Photo ID: 111885 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe leads BNSF's daily Provo-Denver east by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The train is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. The train will take the siding at Rocky to meet nearly 2-hour-late Winter Park Express! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111878 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A few light snowflakes are falling in this frozen scene as the Zephyr passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain grade crossing. When the detector offers up its readout, it will indicate the temperature is a bitter cold 10°F (-12°C) out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111767 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express Ski Train rolls by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, at Blue Mountain, between Eisele (Clay) and Plain. The detector will correctly report 36 axles on the train, and a chilly 0°F. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111716 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Winter Park Express Ski Train passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111096 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead a manifest comprised almost exclusively of loaded coal hoppers and covered hoppers through the S-Curves at Coal Creek Canyon and by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Wrapping through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Drive, an empty oil train heads west. It will load at the transload facility in Wash, UT. UP is pretty inconsistent with the power it places on westbound oil trains. This particular one is running with four units on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110950 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Generally speaking, in the summer, the skies in the Denver area are clear in the mornings and clouds typically role in from the mountains in the afternoons. In an interesting reversal of the norms, the morning has been overcast and is only now starting to clear a bit before 10am. The head end of the Zephyr passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The tail end of the train is crossing Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110887 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer Just west of Blue Mountain Road, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6. This detector will report the number of axles, train speed, and temperature to the crew. In this case, if the detector reports anything other than 52 axles, the crew will have to either inspect the train, or reduce speed until the next detector. However, the detector reliably reads out 52 axles this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110814 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The final car ahead of the SD70ACe DPU at the back of this oil train are about to roll by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The detector will reveal that there are no defects for this train, and the crew can continue on their journey west toward Bond, the next crew change point. The train itself will continue on to Wash, UT to be loaded. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110774 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I get the opportunity to get pictures of the eastbound Zephyr less often than the westbound Zephyr, so it is always nice when I can get out in the evening. Additionally, while the westbound Zephyr always departs Denver (when it is on time) in daylight, the eastbound Zephyr descends from the Moffat Tunnel in darkness several months through the winter. Here, the eastbound Zephyr is passing the detector at MP 22.6, approaching the grade crossing Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110614 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, we find the Bella Vista a private dome car, hitching a ride on the tail end of the westbound Zephyr. Coal Creek Canyon runs up through the mountains in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110439 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After getting a few shots of the Zephyr at East Portal at the Moffat Tunnel about 27 miles to the west, I was unable to catch up to the Zephyr again until this shot here at Blue Mountain Drive and the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. When there is no opposing traffic and no slow orders, the Zephyr really moves quick from the Moffat to the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110410 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Partly cloud skies result in a patchwork of shadows being cast around the area of Blue Mountain Drive. The head end of the eastbound Zephyr is in the sunlight while most of the rest of the train is still cast in shadows. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110279 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Sunday Winter Park Express passes by the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6, just west of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110276 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This shot of the Zephyr passing the detector at MP 22.6 offers a pretty great comparison of the so called "Pepsi Can" paint scheme on AMTK 160 and the standard Phase 5 scheme on AMTK 193. 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