Photo ID: 111993 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Several reports have indicated that Amtrak is planning to add another sleeper and another coach to the Zephyr for Spring and Summer of 2025. While the westbound Zephyr has had a handful of runs with eight Superliners in the past few weeks, at the moment, it is still typically only running with seven. It is seen here, climbing the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111992 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is at the base of the north leg of Big Ten Curve, just west of Rocky. While brown is still the dominating color in the landscape, there is perhaps a hit of green mixed in. The 2024-2025 winter season has seen an above-average snowfall, so hopefully we will be setting up for a nice green May and June. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak We are almost to the spring equinox, but the sun still hasn't moved quite far enough north for direct sunlight on the side of the eastbound Zephyr as it rounds the northeast edge of Big Ten Curve. The train is restricted to 10 MPH right here due to forecasted high winds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111931 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Four UP units, the leader being a recently repainted C44ACM, leads this UP oil train west along the south edge of Big Ten Loop. The train will go in the siding at Eisele (Clay) to meet an eastbound BNSF oil load that is on the main, waiting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111929 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil empty meets a BNSF manifest (tied down in the siding at Rocky) and heads toward an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal at west Rocky. In a few minutes, the train will enter into the siding at Eisele (Clay), the track second away from the camera in the foreground. While it is only about 2,500 feet (as the crow flies) between the signals here at Eisele and the ones at Rocky, it is about 1.5 miles by rail to cover the distance (around Big Ten). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111892 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A different perspective on Big Ten from what you might be used to. The westbound Zephyr, sporting a Phase 7 P42DC in the second position, rolls west on the south edge of Big Ten, approaching a clear signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111891 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr heads west along the south edge of Big Ten Curve as seen from a small retaining pond and several frost trees in the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111850 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Ten years ago, nobody would have thought that oil trains would bring new life to the Moffat. Yet, that is exactly the case here in 2025. UP and BNSF both seem to be increasing the number of oil trains they are running on the Moffat. A UP example is seen here, rolling east down Big Ten Loop on a frigid February afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111849 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 247 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead an eastbound oil train through a snow February scene, approaching the west switch of Rocky. There is a westbound empty in the siding at Rocky, so UP 5919 has its headlights dimmed so as not to blind the crew on the westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111848 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A recently rebuilt and repainted C44ACM, UP 5919, leads an eastbound oil load along the south ridge of Big Ten Loop, kicking up a little bit of snow as it rolls along. The train has an interesting power configuration, with three units on the head end, three mid-train DPUs, and nothing on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111807 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 has, so far, been on every run of the Winter Park Express this season. The second P42DC was originally AMTK 146. However, Amtrak swapped that out and AMTK 59 is now assisting with AMTK 75. The train climbs and comes around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111806 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75, sporting Amtrak's Phase 7 paint scheme, leads the westbound Winter Park Express around the outside of Big Ten Curve. In the distance, above AMTK 75, you can actually see the east portal of Tunnel 4. The Winter Park Express runs with a single engineer in the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111804 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my personal favorite perspective from Big Ten Curve. Three units, lead UP's MNYGJ, the thrice-weekly manifest on the climb around Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111754 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An empty BNSF coal train comes around Big Ten Curve. BNSF has a contract with the Valmy power plant in Nevada. The train loads in the Powder River Basin and then head west on the Moffat (loaded). After unloading, it returns east (empty). I would typically use the drone for a shot around Big Ten, but some stronger winds made me decide to just get the shot from the ground, the old fashioned way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111734 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After climbing up and around Big Ten Curve, the westbound morning Zephyr makes the turn to the (geographic) north as it approach a clear (green) signal at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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