Photo ID: 102159 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Rocky (DS019) Arvada, CO 1925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look toward Little Ten Curve at the west end of the Rocky Siding. The head end power is over a half mile - about 3,000 feet - away from the Winchester & Western hopper visible in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102157 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Clay (DS020) Arvada, CO 1621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just east of the east switch of Clay, this eastbound MRONY is entering the upper end of Big ten Curve. In a few minutes, the train will be behind me, heading toward Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102126 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct (DS005) Denver, CO 2021 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is running 12 1/2 hours late as it heads west out of Denver. The train has a clear signal as it approaches the signal bridge at C&S Junction. The last bit of light is quickly fading in the western sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102111 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 30, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos Crossover (DS004) Denver, CO 2064 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running on time almost to the minute, Amtrak 6 passes the signal bridge at Pecos Street running on a clear signal on Main 3. Although most of the sky is overcast, there is enough of a gap to the west to allow for some nice silhouette lighting to sneak through. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102106 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2060 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific This former GP40M-2 has suffered from yellow-door replacement! However, somebody has taken the time to remove the UP Shield from the nose and repaint "SP" on the scarlet red instead. UP 1510 is leading the Rocky Local as it shoves 30 cars back across CO-72 on the spur. Note the brakeman on the last car, hanging on for the trip back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102105 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2003 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific A trio of (patched) Espee GP40M-2s with fly letters have conquered the 8% grade away from the mainline along the Rocky Spur. The units are crossing CO-93 (which connects Boulder and Golden) as they head toward the former site of Rocky Flats. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102102 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Arvada, CO 1696 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific About halfway through the siding of Rocky, a UP coal empty has a clear signal on the main track. Meanwhile, a ballast train is tied down on the Rocky Spur in the background. The tracks at Clay, almost three track miles ahead, are visible above the ballast train power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102100 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS019) Arvada, CO 1815 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Little Ten Curve is one of the few spots that offers the ability to get this type of shot! While the three BNSF GE's are pulling on the front of this Denver to Provo manifest, two more units are pushing on the tail end along the mainline at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102099 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 1841 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the east switch of Rocky, a trio of BNSF units are in command of this westbound Denver to Provo trackage rights train. Meanwhile, a UP ballast train (symboled WDVDVB-23) sits tied down on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The ballast train has been dropping new ballast along the main. In fact, a bit of new ballast is barely visible along the rails at the base of the hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102037 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 4, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos Crossover (DS004) Denver, CO 1837 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the 1980s, Santa Fe ran a high priority intermodal from Big Lift (south of Denver on the Joint Line) to La Juanta. The train was symboled QDVLJ and QLJDV. It was very common for this train to run with GP30s, GP35s and GP39-2s. Some twenty years later, it was a nice surprise to find a GP30 and a GP35 - both wearing the Yellow Bonnet - heading to town from the Golden Spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101973 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS036) Pinecliff, CO 1815 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Up until May 2004, this unit was one of 35 Chicago North Western AC4400CWs (CNW 8824). On this day, the unit was leading the CWEEG-05 - currently tied down in the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101912 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 3179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande Off into the sun(rise) ... Quite possibly for the final time, DRGW 5371 heads east across the Moffat. It is now just 10 miles away from North Yard. Where it will head from there is anyone's guess (at least as of the time of this photo!). Whatever happens, hopefully it will be preserved if not restored... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101911 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 4468 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande The last of the unpatched Rio Grande units on UP's roster. Nearly 20 years after the Rio Grande/Espee merger, this last SD40T-2 is more than likely making its last-ever trip across the Moffat. It is tentatively scheduled for retirement in Cheyenne...time will tell. There is also a rumor that it might be added to UP's heritage fleet (along with the DDA40X, E9's and Steam units), possibly even to be refurbished!? For the time being, it has clearly seen better days. Note that both number boards have been removed from the unit...never a good sign! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101910 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 2594 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Just east of Barbara's Gulch, the MRONY-04 is heading east on clear signals. There is an interesting consist on this train. It is led by an AC4400CW (UP 6844), an SD70ACe (UP 8336), an SD60M (UP 2292), an SD40-2 (UP 3574) and none other than the last Grande SD40T-2, DRGW 5371. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101908 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 3327 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train On a clear Colorado morning - well, clear to the east anyway - the Ski Train meets an eastbound coal load at Rocky. If you look closely, you can see the tail end of an eastbound MRONY holding the main at Clay! 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