Photo ID: 110483 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The crew on this westbound UP oil train just got off the "phone" (the radio) with the UP Mechanical Desk. The crew asked permission to bring the second unit online as they were concerned about stalling with the sole unit on the point. The desk gave the okay, and the second unit is now roaring to life, spitting out a bit of exhaust as it does so at the east switch of Rocky. Two of the three sun visors on the eastbound signal in the foreground have been ripped off in recent high winds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110434 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GEs bring up the tail end of an eastbound UP coal empty, heading out of the siding at Rocky and on to the main, around the bend in to Barbara's Gulch. The train is running on an Approach (yellow) signal, following behind the Rocky Mountaineer on an overcast April afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110433 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Crazy how things change over time. 20 years ago, nobody would ever expect to find an empty UP coal train running over the Moffat. That's exactly what we see here, however, as this empty departs east out of the siding at Rocky after letting the Rocky Mountaineer overtake it. This train will load in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and then head west (loaded) on the Overland. The eastbound empty comes east across the Moffat to remove a slower, lower priority train from the Overland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110416 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two DPUs bring up the tail end of the westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest. The train is headed in to the siding to wait to allow the morning Zephyr, which is running about 1 hours and 45 minutes late, to run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110334 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just east of the east switch of Rocky, the westbound Zephyr is stopped and is waiting for a signal to proceed west down the main at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110333 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The conductor on #5 is standing in the door at the rear of the Zephyr, protecting a reverse move out of the siding at Rocky. The Zephyr took the siding behind a westbound oil train. In order to keep Amtrak moving as quickly as possible, DS-78 provided a signal out the east end of Rocky. Once the head end clears the east switch, the train will wait for a signal to proceed west around the oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110332 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak's Phase 7 paint scheme is, in my opinion, the best looking Amtrak scheme since the Phase 3 scheme in the 1980s. AMTK 174 and AMTK 82 are, at the time of this photo, the only two P42DCs wearing the new scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110331 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is departing Rocky on the main after meeting a westbound oil train and the westbound Zephyr, sitting in the siding. Winds gusting as high as 90 MPH in the previous 24 hours have taken their toll in area. Note the hood of the signal on the right side of the frame, blown off to the side on the face of the signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110330 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning westbound Zephyr is actually the afternoon westbound Zephyr as it is running 6 1/2 hours late. The signal at east Rocky looks like it is showing a "red over dark" indication. However, the bottom signal is actually flashing red. The train has a restricting signal in to the siding at Rocky, behind a westbound oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110264 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8874 leads UP's MGJNY out the east end of Rocky on its way through the snow toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110263 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead UP's thrice weekly manifest from Grand Junction to Denver, the only regularly scheduled manifest UP still runs on the Moffat. The train passes through the OS at East Rocky. One thing I never quite understood about East Rocky. When UP added their control point designations, East Rocky was given CP DS016. However, it is much closer to milepost 17, so it seems like CP DS017 would have been more logical. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110254 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of unit leads an eastbound oil train out the east end of Rocky, rounding the curve in to Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110190 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 287 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The crew on the westbound Zephyr just changed from channel 14 to channel 23 here at the east end of Rocky. The train is now entering the siding on a Diverging Advanced Approach (red over flashing yellow). A BNSF oil train is sitting on the main, but is clear of the west switch, so the Zephyr will really be delayed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109989 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, running right on time, knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. The pair of P42DCs leads a baggage car and seven Superliners. A typical consist for the California Zephyr these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109864 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal empty rolls east out of Rocky on a clear (green) signal, ready to dive in to Barbara's Gulch. A nice pair of matched SD70ACes lead the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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