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Photo ID: 107931
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
920
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
A single DPU bring up the tail end of a westbound work train. The train includes two bulldozers in the last two gondolas. Whatever the rock and boulders will be used for, presumably the bulldozers will used to do some of the work.
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Photo ID: 107902
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
900
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
This westbound coal empty has made the climb through the S-Curves at Coal Creek and is about to duck in to Tunnel 1. The train is following behind the Zephyr and a light power move headed for Grand Junction.
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Photo ID: 107836
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1128
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
A roster shot of the sixth of six UP heritage units. UP 1996 is the third mid-train swing helper on an eastbound coal load.
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Photo ID: 107835
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
994
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
UP 1996 is among three (standard) mid-train swing units on an eastbound coal train that is coming out of Tunnel 1. Seeing as how the swing helpers will be cut out in Denver, there is a chance that UP 1996 may make another trip west.
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Photo ID: 107816
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1224
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
On a clear and temperate December morning, the sound of six UP units (five on the point and one tail end DPU) echoes off the mountains at Blue Mountain as the MNYGJ-10 approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Last Wednesday, the final MNYRO left North Yard, running across the Grande to Roper in Salt Lake City. The MNYRO usually carried a cut of cars for Grand Junction. With UP stopping the MNYRO (and MRONY), they have started an MNYGJ (and MGJNY) three times a week to move cars headed to or from Grand Junction. Note UP 1996 is second in the head end consist.
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Photo ID: 107815
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1527
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Like each of the six Heritage Units, UP 1996 is an artistic representation of some of the various schemes Espee had over the years. It is really a mix of two schemes: the "Daylight" scheme and the "Black Widow" scheme. Here, the colorful unit is headed west toward Grand Junction on the MNYGJ.
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Photo ID: 107520
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1171
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The head end of the westbound Zephyr is about to duck in to Tunnel 1 as it climbs its way up from the base of Coal Creek Canyon.
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Photo ID: 107414
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 14, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1113
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
A pair of SD70s (an SD70M and an SD70ACe) lead a D&SL crane west on the Moffat mainline on the climb up to Tunnel 1. It would be interesting to know of all the things this crane has seen over the course of its life!
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Photo ID: 107405
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1249
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
The tail end of a rail train makes its way up toward Tunnel 1. I liked the fact that a single (empty) Rio Grande hopper brought up the end of the rail train as it works its way over the Moffat.
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Photo ID: 107014
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, January 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
978
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
I am making it a point to try to get a lot of shot of the tracks ascending from Coal Creek to Tunnel One because, in a relatively short period of time, it is very likely the mountain side behind the train will be covered in single family homes! Here, a single DPU brings up the tail end of a westbound coal empty, disappearing in to Tunnel One.
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Photo ID: 107012
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, January 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1419
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Okay, going for a bit of a perspective change here! Shooting underneath the train in the foreground, the lead units of a westbound coal empty approach Tunnel One as seen from near the Blue Mountain grade crossing.
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Photo ID: 106933
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, January 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1089
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
Passengers onboard the westbound Zephyr are about to dive in to their first of many tunnels on the journey west of Denver. The east portal of Tunnel One is just ahead of the lead P42DC. From looking in the windows of the Lounge car as the Zephyr rolled by, it looked like there was a pretty good crowd aboard for this New Year's Day adventure.
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Photo ID: 106920
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1633
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
A very colorful consist emerges from the east portal of Tunnel One. Only two of the six units on the head end of this eastbound are BNSF, but the train itself is indeed BNSF. The first three units were on a Denver-Provo which I shot a few days ago on Thursday.
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Photo ID: 106890
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1027
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
An eastbound coal load rolls out of the east portal of Tunnel One. The train will cut out its mid-train swing helper in Denver and a new crew is called for 10:20am to take the train east on to the Plains.
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Photo ID: 106612
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1073
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
A little bit of sun peeks out from behind the clouds as the Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel One.
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