Photo ID: 108863 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 508 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A P42DC and a P40DC lead a 90-minute late Zephyr west through the lush narrows of Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky. Amtrak has now taken delivery on 15 ALC-42s from Siemens, the first of 110 such units. Over the next few years, the ALCs will replace the P42s and P40s on long distance trains, so shots of P42s and P40s on the Zephyr will become increasing rare. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108683 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's daily westbound manifest out of Denver, destined for Pueblo, slowly makes its way through the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch, just east of Rocky. The train is slowing as it had an Approach (yellow) signal at the last intermediate. However, upon getting around the bend, they will find a Clear (green) signal waiting for them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108682 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 638 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Running on some Approach (yellow) signals, BNSF 4245 and two fellow BNSF GEs keep pulling the Denver-Provo west through Barbara's Gulch. The signal at east Rocky is currently red as the dispatcher is working to clear up some maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108640 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 654 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Zephyr at Rocky, BNSF's Provo-Denver is leaving the siding and is rolling east through the west end of Barbara's Gulch. If you look closely, you might be able to see the Zephyr way back in the distance at Eisle (Clay). It is a small silver streak just to the right of Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108637 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 871 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just east of Rocky, in Barbara's Gulch, the first westbound Zephyr to leave Denver on a Wednesday morning in almost eight months approaches a Clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. A lone car crosses over the tracks on CO-93, likely oblivious to the train passing underneath it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108600 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 29, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the east end of Barbara's Gulch, BNSF's Provo-Denver slowly makes its way east over the final few miles in to Denver. As is usually the case, the Provo-Denver appears to be well-blocked. It also looks like spring might finally be breaking through along the front range! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108529 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 958 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The West Local runs on Wednesdays, but not every Wednesday. Lately, it only seems to run once every 2-4 weeks. When it does run, it rarely has more than three covered hoppers with it. Here, the local has a pair of GP40-2s and is headed east through Barbara's Gulch back toward North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108528 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 989 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With its switching complete, a short, three-car West Local glides east out of Rocky and in to the west end of Barbara's Gulch. The train will have a straight shot back to North Yard. Other than the local, there were only three other trains that ran on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108352 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 13, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 735 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A loaded westbound rail train makes its way west through Barbara's Gulch. A handful of maintenance workers sit atop the midpoint of the rail train as it rolls west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108351 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 13, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 758 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead a westbound rail train in Barbara's Gulch. The train will be dropping off rail between Rocky and Crescent starting sometime in the next few days. For today, because there is no manager on duty, the train is planning to head to Crescent and tie down there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada CO 826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west end of Barbara's Gulch, the Zephyr approaches a clear signal at the east end of Rocky. The train got briefly delayed at Utah Junction as UP has a train coming out on the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108272 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 811 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF No sooner had BNSF's Provo-Denver arrived in town that the Denver-Provo departed! The trains actually met at Arvada. Immediately thereafter, the Denver-Provo got a signal to head westbound. Here, the train is entering the east end of Barbara's Gulch east of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108249 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo departed Denver late in the evening on this Saturday. The crew was called at 17:10, but the train had to wait for the arrival of the Zephyr in Denver before they were able to head out. But here, the head end is running through the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch on the approach to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108233 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 25, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Nearing the east end of Barbara's Gulch, this Provo-Denver passes a clear signal at the intermediate at MP 16.2. Not only are the three units on the point running elephant-style, but the two DPUs on the rear end are also elephant-style, facing east! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108202 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP is running their EC-4 test car west over the Moffat today. The test car has a lot of equipment onboard for monitoring and measuring the track. It can detect defects that need to be repaired, among other things. Several years ago, the EC-4 was self-propelled. When it broke down, rather than bother to repair it, UP now simply hauls around the system behind a unit and a flat car! On this trip, the test car is running through every single siding between Denver and Phippsburg on the Craig Branch. 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