Photo ID: 112151 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The paint on this AC4400CW has definitely seen better days! Most likely, there was a fire on the long hood of the unit at some point, scorching the paint. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112150 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest is typically configured in a 3x2 setup. However, this instance of the train is significantly shorter than most, so BNSF apparently decided to run it with five units all on the point. The train tied down in the siding at Rocky about six hours ago, and it is waiting for a crew to come out of Denver and take it the rest of the way into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112148 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Winter Park Express passes by BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest, currently tied down in the siding at Rocky. Meanwhile, in the distance, we see the tail end of a westbound oil train that is departing the siding at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 21 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train meets a (tied down) BNSF Provo-Denver manifest at Rocky. The head end is approaching the turnout to the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (the Rocky Spur). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 24 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As frequently happens, BNSF's Provo-Denver is currently tied down on the siding at Rocky, awaiting a recrew and a spot in the yard. Spring is refusing to fully kick in, as a bit of snow powders the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112002 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer is conducting a test run ahead of the 2025 season, which starts it roughly a month. In addition to this being a good test run for the crew, it is also a test run for an expansion of service in 2026. The train is expected to run from Denver to Salt Lake City starting in 2026, and this is a test run for that service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One of my favorite times of year is the start of Daylight Savings Time. Once that starts up, it is easy to get shots of the eastbound Zephyr in daylight, providing it is not excessively late. Fortunately, it is on time this evening as it meets with a westbound UP oil train at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111923 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest arrived in the siding at Rocky yesterday right around 3pm, meaning it has now been tied down here for about 17 hours as of the time of this shot. The train is waiting for a BNSF crew to come out of Denver and take it into the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111884 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The final DPU on an eastbound oil train shows evidence of the heavy snows the train faced in the Colorado high country on the journey east. Snow is on the front porch, and has actually built up in some of the air intakes along the long hood of the ES44AC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111883 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF typically runs loaded oil trains on the Moffat in a 3x(0)x3 configuration. However, this particularly load has a somewhat interesting 3x(0)x4 configuration. There are indeed four DPUs on the back end of the train here, tied down in the siding at Rocky. Rime ice brings a muted, powdery effect to the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111882 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's hard to get a shot that feels much colder than this. Despite the relative lack of snow on the ground, the thick rime ice that has formed on the vegetation is bone-chilling. A BNSF oil train sits in the siding at Rocky, tied down and patiently waiting for a fresh crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111881 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train is tied down in the siding at Rocky, awaiting a crew to come out of Denver to take it the rest of the way in. Plenty of snow from the Colorado high country is built up on the plow of the lead unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111851 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil train meets a westbound at Rocky, the two trains nearly identical in length. The westbound in the siding has just untied the train and the crew is ready to depart west. UP 5919 has clear (green) signals for the remainder of the trip to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111845 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest has a pretty standard configuration with a trio of units on the head end and a pair of DPUs bringing up the rear. On this cold February morning, an SD70ACe and an ES44AC have the duty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111801 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 4363 is a Phase 1 SD70M. It was part of the largest single locomotive order at the time, one of 1,000 SD70Ms UP ordered from EMD. Many of those SD70Ms are now in long term storage, but many still roam the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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