Photo ID: 105247 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest slowly rolls in to the siding at Crescent to wait for a westbound UP coal empty. There is a grade crossing located near the middle of the siding (located at MP 31.35). The road is Gross Dam Road, so named because it eventually leads to Gross Dam. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105246 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Utah Railway This Utah Railway probably will not be wearing the classic red and gray Utah Railway paint scheme much longer. It is likely headed to Panama City, FL where it will receive electrical upgrades (being re-designated as a GP40-3) and also a new Genesee and Wyoming (orange) paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105245 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 5, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After getting held up for over an hour at Cliff, this eastbound BNSF manifest is once again headed into the siding, this time at Crescent. The clouds have broken up enough to offer some nice lighting on the scenery in the distance. The train will ultimately wind up blocking the grade crossing for about 15 minutes while waiting for the westbound UP coal empty it is meeting to come by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1990 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I am very blessed in that both my daughters still enjoy coming with me to chase trains and get some pictures every now and then! My youngest daughter (9) is using my old Canon Rebel XT body to get a few shots of a passing westbound BNSF manifest as the sun just barely breaks through overcast skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105180 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1524 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Plenty of evidence of recent heavy rains are visible in this shot. Muddy water has pooled alongside the track as this west BNSF manifest works hard at the grade crossing at Crescent. Overcast skies suggest more rain is on the way. Note that you can just see the Front Range off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105179 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1490 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Roughly halfway through the Tunnel District, this Provo, UT-bound BNSF manifest pulls hard as it approaches the grade crossing at Crescent. The sun is trying to break through the cloudy skies that have dominated the Front Range of Colorado for much of the month of May. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104831 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Arvada, CO 1755 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Due to power shortages, UP has activated all (functional) units on their system. It has been pretty cool seeing some older power, such as this (standard cab) C40-8! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1626 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I don't have a ton of Snoot Nose SD40-2s on my site. First off, they weren't all that common to begin with. Second, they definitely aren't all that common on the Moffat! However, this SD40N (rebuilt by UP from an SD40-2) happened to make an appearance on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104817 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD40N's that you could easily confuse if you are numerically dyslexic assist with the pulling of the MNYRO at Crescent. Unfortunately, UP 1652 has been pretty badly tagged, making for quite an eye sore. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104816 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1691 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP stopped running manifests between Denver and Salt Lake via the Moffat for a few years in the early 2000's. When they returned in 2005, they would frequently run with near solid sets of SD70Ms. Not long after, GE ACs took over, making the power virtually identical to coal train power. However, with the recent power shortage on all the Class 1's, EMDs have been making a strong come back on Moffat manifests! Two SD70Ms and two SD40Ns (rebuilt SD40-2s) join a single GE for the journey west over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104815 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After stopping briefly in the siding to meet an eastbound (and allow the lead unit to cool off, as it was running too hot), this westbound MNYRO (Manifest, North Yard to Roper, UT) is now on the move again, pulling toward the west end of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103728 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An extra P42DC has been added to the eastbound Zephyr as it comes around the corner and over the grade crossing at Crescent. The train had a standard Zephyr consist, so I'm not sure why the extra unit was there. My guess would be either that one of the two training units had a problem, or one of the three units is being transported to Chicago, perhaps for some maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103694 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 3, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1892 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 11 light units proceed west on the siding at Crescent toward the west switch. By the time the light power gets there, the BNSF manifest heading east will be in the clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103693 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 3, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1840 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The dispatcher had a well-timed meet setup at Crescent between the eastbound BNSF manifest on the main and the westbound UP light power on the siding. It was interesting hearing both trains approaching, but not being able to see either until they were within a few hundred feet due to the fog. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103692 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 3, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 2155 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Got fog? The clouds were hanging very low to the ground on this April Sunday as an eastbound BNSF manifest rounds the corner near the west switch of Crescent. It was a wonderful surprise finding a Warbonnet on the point of the eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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