Photo ID: 106610 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running about 45 minutes late as it approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Normally, the train would be over five hours late if it were getting to Blue Mountain at this time. However, the Zephyr is currently scheduled to depart Denver at 12:35pm to allow UP to perform maintenance in the morning and (further west) early afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106609 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1041 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the westbound Zephyr approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain, a small herd of deer have decided they've had enough of the noise and they are making a rapid exit to the east. Nice that the deer are elephant-style! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106607 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1195 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX They are a little hard to spot, but if you look closely you can see several deer trying to make a rapid retreat from the loud rumble of the trio of CSX units running on the point of this westbound coal empty. The train is headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch, southeast of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106606 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX Man, if this was not such a well-known scene, you'd almost think this could be somewhere in West Virginia! A trio of CSX GE's lead a coal empty west on the Moffat on the approach to the Blue Mountain road crossing. Frequently, when foreign power like this comes in to Denver from the east, it is swapped out for UP power. So it is pretty great to see a solid consist of CSX units on this overcast afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106498 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Most eastbound coal loads on the Moffat only have a single DPU unit on the tail end. The "Public Service" coal train, however, has two. This is because this train is actually a little longer than most of the coal trains on the Moffat and the power from the extra units is definitely justified. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106497 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style GEs (all facing backward) serve as mid-trains swing helpers on this eastbound coal load. Already the snow is starting to let up a little bit as this winter storm starts to blow on out of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106496 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1439 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As of this photo, UP has 170 ET44AHs on their roster. UP 2573 is one such example, leading this Public Service coal load at Blue Mountain. This particular unit was one of the very first Tier-4 units delivered to UP in late 2015. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106495 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A February blizzard reduces visibility as an eastbound coal load makes its way through the S-Curves at Coal Creek and toward the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. A Tier-4 ET44AC leads the train east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106494 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here is something you don't see everyday! A Lounge car on the end of the Zephyr. The consist of the Zephyr isn't scrabbled per se...there are actually two Lounge cars on the Zephyr on this morning. The entire train was booked by someone on this day and Amtrak added a second Lounge car for the party. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106493 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 24, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1515 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love getting shots of train in blizzard conditions! You'd think there'd be more opportunities for such shots in the Denver area...and some winters you'd be correct. This has not been one of those winters though. It has been very warm and dry. This is the first really snowy morning of February as the westbound Zephyr approaches the crossing at Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106436 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Denver seems to be a good hangout for Warbonnets lately. They have come through on several trains, including on the Moffat. No complaints here! Glad to see some of them still looking so great after so many years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106435 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I was hoping the DPU on the tail end of this eastbound BNSF manifest would have been in view on the descent from Tunnel 1. Alas, the train was not quite long enough for that to happen. Regardless, the train looks mighty fine as it heads east past the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106434 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1294 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest winds through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon with a highly colorful consist! The train sports 8 units on the point, including a Warbonnet, a CSX, and a Norfolk Southern. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106433 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe and an ES44AC bring up the tail end of this eastbound coal load. Typically, UP coal trains on the Moffat run 3x2x1, but this train is different as it is not headed east on the KP. Instead, it is going to the Cherokee Power Plant in northeast Denver. That plant is close to converting entirely to natural gas. Once that happens, and this coal train stops running, it is rumored that the Energy Coal Mine may shut down. If that happens, it will spell the end of coal on the Craig Branch! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106432 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific My least favorite type of day, weather-wise, for pictures. Overcast with flat, white clouds. No real features or anything. But, beggars can't be choosers! And regardless of the weather, I'm not going to turn down the opportunity to grab a shot of an eastbound coal load at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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