Photo ID: 105026 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Winter Wonderland! The day before the last day of February, the City of Denver set a record for the most snowfall in history for the month of February. 22.2" fell this February, which is ironic because ten days earlier, it was shaping up to be one of the driest February's in history. Okay, enough weather talk. BNSF's Provo to Denver manifest heads east at East Rocky through the roughly 5" of fresh snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105021 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1437 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific In the past, the departure of the MNYRO (Manifest, North Yard, CO to Roper, UT) was somewhat predictable, typically departing North Yard between 7am and 8am. For the last year or so, it has been much harder to predict. It has been departing anywhere between 6am and 3pm. On this chilly February morning, the train is about to knock down the signal at East Rocky five minutes before 7 o'clock in the morning. On board for the journey west is an east coast visitor! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105020 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1756 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Clouds in the eastern sky block the barely-risen sun, offering an interesting back light for the westbound MNYRO. The train has just exited the west end of Barbara's Gulch (passing beneath CO-93), and is now rounding the curve toward the east switch of Rocky, ready to knock down the clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This coal load is running in a typical 2x3x1 configuration. These three mid-train swing helpers were added to the train in Glenwood Springs. They assisted the train in its climb up the west slope of the Continental Divide. Upon arriving in Denver, the units will be cut out of the train and serviced. The train will continue east with two units on the point and a sole DPU on the tail end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After the UP/SP merger in 1996, UP added specific designations for controls points, beyond just their names. As you can see on the box to the right, East Rocky has been designated as DS016. The "DS" came from "Denver and Salt Lake", the railroad that originally built the Moffat. A coal load passes by on its journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east switch of Rocky, trains switch radio channels as well as dispatchers. Eastbounds, such as this one, move from DS-82 to DS-86 and change from channel 23/23 to channel 14/14. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104983 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This C44/60AC has a shield and wings on the nose, although the shield is rather faded. This particular unit was once a 6000 horsepower AC6000CW. It's 6000 HP HDL prime mover has since been changed out for a standard 4400 HP FDL prime mover. The train is coming through the switch at East Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104927 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Say hello so the SD70AH. What makes this unit different from an SD70ACe? 7,000 pounds! For a long time, various railroads have, at times, increased the weight of certain locomotives to try to increase their tractive effort. Such is the case with the SD70AH. EMD increased the thickness of the steel frame, adding the 7,000 pounds. Interestingly, I got a picture of UP 8923 back in 2007. That was a different unit, however. At that time, UP 8923 was an SD90MAC that was waiting to be sold off. Check out the picture in the "Additional Photos" below. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104926 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Ten years ago, I'm not sure anyone would have predicted that unit coal trains on the Moffat would be on the decline while unit oil trains would be on the rise! A very new (delivered in 2014) SD70AH leads this particular set of oil cans at East Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104826 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As more and more BNSF units painted in the "New Image" scheme appear, it is becoming less and less common to find units painted in the original "Heritage" scheme. However, BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO (trackage rights) manifest had one on this sunny August afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104825 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Getting a little artsy, this shot is focused in on a lone sunflower (on this side of the tracks) as an eastbound BNSF manifest rounds the curve out of Rocky, headed into Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104824 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1433 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is getting to be late in the afternoon as this eastbound BNSF manifest rolls through the OS at the east switch of Rocky. At this point, the crew will switch from channel 2323 to channel 1414 and move from UP DS-82 to UP DS-86. Five GEs are in the command of the trains, which is primarily composed of tank cars. (Note: Channel 1414 being used between Prospect Jct and Rocky for DS-86 is a recent change. It had been channel 9292, but was changed due to the amount of radio traffic on 9292). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104708 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Here is a unit that might look a little out of place for the venue! This BNSF manifest is being led by a [leased] Norfolk Southern C40-9W as the train passes the east switch at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104172 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Now running only 20 minutes late (the train picked up 15 minutes since departing Granby), the Zephyr passes the east switch at Rocky. If you noticed the signal at Rocky is dark, it is because the approach lit circuit has quite kicked in yet to activate the signal! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104117 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1468 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Leaving Rocky behind, this coal train (with a crew running short on time) depart Rocky and will have clear signals for the rest of the journey in to town. You can see the sign in the background showing crews the radio channel they need to change to (23/23) as well as the new dispatcher (82). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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