Photo ID: 109043 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The 10-car westbound Rocky Mountaineer crosses CO-72 on the main at Cliff, meeting an eastbound BNSF manifest. The BNSF manifest had asked the dispatcher if it would be possible to meet the Mountaineer further east. However, the dispatcher informed the crew the siding at Crescent is out of service (for reasons not given) and that Plain was "loaded up with maintenance of way equipment". The Mountaineer was at Leyden when the request was made. There was not enough time to make it to Eisele (Clay), so the manifest was stuck here at Cliff for a little over an hour. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108317 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About halfway through Cliff on the main track, this BNSF Provo-Denver is rolling on clear signals alongside South Boulder Creek amidst a rapidly setting July sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108071 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 848 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With nothing but clear tracks ahead, the Zephyr just crossed CO-72 and is heading west on the main at Cliff. It is a light traffic day today, even by recent Moffat standards, and the Zephyr will get clear signals for the foreseeable future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107993 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1063 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a little unusual to find a trio of Heritage 2 units (and no New Image units) on a train these days. But that was the case on this morning as three C44-9Ws lead BNSF's Provo-Denver, currently tied down in the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107992 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1007 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Sometime in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest tied down in the siding at Cliff. A fresh crew will need to come up to bring the train the rest of the way in to the yard. The track to the left is the house track at Cliff, used for occasional storage of work cars, or for setting out bad orders. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107952 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1015 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While the drone was in the area for some aerial shots, I was on the ground (of course) with the trusty Canon 7D for shots of the eastbound oil train. Nice to kick off the new year with something a little different. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107951 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 958 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific To kick off the new year (and the new decade), we start with a loaded UP oil train at Cliff. Showing up somewhat regularly in 2018, they disappeared for awhile, now two showed up within two days to start 2020. South Boulder Creek gets little light here during the winter, so it is not surprising to find it frozen over. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107808 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The long shadows of December keep much of South Boulder Creek in relative darkness as a colorful coal load rolls east on the main at Cliff. The train loaded at the West Elk Mine on the Craig Branch the day before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107807 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While waiting for an eastbound coal load, I grabbed a picture of this old Missouri Pacific gondola. The car is loaded with boulders and is sitting on the house track at Cliff. Not entirely sure what the boulders are for or where (or when) the car (and its six siblings) will leave. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107806 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my favorite units of the 21st Century, a Phase II SD70M, leads a work train (consisting of a mere four cars) rolls east toward a clear signal at East Cliff. I am a fan of the Phase II SD70M specifically because of the (slightly) angled radiator intake, but original UP wide nose cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107805 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A coal train that will soon load at the West Elk Mine will need three mid-train swing helpers for the journey back east to Denver. Three such units on are their way as the cruise west on the main at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107795 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An all-EMD lash up leads the final MRONY eastbound on the main at Cliff. For what may be the final UP manifest train to run over the former Grande between Salt Lake City and Denver, it somehow seems fitting that it should have all-EMD power on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107794 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1492 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a bit of a sad morning as this eastbound manifest may mark the end of an era. This is the MRONY. Manifest, Roper, UT to North Yard, CO. Since the UP/SP merger in 1996, a manifest has run between Denver and Salt Lake City over the former Rio Grande, just as many such freights ran on Espee and the Grande before. Now, however, thanks to Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), UP is eliminating the train (and its westbound counterpart, the MNYRO). PSR aims to reduce car dwell times and focus on moving cars rather than trains. UP believes that Roper Yard in Salt Lake City is redundant to the other SLC Yard and its Ogden Yard. As such, Roper's usage will be reduced and traffic between Denver and Salt Lake City will move via Ogden (and the Overland Route) moving forward. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107793 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe-T4, an SD70M, and an SD70ACe lead an eastbound MRONY past some MOW equipment that is tied down on the siding at Cliff. UP recently replaced the bridge over South Boulder Creek located about halfway through the siding of Cliff. The old wood bridge was replaced with a new steel and concrete bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107384 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1277 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Upon seeing this covered hopper on this BNSF sand train, I started wondering if I might win a prize if I send the picture to BNSF. "Find the pink car, win a prize"! In all seriousness, this was the only car on the train painted in this gumball color. A very interesting car indeed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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