Photo ID: 109202 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 474 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineer on the eastbound Zephyr offer a friendly wave as the train departs from the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train will now wrap roughly 270° as it comes around Big Ten Loop and descends down in to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109196 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 476 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The eastbound Rocky Mountaineer knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train is rolling through at speeds lower than maximum track speed, allowing passengers to enjoy the pleasant May evening and incredible views. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109167 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A small look in to yesteryear at the east switch of Eisele (Clay) as an open-ended passenger car brings up the tail end of the westbound California Zephyr. No doubt the passengers in that car are having an incredible ride. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109080 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 480 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just minutes after climbing through the S-Curves toward Big Ten Loop in the foreground, the westbound Zephyr is now moving geographically north at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109060 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC (UP 5390) and an ET44AC (UP 2618) are the two DPU units bringing up the tail end of this unit oil train. Meanwhile, three GEs on the head end descend through the lower S-Curve of Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109059 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The engineer on this eastbound oil train is offering up a peace sign for the shot as the train rolls slowly out of the east end of Eisele (Clay). Just ahead, the train will wrap around Big Ten Curve and head down to Rocky, continuing east toward Denver. UP 6737 started life in December 1994 as CNW 8837! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109058 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 520 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of UP GEs lead a long, loaded eastbound oil train through the control point at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train will enjoy clear (green) signals for the remainder of the journey to one of the bypass tracks at North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108915 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF Denver-Provo is now running (roughly) geographically north as it passes by the signal at the east end of Eisele (former Clay), control point CP DS020. In the distance, you can see North Table Mountain which is on the north side of the town of Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108845 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 699 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is just a few minutes late as it passes by an Approach (yellow over red) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train, which has pretty consistently been seven Superliners since Amtrak went back to its daily schedule, will meet an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver here and then pass a BNSF Denver-Provo at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108727 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 899 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 79 just knocked down a Clear (green) signal at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). The Zephyr was running about 90 minutes late when it left Union Station, but will be 2 hours and 45 minutes late by the time it reaches Fraser due to slow orders. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108726 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 831 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the top of Big Ten Curve and at the east end of Eisele (Clay), the westbound Zephyr creeps along at 10 MPH and approaches a Clear (green) signal. The slow order is in place is a heat-related speed restriction that will be in place until after sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108678 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead a coal empty west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Aside from being a shorter siding, the siding at Eisele has a weight restriction (so heavier trains cannot use it), and it has a speed restriction. All these things add up to the siding being seldomly used. It has, in fact, only been used twice since May 1! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108662 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 3, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr has a Clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay) as it rolls on to the single track main and out and around Big Ten Curve. The train is actually 15 minutes early this afternoon, and has nothing but green signals the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108643 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 832 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A longer-than-usual Provo-Denver manifest makes its way east out of Eisele and around and down Big Ten Loop. BNSF manifests on the Moffat usually have end DPUs, but it is less common to find mid-train DPUs on these trains. But if you look, you can find two mid-train DPUs just about to disappear behind the trees around Big Ten in the distance. This train is around 8,000 feet long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108642 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 3267 is an ES44C4 that is not in the number of range of most of the ES44C4s on BNSF's roster. This is one of 50 units in this number range that were delivered as "Tier 4 credit units". BNSF used some emissions credits to purchase 50 ES44C4s after Tier 4 emissions requirements were in place. It is leading a huge Provo-Denver that is nearly 8,000 feet long, weighs around 12,000 tons, and has 123 cars in the train. The train is about to make the descent around Big Ten Curve down to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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