Photo ID: 106745 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not much of a mystery where this shot was taken! In the late 1990s, after the UP/SP merger, UP assigned unique IDs to every control point on the former Rio Grande (and all of Espee). While most of the Grande trackage got an "RG" prefix (for Rio Grande), the tracks between Denver and Range got the "DS" prefix (for Denver & Salt Lake). The reason being because Tennessee Pass got the "RG" prefix, and milepost number on Tennessee Pass and the Moffat are duplicated. So the prefix was changed to avoid confusion. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106729 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1019 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific Of the four "big" US Class 1 railroads (UP, BNSF, CSX, and NS), CSX is probably the railroad I have the fewest pictures of. In general, Norfolk Southern units seems to find their way more frequently than CSX (and typically on BNSF). However, that is slowly changing as this coal train has appeared on the Moffat three times since September. Each time with CSX units for power. Hopefully, that trend will continue! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106728 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1059 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific As this CSX-led coal train reached the east end of Rocky, the sun just barely started to peek out from behind the early morning clouds. The blue and yellow of CSX's Dark Future paint scheme doesn't look half bad on the Moffat, eh? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106709 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GP40-2s (two ex-DRGW and one ex-Espee) glide out of Rocky on the journey back east toward North Yard. There is only one industry still served by the West Local. The aggregate plant at the north end of the Rocky Spur. As such, the West Local is typically only 1-4 cars in length. In addition, it typically only runs one out of every 2-3 Wednesdays. A decade ago, when Rocky Flats was still being cleaned up, the local ran for four units twice a week and sometimes had as many as 35 cars. Oh, how times have changed! Why have three units for such a short train? The same used are used on the South Local as well (when three units are often needed). It is easier to keep them together then break them up just for the Wednesday run. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106708 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1349, leading the West Local out of Rocky here, is no stranger to Colorado. Or, for that matter, the Moffat. This is ex-DRGW 3128. It has managed to hang around Denver almost exclusively since the days of the Rio Grande! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106707 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With a clear signal at the east end of Rocky, the West Local accelerates toward track speed as it heads back toward North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106667 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1092 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Last Saturday, the westbound Zephyr had to stop at Rocky and inspect one of the Superliners. Upon inspection, major flat spots were discovered on the wheels. Major enough that the Superliner had to be set out at Rocky. As of this morning, three days later, the Superliner was still sitting at Rocky. It will likely remain here until the car shop can get a crew out and change the wheels out on site. The car shouldn't roll on the rails and it could damage the track and/or possibly derail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106519 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1496 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Utah Railway, BNSF At the beginning of the 21st Century, the least Utah Railway had on their SD40s expired. In 2001, they received six MK5000Cs. These unique units were rebuilds by Morrison Knudsen. In 2003, their MK prime movers were replaced with EMD prime movers and they were redesignated as MK50-3s. At the end of 2016, Utah Railway lost their last coal contract and a century of coal hauling for the railroad came to an end. As a result, their MK50-3s are being sent to the KYLE railroad in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106518 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1343 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A typical eastbound Provo-Denver, led by a ES44DC, departs the east end of Rocky on a clear signal. "Typical" for the BNSF manifest on the Moffat translates to "lots of tank cars". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106206 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 23, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Clouds from a storm in the Colorado high country are slowly creeping out on to the plains, obscuring the sun as this Lincoln to Denver manifest departs the siding at Rocky. Interestingly, this was the second Lincoln to Denver manifest to roll east over the Moffat on this particular day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106061 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The West Local departs Rocky on a clear signal to head back to North Yard. The train had a couple of cars for the aggregate plant on the Rocky Spur which they dropped off earlier. With that work complete and no other work along the line, the trio of units head back light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106034 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The entire area around Rocky and Eisele (formerly Clay) is a great place to watch some train action. Particularly when there is a meet at Rocky, so as there was on this fine late Spring morning. This eastbound BNSF manifest held the siding at Rocky to await the arrival of the westbound California Zephyr. By the time the manifest got a clear signal and the trailing DPU was leaving the siding, the Zephyr could be seen on the main at Eisele, roughly three rail-miles away! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106033 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I was really hoping that the westbound Zephyr, which this BNSF manifest just met at Rocky, would have made it up to Big Ten Curve in time for this shot. Alas, it is hidden behind the hill in the distance, still on the climb up. The manifest here is about to head into Barbara's Gulch and will then pick up a little speed as it reaches Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106032 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1442 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After a brief delay in the hole at Rocky, this eastbound BNSF manifest is leaving the siding on a clear signal and will now have a straight shot the rest of the way into the yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105998 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 26, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As this UP special approaches the east switch of Rocky, we get a good view of the tracks ahead as they wind through Barbara's Gulch and continue east toward Denver. Once getting through Barbara's Gulch, the special will pick up some speed! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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