Photo ID: 104673 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1656 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load (coming from the North Fork Branch and headed for Kentucky) heads through the curves at Blue Mountain and Coal Creek Canyon. In the foreground, the headend of the train passes the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. 1/3 mile away (as the crow flies), three mid-train swing helpers descend the grade from Tunnel 1. Among the mid-train swings is UP 7964, the 5000th Evolution Series locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104466 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2030 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here is something you don't see on a typical day. A single C44/60AC (formerly a 6000 HP AC6000CW) slowly navigates the S-Curves at Blue Mountain and the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The unit is headed for Plain where it will shuffle some cars around during the day before returning to North Yard in the evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104465 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1605 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A sole C44/60AC creeps west at Blue Mountain at restricted speed. The main track is out of service between west Eisele (formerly Clay) and east Crescent. After getting permission from the EIC (Employee In Charge) of the OOS limits and getting flagged past the red signal at west Eisele, the unit heads for Plain. It is just after 7am as the sun breaches the horizon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104464 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1573 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While the fill between Tunnel 2 and 3 (destroyed during flooding on Friday, September 13th) has been repaired to the point that trains can run on it. However, it needs a lot of reinforcement before the Moffat is truly reopened. A few coal trains are running during darkness, but work crews still have the main out of service during the day. Here, a single C44/60AC heads west toward the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104338 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 809, a P40DC, is leading the westbound Zephyr on this morning. The P40DCs were delivered with 4,000 HP compared to the 4,250 in their P42DC successors. However, having gone through several rebuild programs, the P40s on the road now (including 809 in this picture) have had electrical upgrades and engine modifications from GE and are now rated at 4,250 HP as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104337 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a very Christmasy scene at Blue Mountain road crossing as the westbound California Zephyr approaches. This is the most snow the Front Range has seen all winter long! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2832 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This was one of those unplanned shots that just kind of happens sometimes! As I was walking back to the jeep, I noticed the train winding through the curves with the crossing sign in the foreground and thought it might make for a compelling shot. What do you think? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1551 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is a variation on a well-known shot from Blue Mountain. You are probably familiar with this view of the S-Curves at Blue Mountain. I decided to shoot the curves from further up Blue Mountain road. You can clearly see the difference in elevation as the lead units head south (geographically) as the mid-train DPU's are still headed west. And, best of all, this is an eastbound train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104043 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2101 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the base of Blue Mountain, the westbound Zephyr makes its way through the S-curves. Has a nice, wintery feel to it, don't you think? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103747 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1908 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at the eastbound Zephyr with two heritage units wrapping around the curves at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103746 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a quick turnaround in Emeryville, the Zephyr came back east with AMTK 156 and AMTK 66 on the point again (Phase I and Phase II heritage units, respectfully). The train is coming around the base of Coal Creek Canyon near the detector at MP 22.6. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103742 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 20, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2417 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Fun Springtime weather in the Rockies resulted in clouds over the train and sun over the Plains. But an all-Heritage consist leads the Zephyr west through the S-Curve at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103737 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 12, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2972 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After taking this picture, I started thinking about something. This might be the first time an Amtrak engine in the Phase I scheme (with the Bloody nose) has ever run over the Moffat. Amtrak ran through Wyoming until the Rio Grande Zephyr ended in 1983, which was long after the Phase I scheme had been discontinued. Here, the Pointless Arrow crossed the road at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103699 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 3, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1859 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain in very thick fog. Shooting trains in fog can always generate an interesting effect from the headlights. I thought the blues in this shot gave it a particularly cold feel, which I really liked. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103642 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 9, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A classic view of an eastbound making its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek. You can see the third of three mid-train DPU's in the distance as the head end approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. 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