Photo ID: 106790 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of elephant-style GEs leads a westbound Denver-Provo through Little Ten Loop and toward the west switch of Rocky. The train, as is the case with a majority of BNSF's manifest on the Moffat, is primarily comprised of tank cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106727 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific a long lens shot (400mm) that shows an eastbound coal load on the main at Rocky. As the lead units pass by the switch to the Rocky Branch, the mid-train DPUs enter Little Ten Curve. Those mid-train DPUs will be setout in Denver before the train continues east on the KP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106705 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1430 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A busy few minutes at Rocky! The West Local slowly descends down the 8% grade of the Rocky Spur. It has completed is switching and will be returning North Yard with a single covered hopper. Meanwhile, a westbound BNSF sand train slowly charges by on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106605 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX CSX 3278 is leading a westbound coal empty toward a clear signal at the west end of Rocky. The train will run around a freshly maintained Big Ten Curve (fresh rails, ties, and ballast) before continuing west through Eisele and into the siding at Plain. There, the Zephyr will run around the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106603 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX Despite the fact that the Moffat is back open after an eight day closure last week, there is still a lot of maintenance going on! The westbound Zephyr is being held in Denver until 12:30pm. Departing ahead of the Zephyr was this coal empty with an all-CSX consist. Note the incredible amount of equipment that UP is working on putting away in the house track, off the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106517 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Hmmm...east meets west? An eastbound BNSF manifest offers up plenty of bell and whistle as it approaches a highrailer holding the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106227 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pulling through Little Ten Curve, the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Blue circus train slows as it approaches a red signal on the siding at the east end of Rocky. The train will wait here for the westbound California Zephyr, currently about ten minutes to the east on the approach to Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106031 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1518 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two of the last P42DCs received by Amtrak lead up today's westbound Zephyr. The P42s are pulling the train west through Little Ten Curve toward the west switch of Rocky. Meanwhile, an eastbound BNSF manifest has received a clear signal to continue heading east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105997 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 26, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1347 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Cars driving along on CO-93 are oblivious to the approaching UP Engineering Special. Although it is hard to tell from this vantage point, the train is entirely obscured from the drivers as it is well below them. The track rising on the hill toward the cars is the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105874 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Electro-Motive Division This consist is headed for Tabernash where, over the course of a few days, the train will make several round trips between Tabernash and East Portal. This will allow EMD to test the performace of their new SD70ACe-T4 both in high altitudes, and in tunnels. The UP units will be onhand to offer assistance, should it be needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105873 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1404 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Electro-Motive Division A westbound special, consisting of six units (including two SD70ACe-T4 prototypes) and an EMD test car make their way west on the main at Rocky. Meanwhile, the weather is a little crazy on the plains, with moisture spilling out of the clouds between the location of the train and Standley Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105252 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest approaches as it descends down the main track at Rocky. I like this picture not only for the approaching train, but for the components in the foreground. As you can see by the sign to the right, westbound trains change radio channels at this location, and also change dispatchers. From the sign west (all the way to Glenwood Springs), DS-82 controls the railroad. East of this sign, it is DS-86. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105025 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1457 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF has had trackage rights on the Moffat for over 18 years. They were granted the rights by the Surface Transportation Board as a part of the condition of the UP/SP merger. They run at least one train each way, each day. The eastbound train, which originates in Provo, UT, frequently descends toward Denver in late morning or early afternoon. Such is the case on this day as the train, composed primarily of tanks, heads east at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104925 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 15, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 2039 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound (loaded) unit oil train progresses east through Little Ten Curve at Rocky. The back of the train is headed north (geographically) while the front is headed east. Note the buffer car (a covered hopper) located behind the power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104709 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1750 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Only 120 standard cab SD70s were produced, most of which went to (and are still with) Norfolk Southern. They look very similar to SD60s. They do use HTCR trucks instead of HTC/HTC-R trucks and the frame is an inch or two higher. Under the hood, they offer 4000 HP instead of the 3800 HP from an SD60. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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