Photo ID: 112658 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As the Rocky Mountaineer enters the siding at the west end of Rocky, a westbound BNSF oil empty sits on the main, headlight dim, waiting for the passenger train to clear the switch so the oil cans can continue on their journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112648 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After meeting a Provo-Denver here at Rocky, the Zephyr has already accelerated back up to track speed as it blasts through the OS at the west end of Rocky. Union Pacific gives IDs to all control points, in addition to names. As you can see, the control point ID here at West Rocky is "CP DS019". The "DS" comes from "Denver and Salt Lake", David Moffat's railroad that built the line well over a century ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112622 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west switch of Rocky, two conductors (one of which might be a trainee) watch as a UP track worker helps to align the switch from the siding to the main. DS-380 has been unable to throw the switch under power this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112557 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After several weeks of overcast, gloomy morning, there isn't a cloud in the sky as the Zephyr departs the west end of Rocky, starting the climb up Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112420 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is departing the siding at Rocky. However, the train is not going to be picking up any speed as there is currently a 10 MPH slow order here after a derailment last Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7244 and train charge west out of Rocky, making the climb up toward Big Ten Curve. An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver, which is currently tied down, just barely cleared the west switch of Rocky. Engineers have a distance counter in the cab. When the head end was clear of the west switch, the engineer started the distance counter, counting down from the length of the entire train. When it reached zero, the engineer knew the DPUs were clear of the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr is out of its 10 MPH speed restriction around Big Ten, and is accelerating to track speed as it meets a westbound UP oil train at Rocky. The conductor from the UP train is out of view behind the lead unit, giving a roll by to the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111843 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. The engineer has dimmed the headlights on BNSF 9152 as there is a new crew on the UP oil train in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111803 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The engineer is throttling up UP 7052, resulting a bit of extra exhaust being kick up as the MNYGJ starts to bit into the roughly 2% grade on the climb to Big Ten Curve. This is the first daylight run of the MNYGJ on the east slope of the Moffat that I have seen in just over a year. The train almost always departs North Yard in the darkest hours of the night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111802 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5559 is designated as a C44AC-CTE. It is essentially an AC4400CW that has some computer upgrades that UP got from Wabtec when ordering these units. Many of these units are being rebuilt by UP into C44ACMs, but UP 5559 has not yet had its turn at the shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111638 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A final closing shot for the day as a pair of BNSF's DPUs bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver. You can see the control point name, "DS016 Rocky" clearly on the signal control box here at the east end of Rocky. The train is disappearing around the bend into Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111637 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With only (roughly) 17 miles to go until reaching the yard, this eastbound BNSF manifest leaves Rocky behind and starts into the narrow west end of Barbara's Gulch. Not far ahead, the top speed for freight trains will increase, and the train should make good time from here on in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111605 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Rocky, an eastbound UP oil train takes the siding, meeting a westbound oil empty. These oil trains have truly given new life to the Moffat over the last 1-2 years. Granted they are not nearly as common as coal trains once were, but they have increased the average number of trains in a 24 hour period from 5-6 to 7-8. UP 5919 is taking the siding not only to meet the empty on the main, but also to meet the westbound Zephyr, currently around Utah Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111604 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor for this westbound oil train is on the ground, ready to give a roll by to an eastbound oil load that will take the siding. As you can see, the switch is bent for the siding, and the signal is showing a red-over-yellow (Diverging Approach) aspect for the approaching train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111130 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8600, the leased SD40M-2 from Horizon Rail, and a standard Mountaineer GP40-3 lead the westbound Rocky Mountaineer. Unlike on the Zephyr, passengers on the Mountaineer are allowed to open the vestibule windows and enjoy some fresh air. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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