Photo ID: 104837 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1657 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific About halfway through the siding at Cliff, the tracks cross over South Boulder Creek. I decided to try for a new perspective on the bridge by climbing the mountain on the opposite side of the highway. I thought the lighting was going to be a bit better, but I still like the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104770 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2086 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MRONY has a colorful consist between the Western Pacific heritage unit and a Kansas City Southern Retro Belle SD70ACe. The train is sitting in the siding at Cliff, waiting for a westbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104769 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1677 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Similar to BNSF, UP has also been activating older power recently in order to meet power demands. One such example is this "triclops" SD60M, the fourth unit on the MRONY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104768 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1489 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern The MRONY had a very colorful consist on this particular afternoon. Not only was the train led by UP 1983 (Western Pacific heritage unit), but the second unit out was this (slightly scorched) Kansas City Southern Retro Belle. Coincidentally, this just happens to be the first Retro Belle unit that I ever shot and posted, way back in December of 2007. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104767 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1906 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is rather hard to believe that it is getting close to a decade since Union Pacific's heritage program was first unveiled. The paint on the Western Pacific unit is starting to show its age a bit, although still looks pretty sharp overall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104766 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1687 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Even though I never personally had a chance to experience it, I always thought Western Pacific was a cool railroad. I liked their paint schemes and wish they could have lasted a bit longer. So it was particularly great to see the WP Heritage Unit leading the MRONY over the Moffat. Here, the train waits on the siding at Cliff for a westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104765 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2009 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just over a week ago, UP 1982 led a westbound rock train over the Moffat. Another surprise came to the Moffat on this day when UP 1983 (the Western Pacific heritage unit) led the MRONY! Here, the train is stopped in the hole at Cliff, waiting on a westbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1799 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific 20 years ago, who would have guessed that one day the most common paint schemes passing through Cliff would be UP and BNSF!? 20 years ago, nobody had heard of BNSF and UP was hardly a mountain railroad. But today, a westbound BNSF manifest meets with an eastbound UP coal load at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) UP 6065 Approaching the grade crossing at Cliff, this coal load is slowing to a stop. It is waiting on a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo train which is already out of Crescent. DS-82 had the coal train hold the main because the BNSF train will be stuck at cliff for awhile due to eastbound traffic. And there are westbounds at Rollins and Tolland all waiting to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103669 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 16, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1711 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The last shot of the day has UP 6961 (formerly an AC6000CW now converted to an AC44/60CW) crossing over South Boulder Creek at the bridge at MP 37.50. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103540 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 26, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2131 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Even though I was track side by 9am, I didn't such much moving until 2pm. This was largely why. UP had a whole fleet of MOW equipment stretching from one end of the Cliff siding to the other! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103458 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1703 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This may be a view from Cliff that you aren't used to. Most shots at Cliff from either the west end or the east end. Not many come from in between the two! This eastbound coal load is meeting a westbound empty and is now about a quarter of a mile away from the east end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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