Photo ID: 112489 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead UP's thrice weekly MGJNY on the main at Plain. The west end of Plain is quite different from the east end, tucked away against the mountains amidst a sea of pine trees. Really enjoy this view. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112439 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer An eastbound UP manifest is tied down on the main, short of the grade crossing, at Plain. The manifest is waiting for a crew to untie the train and take it east to North Yard. Meanwhile, the Rocky Mountaineer rolls west through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112264 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6386 passes by a tramper and a regulator that are tied down in the house track at Plain. These guys have been working on the main in various locations between Rocky and Crescent recently. For a few days, they were tied down on the bottom end of the Rocky Spur. The oil empty passing by is headed for the oil transload facility at Wash, UT to load up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112263 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After getting stuck in the siding at Rocky for about an hour to wait on maintenance working on the track, this BNSF oil empty finally got the green signal to continue west. Here, the train is headed west on the main at Plain. After loading, the train will return east in a 3x3 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112250 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I try to never miss an opportunity to get a shot of an SD70M. They are my personal favorite six-axle unit since the Tunnel Motors. They were released in a few phases, and UP 4953 represents my personal favorite phase (Phase 2). The unit still has its classic EMD wide nose (without the "notch"), but also had the slight angle on the radiator houses, similar to the SD45. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112249 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor on UP 5306 gives a friendly wave out the window as the MGJNY rolls by on the main at Plain. Around two inches of snow has fallen in the last 12 hours, and the forecast indicates it is not supposed to stop all day long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112248 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY has 103 cars on it today, powered by five units on the point, and a single DPU on the end. There is a significant snowstorm in the area. The 28°F here at Plain is quite a shock after 72°F just 24 hours ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112247 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's eastbound MGJNY slowly rolls east on the main at Plain in a heavy spring snowfall. PTC onboard UP 5306 seemed to believe the green signal at west Plain was not in fact green, and sent the train into emergency after the train passed the green signal. The engineer has recovered the air, and the train is now slowly continuing east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112175 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Overnight, there was a light dusting of snow that fell in the Denver-Metro area. This might be the last snow of the 2024-2025 winter season, but that certainly is not guaranteed. The morning Zephyr rolls west on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111925 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This BNSF oil load has quite a colorful consist as a KCS "Belle" and an MRL SD70ACe help out the BNSF ES44AC on the point. The train is rolling east on the main track at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111924 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF eastbound oil train wraps through the S-Curve at Rainbow Cut on the main at Plain. A KCS unit and an MRL unit are part of the head end consist today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111811 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 and AMTK 59 are the power on the westbound Winter Park Express. The train was delayed about 20 minutes waiting for a BNSF southbound to clear the diamond at 23rd Street. However, with no eastbound traffic opposing it, the train would still arrive in Winter Park one minute early! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111810 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 75 leads the morning Winter Park Express westbound across the grade crossing at Plain. There was a light dusting of snow overnight, and the result is powdery white pine trees, ties, and ballast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111784 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Winter Park Express Ski Train here at Plain, this eastbound BNSF oil load now has a clear (green) signal at the east end of the siding. It is slowly starting to roll toward the signal. In the distance on the right side of the shot is Tunnel 4, which the Ski Train will momentarily be passing through. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111415 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This has come to be one of my favorite views on the Moffat along the Front Range. "Sister" units AMTK 180 and AMTK 179 lead an on-time Zephyr through a powdery white scene about halfway through the siding of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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