There, a Denver-based relief crew took over for the rest of the journey into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106472 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The lead unit on this BNSF manifest is one of the newest units on BNSF's roster. BNSF had some "carbon credits" that they used to purchase some Tier-3 ES44C4s in 2017. BNSF 4204 is one such example of the credit units. It was delivered at the start of February. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106466 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound sand train, moving away from the camera, likely has all units on the train in Run 8 right now in order to maintain the 13 MPH they are currently mustering. However, they will likely throttle back to Run 7 as they come around Big Ten Curve, which happens to be visible near the top of the frame. High winds are necessitating a 10 MPH slow around for all trains around the curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106465 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1366 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This shot is certainly on the wrong side of the tracks, lighting-wise, but I still like the look of the BNSF sand train pushing through the last bit of Barbara's Gulch as the train approaches Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106464 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Looking over the top of this sand train in the foreground, we find a pair of units (an ES44AC and an SD70ACe) shoving on the tail end of the train, giving the train a total of 21,600 horsepower. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106463 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A wider angled shot of Barbara's Gulch lets you see the actual gulch that the tracks follow on the approach to Rocky. A westbound BNSF sand train creeps along at 13 MPH through the gulch on clear signals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106462 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The westbound sand trains that BNSF has been running on the Moffat are quite heavy. And that is fortunate for me as it gives me plenty of time to reposition ahead of the train! After shooting the train near east Leyden, I was able to get ahead of it and set up in Barbara's Gulch for this shot. The train is making less than 15 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106413 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific If you look closely in this 400mm telephoto shot, not only can you see the tail end of the MRONY (with the CP DPU), but you can also see the four UP units on the point. They are located just to the left of the head of the intermediate (red) signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106412 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific The manifests that run over the Moffat, whether it be UP or BNSF, are frequently dominated by tank cars. In fact, I would say that tank cars are likely the most common type of car found on the Moffat these days. Obviously coal hoppers would have been the obvious choice a few years ago, but the coal drought continues into 2017. In fact, at the time of this picture, there hadn't been a coal train (loaded or empty) on the Moffat in five days! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106411 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1525 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific And it is our neighbors to the north for the assist! A Canadian Pacific ES44AC brings up the tail end of this 7000-foot long MRONY as the train glides east through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106410 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A long MRONY-07 approaches a clear signal at the intermediate near MP 16. That is 16 miles to Union Station. Since this manifest will be stopping at North Yard, it means it has about 13 miles left on its journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106409 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While I certainly love the green of late spring and early summer, I also like shots in the dead of winter such as this one. The deciduous trees showing off their sticks. UP's MRONY rolls east through Barbara's Gulch. The bridge in the distance is CO-93. And for the careful observers, can you spot the hoppers that make up the windbreak around Big Ten Loop? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106408 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1476 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP manifest slowly picks up a bit of speed as it enters the west end of Barbara's Gulch, just east of Rocky. The temperature is unseasonably warm at nearly 60°F. When this happens in the Denver-Metro area in winter, it typically means you can expect very high winds. Today is no exception, which resulted in a 10 MPH slow order around Big Ten Loop. The 7,000-foot train is just starting to pick up a little speed after clearing the restriction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106379 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MRONY makes its way east through Barbara's Gulch, running on clear signals. The train was moving at less that 20 MPH, which was great for me as it allowed me to catch the train two other times between here at East Leyden! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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