Photo ID: 106827 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 906 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is not uncommon to see privately owned passenger cars catching a lift on the back of the Zephyr. Anyone that owns a private car can, for a fee, get pulled around virtually anywhere on Amtrak's system. This Pullman-built coach is named the "Pacific Sunset". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106826 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 945 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Prior to ordering their 200+ P42DCs to replace their F40PH fleet at the end of the 1990s and early 2000s, Amtrak first ordered 44 P40DCs from GE in 1993. These ended up spending several years in storage before being upgraded to P42DCs. They do retain their original P40DC numbers, however, which is why this unit wears 817 instead of a number between 1 and 207 as its "true" P42DC cousins do. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106825 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 987 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Typically, the westbound Zephyr would be shot from the opposite side of the bridge at the base of Coal Creek Canyon in order to have favorable light. However, running nearly four hours late has resulted in the sun swinging far enough around to the west that this side of the bridge is better for lighting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106679 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific I really like CSX's Dark Future paint scheme. And I think the blue looks mighty fine on the Moffat as a trio of Dark Future CSX units lead a westbound empty toward Tunnel 1 on a beautiful October morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106678 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX For the first time in years, a spartan cab (SD40-2) leads a non-local train on the Moffat! It is a beautiful morning as this westbound UP (interchanged from CSX) coal empty works hard to climb the roughly 2% grade on the approach to Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106676 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX A trio of CSX units leads a westbound coal empty on the approach to Tunnel 1. It was so strange seeing an SD40-2 on the point of this empty. Particularly when compared to the ES44AHs behind it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106675 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific A timeless image of a westbound train crossing over CO-72 at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon. 40 years ago, this same shot was replicated many times with the Rio Grande Zephyr and other Rio Grande traffic. Today, the scene contains some eastern visitors. This coal train originated east of the Mississippi River in CSX land, and the CSX power has stayed with the train the entire way to Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106614 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest with three units on the point and a pair of units DPU's on the back makes its way through the S-Curves at Coal Creek. The hill leading down to the tracks is part of Jefferson County Open Space. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106608 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1076 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, CSX An ET44AH, a C40-8W, and an AC4400CW, all CSX, lead a westbound coal empty through the S-Curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is climbing up toward Tunnel One. On the other side of Tunnel One, the train will take the siding at Plain to allow the Zephyr to pass by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106429 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal train descends from Tunnel 1 toward the the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train loaded at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch and is headed for the Cherokee Power Plant in northeast Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106428 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 10, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1079 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just missed it! Just missed sunlight on this westbound BNSF sand train as it climbs toward Tunnel 1. 15 minutes earlier and it would've been in the light. Ah well, it makes for an interesting picture with half the frame in light and half the frame in shadow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106427 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 10, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The SD70ACe on the point of this westbound sand train climbs up the grade toward Tunnel 1 as the last C44-9W DPU is close to ducking out of sight as it move around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106406 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific The rear DPU on the MRONY offer up a bit of foreign color! A Canadian Pacific ES44AC somehow found its way deep into Union Pacific territory. It is always great to catch something "out of the ordinary" on the rails you are used to chasing on. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106401 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A quartet of units - that are actually wearing matching paint schemes - descends toward the base of Coal Creek Canyon, coming down the 2% grade from Tunnel 1. In a minute or so, the train will be headed straight for the photographer! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106310 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Even though the sun is shining brightly, it is still way too cold out for much of the snow to have melted away yet. Nearly 12 inches of the white stuff fell here over the past 48 hours, offering a beautiful white blanket to the scenery for the westbound run of the California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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