Photo ID: 108440 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 820 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A shot that really puts the "S" in "S-curve"! This coal empty, which has 143 cars and is just over 7,700 feet long, stretches from Big Ten Loop down through Little Ten Loop near west Rocky. The cars are headed for Provo, UT. The exact reason is not clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108438 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 809 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Got tie plates? These gondolas have a ton of tie plates in them, presumable to be used as part of a tie and/or rail replacement project on the Moffat. The crew on this train is headed up to the Eisele (Clay) where it will pick up the rest of the gondolas (in the background) and back down the main to the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108435 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr...which is currently the late morning Zephyr, running as #1105 instead of #5, wraps around 180°+ turn of Big Ten Curve. Alas, all of the hoppers on the inside of the curve, which serve as a wind break, are covered in graffiti. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108424 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 798 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the tail end DPU, UP 7776, descends down the grade from Big Ten Loop, we can see the head end of the train down at Rocky! The head end is nearly 6,000 feet away by rail, but only 2,500 feet away as the crow flies across the valley. The end of the train is also about 100 feet lower in elevation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108423 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 815 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three mid-train DPUs assist in dynamic braking as this coal train descends down from Big Ten Loop. This coal train has the typical configuration for loaded coal trains on the Moffat, with two units on the point, three mid-train, and one on the rear. These three unis will be cut out of the train when it reaches Bypass 2 at North Yard. The train will continue on with only three total units, the two on the point and single unit on the rear. The fresh repaint on this AC4400CW looks mighty fine! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108422 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 829 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific From a few hundred feet above the ground, the entirety of Big Ten Loop can be seen from Eisele (formerly Clay) down to Rocky. The crew on board, descending down toward Rocky, can look up to see the side of the last few cars of their train and the DPU bringing up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108421 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of ES44ACs (UP 7521 and UP 5291) lead an eastbound coal load around Big Ten Loop in front of the hoppers that have been sitting for around half a century now, serving as a wind break. In the distance, you can see the three mid-train swing helpers and the sole DPU bringing up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108411 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 959 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP picked out a good looking SD70M to lead a ten car passenger special west on the Moffat. The train is heading for Helper, UT today. The exact purpose of the train...including precisely who is on board...is a mystery. Could just be the engineering department checking out the line, as happens from time to time. Some folks with more of a conspiracy theorist attitude might believe that a perspective buyer (or long-term leaser) is riding the train to check out the former Grande. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108370 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With the MNYGJ and MGJNY only running three times a week, the trains have a tendency to be fairly long. This (rare) morning westbound is no exception, as it has 93 cars. Three units are on the point, a then there is a single DPU 3/4 of the way back in the train and a single DPU on the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108344 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 858 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF Two days earlier, I saw these exactly same units as DPUs on the Denver-Provo. I shot them at Glenwood and then again at Grand Valley in Parachute. The got to Provo overnight and then departed back east on the Provo-Denver a little later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108343 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 869 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF As the head end power makes its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky, a pair of DPUs (including a KCS ES44AC) makes its way around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108342 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 781 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As the head end of the Provo-Denver descends down Big Ten Loop toward the west switch of Rocky, the crew can look straight out at their tail end DPU as it comes out of the Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108341 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ES44AC, ET44C4, and ES44DC lead the Provo-Denver around Big Ten Loop. I actually shot this exact same consist two days ago when it was heading west toward Provo on the Denver-Provo. It had a quick turn around time in Provo! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108285 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 809 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is one of the longest trains you're likely to see on the Moffat. The MGJNY has 134 cars and is 9,188 feet long. It is long enough that the head of the train has knocked down the signal at west Rocky while the tail end of the train has not yet left the block at Eisele (Clay)! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108284 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 852 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A monster MGJNY wraps around Big Ten Loop on the approach to Rocky. A ton of center beams were pulled out of storage and are being moved back to Denver. The empty center beams are clearly visible coming through Eisele (Clay) and heading toward Big Ten. All of the center beams were on the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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