Photo ID: 109298 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Arvada Arvada, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses over Wadsworth Blvd in the heart of the Denver suburb of Arvada. There are actually two bridges crossing Wadsworth here. Wadsworth here was originally four lanes. A project to widen the road to six lanes in 1995 required a new bridge be built for a shoofly for the tracks. Afterward, the old bridge was torn down and a second bridge was built. Once complete, the shoofly was removed. Now, nearly 30 years later, the second bridge remains. Unused. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109248 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden Arvada, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The closest BNSF has come to offering up any type of heritage unit are these ES44ACs. Ten of them sport this special scheme that features the heralds of the railroads that merged to former Burlington Northern, plus the herald for Santa Fe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109247 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden Arvada, CO 234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The city of Arvada has around 125,000 residents and is zoned almost entirely residential. UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub cuts through the middle of Arvada neighborhoods, paralleling Oberon Road in this particular shot. The Rockies that the train just conquered rise high on the horizon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102169 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 21, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 2288 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Seven miles into its (roughly) 57 mile journey to Winter Park, the first Summer Ski Train of 2008 has a clear signal at CP DS007 in Arvada. In addition to passing the signal, the train is about to cross over Pierce Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101703 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding Arvada, CO 2077 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande A closeup shot of the axle-mounted generator on Rio Grande caboose 01490. The more modern cabooses took advantage of the turning of the wheels to turn a generator to charge the batteries for power. I don't know if the generator still works, but the equipment to power it on the outside is still in place. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101702 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding Arvada, CO 2647 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande In this view of caboose DRGW 01490, you can see a bit of the original one-stripe scheme coming through the black "age" of the caboose. Some have speculated that the P-Burg local (running west out of P-Burg) will use the caboose for its moves. Reportedly, the interior of the caboose has been revamped, although the emergency brake valve has been removed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101701 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding Arvada, CO 2331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande 1977 or 2007!? It may be a bit grungy and the original paint may be almost completely covered, but this is in fact DRGW 01490. A steel caboose built in August 1959. The caboose was on the back of the MNYPH-18, tied down on the Arvada Siding a few miles west of North Yard. The caboose is going to Phippsburg, the exact reason is not known. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101204 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 2017 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF that I have not heard of previously came east on the Moffat on the Saturday. The train was a Grand Junction to Amarillo manifest (symbol: HGJCAMA) that will stop in Rennicks before continue south on the Joint Line later in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101150 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 2651 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP 1989 makes only its third run west on the Moffat since it was unveiled in Denver in July. At Lamar street in Arvada (just shy of DS007), the train came to a stop for about 90 minutes while waiting for a second crew to come out of Denver. The second crew was for a westbound tied down in the siding at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100869 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 8, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 2089 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the move in Arvada, Amtrak approaches Pierce Street (and control point DS 007) at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100851 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 2, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 2028 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The man standing on the back of the tank car is the engineer, conductor, and brakeman for this particular switch job. UPY 1160 is a Remote Controlled Locomotive. If you look, you can see the beltpack just above the waste of the UP employee. He handles the switching and the power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100850 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 2, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada (DS007) Arvada, CO 1773 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A switch job that came out of North Yard with a trio of patched Espee SW1500's switches the lumber yard just off Lamar Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100766 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 20, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding Arvada, CO 2136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Although there were no extra cars trailing on the back of the westbound California Zephyr, number 5 had a compliment of three P42's on this morning as the train passes Arvada Siding. This siding, not controlled by CTC other than the power locks, is primarily used for coal interchange with BNSF for the Beer Train. The Beer Train will take the coal off the siding on its way out to Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100525 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 16, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Arvada, CO 2218 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sky in this image was not altered using a computer. I decided to use my polerizing filter (which I seldom use but should use more) to really bring out the blue in the sky. The contrast with the yellow leaves (and yellow AC's!) is great as this coal load is coming up on Carr Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100524 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 16, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Arvada, CO 1665 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO-16 works its way west through Arvada in between the grade crossings of Carr Street and 68th Avenue. 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