Photo ID: 110813 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There is barely a cloud in the sky as this oil empty approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Indeed, there hasn't really been any significant cloud coverage along the Front Range since Sunday. Since then, it has been dry, hot, and still as there has been hardly any wind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110809 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The shutter fired just a moment too late, almost cutting off part of the nose on AMTK 157 and the westbound Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. The train experiences over three hours of delays in the mid-west due to extreme weather and downed trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110788 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 29, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There is not a cloud in the sky on this Monday morning at the end of July as the westbound Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 1 on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110736 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of Phase 5 P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr out of Tunnel 1. Amtrak is actively working to repaint their fleet of P42DCs in their new Phase 7 scheme. No doubt, in just a few years, catching the Zephyr (or any long distance train) with Phase 5 P42DCs will be the focus of every railfan as Phase 7 because the dominant scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110735 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This time of year, when the westbound Zephyr is on time, the sun shines almost directly on the nose of the westbound Zephyr as it climbs from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1. Indeed, this is the case this morning as the Zephyr is indeed right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110723 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five units lead an eastbound manifest through the S-curve between Tunnel 1 and the east end of Plain. This is currently the only regularly scheduled manifest UP runs on the Moffat. The train runs six days a week (three days west, three days east) between North Yard and Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110720 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific The RM has a pair of leased SD70Ms for this Wednesday trip west. I will say that UP certainly is providing some great looking units. They are very clean and the paint is fresh. Here, the Rocky Mountaineer is emerging from Tunnel 1 westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110713 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 188 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There is barely a cloud in the sky on this summer afternoon as UP 1943 and trio of GEs lead this westbound (empty) unit oil train up the roughly 2% grade from the base of Coal Creek Canyon to Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110705 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs, one BNSF and one Canadian Pacific, bring up the tail end of this westbound manifest headed for Provo from Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110704 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 163 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Canadian Pacific The two DPUs on the tail end of this westbound manifest are emerging from Tunnel 1. The first, of course, being a visitor from the north. At this point, however, Canadian Pacific no longer exists. The merger with Kansas City Southern has been official for a little over a year, and the new railroad is now CPKC. A handful of units have been repainted in the new scheme, though I have yet to see one in person. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110703 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 174 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest emerges from the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train, which has a good looking Warbonnet on the head end, is headed for Provo, UT. Once there, the power will eventually return back to Denver, likely on the Provo-Denver. There is a chance the Warbonnet might lead for the return trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110702 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF From above Tunnel 1, we see the westbound BNSF Denver-Provo winding through the curves at Blue Mountain Drive and the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Note the paved road in the foreground, which is one of the streets in the new Canyon Pines neighborhood. Custom homes that have yet to be built, but will be coming in the not-too-distant future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110663 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6391 and the rest of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest approaches the west portal of Tunnel 1, through the S-Curves east of Plain. After several days of somewhat unstable weather, with quite a bit of wind over clouds, there isn't a cloud in the sky this morning, Independence Day 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110662 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver held the main at Plain for a meet with the westbound Zephyr. After the Zephyr cleared the east switch, the manifest received a clear (green) to continue east. Here, the train is out of Plain and rolling toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110645 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Amtrak A BNSF Heritage 2 C44-9W, a Phase 5 P42DC, and a Phase 7 P42DC certainly make for a rather unique and highly colorful consist on the point of the westbound Zephyr! AMTK 174 experienced some mechanical issues, so the BNSF unit was added to the point in Denver. Now, running about four hours late, the train approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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