Photo ID: 109883 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 210 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 76 and AMTK 139 lead the westbound Zephyr through falling Colorado snow at the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109881 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 255 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr was six hours delayed departing Emeryville, CA for its journey east to Chicago. Unfortunately, it lost a bit more time on the trip to Denver. Consequently, it was over 7 hours late when it emerged from Tunnel 1 and descended the 2% grade to the base of Coal Creek Canyon. I set up for a night shot of the tardy train as it traversed the rails shortly before 1am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109861 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 100 empty coal cars led by a pair of SD70ACes roll east at Blue Mountain crossing. These coal cars had been stored in some siding on the ex-DRGW (or possibly in Grand Junction) and are now being take east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109822 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) MGJNY-25 The only manifest that UP runs on the Moffat currently runs between North Yard and Grand Junction (and back). Here is one of the eastbound examples, the MGJNY, passing by Blue Mountain Road and a newly-expanded fire house. Several inches of snow fell over the previous two days, creating a great wintery scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109811 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) MGJNY-21 Seven units lead UP's MGJNY through the curves at Blue Mountain. A single SD70ACe is DPU'd on the tail end in the distance. The manifest typically arrives in Denver in the pre-dawn hours, but every so often, it descends the front range in daylight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109663 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5799 passes by Blue Mountain Road crossing through the S-Curves below Tunnel 1. A pair of DPUs is visible in the distance, descending from Tunnel 1. The train is only 79 cars long, so there are no mid-train DPUs. Note the new add-on to the Coal Creek fire station on the left side of the frame! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109656 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The Denver skyline rises above a very light layer of morning fog as UP 6888 and train round their way west out of Eisele (Clay), toward the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109516 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Blue Mountain road crossing is one of the most popular photography spots anywhere on the east slope of the Moffat. Here is an overview of the road and crossing as the westbound Zephyr has just passed by on its trip west. The house located on the right side would be a pretty slick place to live for train watching! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109433 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The two P42DCs leading the eastbound Zephyr have variants on their paint schemes. Well, the schemes themselves are the same (Amtrak's Phase V), but the shade of blue appears quite different. It could simply be a matter of how dirty AMTK 194 is. Of interest, there is a private car behind the power and ahead of the baggage car. This is somewhat unusual as private cars on the Zephyr are typically on the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109417 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 175 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five units lead a westbound UP coal empty across the grade crossing at Blue Mountain and by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The train is heading for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch in Western Colorado. As a railfan, it is good to see a minor uptick in coal traffic on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109382 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 189 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific Just east of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road, the Rocky Mountaineer slowly makes its way west. Even though the train is over an hour later than normal, it is still rolling slowly west, giving its passengers the opportunity to enjoy the Colorado scenery outside the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109320 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 264 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 158 and AMTK 146 are just about to cross the grade crossing at Blue Mountain with a baggage car, seven Superliners, and two private Patrick Henry cars in tow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109271 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The head end of this relatively short MGJNY approaches the hotbox detector at MP 22.6 as a single DPU, facing in to the train, is visible in the distance descending down the grade from Tunnel 1. Note the new construction on the neighhorhood of Canyon Pines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109200 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 27 and AMTK 158 lead the eastbound Zephyr around the curve, away from the Blue Mountain Road Crossing through a remarkably green scene, thanks to the fourth wettest May in recorded history in the Denver area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109195 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 259 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The scene around the Blue Mountain Road Crossing is summarized in a single word: GREEN! The Rocky Mountaineer is passing through the beautiful, lush scene, brought on thanks to huge levels of rainfall this May. As of this picture, this May has seen nearly 6 inches of rain the Denver area...the fourth wettest May on record. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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