Photo ID: 110796 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 597 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the back side of Big Ten Curve, the westbound Zephyr heads into the sun on an afternoon in which it is running nearly five hours late. The back (south) side of Big Ten is actually a long straight section of track connecting the east side of Big Ten (where the wind break cars are) with the east end of Eisele (Clay). Note the giant steel structure located alongside the tracks at Chemical, roughly five rail miles to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110785 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 29, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has a bonus car today. An Amtrak California superliner is grabbing a ride on the tail end of the train this morning. the car likely needed some repairs, and was sent to Beech Grove, IN. The train here is climbing toward Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110762 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is something of a "go to" shot for me in the mornings as, during this part of the climb to Big Ten, westbound trains are technically headed geographically east, creating great light. AMTK 72 leads a standard Zephyr consist on this particular morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110729 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Six units lead a UP coal empty up the north edge of Big Ten Curve. It is pretty easy to play the "one of these things is not like the others" game. The fourth unit is a recently rebuilt C44ACM. The unit was an AC4400CW and it received a fresh coat of paint. Looks pretty great, despite being on a grungy coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110726 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is such a cool things to see the same train twice in one scene, like you see here. The head end of the train descends down Big Ten toward an Approach (yellow) signal at West Rocky. At the top of the scene, the tail end of the train is in the OS, about to leave Eisele (Clay) eastbound. The crew has a fantastic view of their DPU! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110725 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 260 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Don't you just hate it when the unit with the shabbiest paint scheme is the one that happens to wind up on the point of the train. Such was the case with this MGJNY as it exits Eisele (Clay) and comes around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110698 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is pulling on the 2% grade west out of Rocky. Although it is not leading, seeing a Warbonnet on the train is a nice sight to see in 2024. Certainly wish it had been the leader, rather than the somewhat grungy Heritage 2 C44-9W that made the leader cut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110693 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just east of the east switch of Eisele (Clay), BNSF 5804 is looking at a red signal as DS-78 attempts to get the switch aligned for the main. The view here offers a nice shot of the Denver Skyline off in the distance. The train left BNSF's yard right next to downtown not quite an hour ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110692 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5804 is slowing to a stop at a red signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The switch is aligned for the siding and showing out of correspondence. DS-78 will try to get the switched locked up for the main. If you are not familiar with the terrain and are wondering about the tank cars in the distance, that is indeed the back part of the train as it wraps around Big Ten Curve. The crew can see the back of the train from this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110691 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two SD70ACes do their best Alco impressions as the units throttle up on the climb up Big Ten Loop. The units will like be redistributed in a 3x3 configuration for the trip back east over the Moffat after loading in Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110690 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF UP 5804 leads an 86 car oil empty west on the Moffat, on the climb toward Big Ten out of Rocky. You can see the buffer car on the tail end of the train in the distance on the right side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110667 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The head end of BNSF's Provo-Denver passes by the graffiti-covered hoppers that serve as a wind break on the inside of Big Ten Curve. The matched paint schemes and elephant style arrangement look really fantastic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110612 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The south edge of Big Ten Curve is not actually a curve at all! There is a straight stretch of track that is about 1,500 feet long between the east edge of Big Ten (by the wind break hoppers) and the curve that heads in to Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110611 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr heads along the straight south edge of Big Ten Curve, we observe the private car Bella Vista, catching a ride on the back of Amtrak this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110610 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The sun is shining and it is a beautiful morning as the Zephyr makes its way around Big Ten Curve. The train is passing by the open hoppers serving as a wind break on the inside the curve. Those hoppers have endured a lot of graffiti over the last few decades. 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