Photo ID: 106350 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 16, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound "Snow Bus" special knocks down a clear signal in Barbara's Gulch. The City of Arvada annexed some land on the south side of the rails in order for the community of Leyden Rock to be built. Since the creation of new roads in the neighborhood, it allows for perspectives in Barbara's Gulch that were previously extremely difficult to get to. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106349 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 16, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the start of the winter season, Colorado's snowpack was around 75% of the average. Since then, enough snow has fallen that the snowpack is now up to 150% of average! With all that snow in the high country, roads have seens a lot of delays or outright closures. In order to get crews to and from trains in the Colorado high country, UP uses a "Snow Bus". This is typically a caboose sandwiched by two units. On this particularly day, there are three units on this Snow Bus, which is headed back toward North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On an absolutely beautiful September evening, the eastbound California Zephyr glides east through Barbara's Gulch east of Rocky. The valley is rich with color, highlighted by the last afternoon light of the setting sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106207 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I missed the era when C30-7s rang dominant on many railroads. At least, I missed that era as far as photography goes. I still remember train chasing with my dad. I'd have to say that the C44-9W was the replacement for the C30-7, as far as its popularity goes, with railroads in the 1990s and early 2000s. While that era is also on its way out, you can still find plenty of "Crash-9s", as they are sometimes (unaffectionately) referred to, on BNSF trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106182 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70M (with flared radiators) and an ES44AC bring up the rear of this westbound manifest as it rolls through Barbara's Gulch toward Rocky. The backlighting (which I'm typically not a fan of) certainly brings out the color of the September foliage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 18, 2016 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) Union Pacific For a long period of time, it was very unusual to find EMD power on UP mainline trains in Colorado. That trend has changed quite a bit over the course of the last few years. While GEs are still prevalent on most trains, it is certainly possible to find a train with all-EMD power. Case in point is the pair of SD70ACes and SD70M that lead up this westbound manifest in Barbara's Gulch. The DPU keeps the train from being exclusively EMD as an SD70M and ES44AC work to push on the back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106067 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An afternoon thunderstorm builds north toward Boulder and over the Flat Irons as an eastbound coal load rolls towards 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: 106066 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I always enjoy trying to find new locations to shoot...and this particular spot is a great one save for one thing. Barbara's Gulch has a large number of power lines running in and around it and, as you can see, one set runs right through the middle of this perspective. Regardless, I still thought shot was worth posting. An eastbound coal load rolls east out of Rocky with Tunnel 1 and east end of Plain visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106030 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1501 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west end of Barbara's Gulch, the westbound Zephyr pokes through the trees on its journey west. The lighting is harsh as it is very backlit. I was standing in this spot not primarily for this shot, but for the shot behind me of a meet at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105969 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1479 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A fairly wet Spring has resulted in the plants in the Denver area greening up quite nicely. A special consist of six units and a passenger car head west (away from the photographer) on their journey toward Tabernash on the west slope. A couple days testing will ensue for the two new SD70ACe-T4s in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105968 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of the 518 SD70ACes that UP purchased over about a ten year period is in full dynamics as it heads west (upgrade) in Barbara's Gulch. It is in full dynamics because EMD is testing brand new SD70ACe-T4s and, by putting the other units in the consist in full dynamics, it generates drag that helps simulate a train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105967 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1460 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In order to test the loading and emissions for the SD70ACe-T4, EMD needs it to throttle up. Without an actual train to pull, the best way to do that is to take a couple of other units and put them in full dynamics while climbing a grade. Simulates pulling a train. Interestingly, a GE ET44AC (GE's own Tier-4 compliant unit) will be helping in this test. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105966 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division You can see some rain and even hail coming down as one of EMD's SD70ACe-T4 prototypes heads west through Barbara's Gulch on a special test train headed for Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105965 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1683 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Afternoon thunderstorms offer some interesting lighting and dramatic clouds as an EMD special heads west through Barbara's Gulch toward Rocky. Maintenance is in the process of clearing up between Rocky and Eisele, so the train will have an approach (yellow) signal at the east end of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105964 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1371 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8739 leads the SDVTNT-24 (Special, Denver to Tabernash) through Barbara's Gulch. The consist will tie down overnight on the wye at Tabernash. The crew will stay at a local hotel and be on duty at 0700 the next morning for testing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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