Photo ID: 109868 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the base of Coal Creek Canyon, the westbound Zephyr wraps around the sweeping 180° curve so it can climb the 2% grade up to Tunnel. It will then make a turn to the north, run through Plain, and then start west through the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109857 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just beyond the base of Coal Creek Canyon, a westbound UP coal empty is climbing the roughly 2% grade up to Tunnel 1. One of the alignments considered by David Moffat for the line was up Coal Creek Canyon, but that was (obviously) not the ultimate alignment chosen. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109727 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 134 and AMTK 168 lead the westbound Zephyr on the pull toward Tunnel 1 up from the case of Coal Creek Canyon. Construction on the new Canyon Pines subdivision continues in the background. No groundbreaking on any houses has started. Yet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109459 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just west of the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, three BNSF units (elephant style) navigate the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109419 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 235 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7631, an ES44AC, leads a westbound coal empty up the 2% grade toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. The train is headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch to load and return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109418 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 240 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty climbs the 2% grade from Coal Creek Canyon up toward Tunnel 1. You can see a bit of one of the new roads in the background that are part of the Canyon Pines Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109410 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the base of Coal Creek Canyon, a UP Officer's Special, led by an AC4400CW and an SD70M, cross CO-72 around the 180° curve. Whether you are a fan of UP or not, you have to admit that their passenger trains look pretty dang sharp! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109383 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 3, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 446 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific This scene has changed significantly in the past year, and is going to continue to change in the coming year. UP 4927 leads the westbound Rocky Mountaineer up the grade toward Tunnel 1. In the background, preparation continues for the construction of the Canyon Pines subdivision, a new neighborhood of single family homes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109270 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 4, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the entry to Coal Creek Canyon, an eastbound coal load crosses CO-72 and wraps around a horseshoe curve to continue the journey east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109199 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr has just crossed CO-72 at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is moving in-and-out of shadows from the many clouds in the western sky. A pair of privately own cars bring up the tail end of the Zephyr on this Friday evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108926 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One of the original routes that were scouted out when the Denver and Sale Lake was first building west included the grade up Coal Creek Canyon. That plan was ultimately scrapped in favor of the route through the Tunnel District that exists today. Instead, CO-72 uses Coal Creek Canyon to get traffic west. The westbound Zephyr crosses over CO-72 at the base of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108731 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 668 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with a trio of P42DCs on the point, wrapping around the long curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is making its way up to Tunnel 1 and passengers will enjoy the first of 28 tunnels the train will pass through on the way west to the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108651 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 668 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr wraps around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, having just descended from Tunnel 1. Mother nature can sometimes be cruel. I had selected this location because it is one of the few spots on the Moffat where you can get an eastbound headed into the sunlight in the evenings. Of course, two minutes before the Zephyr showed up, a large, fluffy cloud floated by and obscured the sun. Two minutes after the Zephyr was gone, the cloud cleared. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108618 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 660 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The (once again) daily Zephyr is moving geographically east even though it is the westbound Zephyr, climbing up toward Tunnel 1 from the base of Coal Creek Canyon. This is the first official return of the daily Zephyr after a near-eight month running of thrice weekly due to COVID-19. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108427 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Wrapping around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, the westbound Zephyr passes by a clear signal at MP 23 and crosses over CO-72. The train will now run up the hill to Tunnel 1 and points west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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