Photo ID: 108651 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 579 (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 565 (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 776 (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. Photo ID: 108302 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1050 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A major afternoon storm is developing over the eastern plains on the 4th of July as the eastbound Zephyr wraps around the base of Coal Creek Canyon, crossing over CO-72 between Tunnel 1 and the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108252 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 751 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo moves directly away from the setting sun, as the sun offers a blast of lights just minutes before ducking behind the mountains. The crew will have clear blocks ahead all the way to the Moffat Tunnel and beyond as there is absolutely no eastbound traffic to oppose it at the moment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108251 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Exhaust shimmers in the sunlight as four units work to pull the Denver-Provo around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon and up toward Tunnel 1. Due to a temporary slow order, the train is only making 10 MPH on the climb right now in the midst of the quickly setting sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108250 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The sun is just minutes away from descending behind the mountains to the west, casting a shadow here on the tracks at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Fortunately, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is snaking through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain and Coal Creek just in time to catch the last light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108194 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Following on the heals of UP's only-remaining eastbound manifest is this BNSF Provo-Denver. The MGJNY is meeting the Zephyr at Rocky and the Provo-Denver here will be taking the siding at Eisele (Clay) to meeting the Zephyr. It is currently snaking its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, on the approach to Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107932 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 768 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF Provo-Denver manifest descends down from Tunnel One at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, crossing over CO-72. As is quite common for BNSF manifests on the Moffat, roughly half of the train consisted of tank cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107930 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 764 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound UP work train has 56 loaded gondolas. They included a mix of large boulders, large boulders in direct, or sand. The train is climbing up toward Tunnel One from the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107929 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of UP units lead a loaded rock train through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. A four unit is DPU'd on the tail end of the train. The train would meet an eastbound BNSF manifest at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107814 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five units lead the MNYGJ on a sunny December morning as the train climbs its way up toward Tunnel 1 from the base of Coal Creek Canyon. One of UP's six Heritage Units, UP 1996, is second out in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107519 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An interesting scene in which the Zephyr happens to draw a light that splits the image between being lit and being cast in shadows as the train climbs toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107372 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 9, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1048 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Nothing like a gaggle of power, all in a single shot! All five of these units are DPUs on an eastbound coal load. The four in the foreground are the mid-train swing helpers, while UP 6408 (ex-SP 362) brings up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107370 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 9, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The head end of an eastbound coal load rolls past the hot box detector at milepost 22.6. Most coal trains on the Moffat run with three mid-train swing helpers. However, this train (which loaded at Energy Mine on the Craig Branch) has DPUs in the middle, as seen in this shot here. 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