Photo ID: 101865 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS036) Pinecliff, CO 2069 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Problems, problems, problems! Sounds like a coal load that was having some problems prevented the Ski Train from being able to be wyed at Tabernash. The power run around the train (note SKTX 283 in the lead instead of the typical SKTX 242). Passengers in the Kansas, Utah and California have a front seat view of the power! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101584 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 22, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS036) Pinecliff, CO 1698 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east end of Cliff, the last DPU unit on a westbound coal train does a nice job catching the morning light. This westbound would untimately be tied down while waiting for an eastbound coal load in emergency just west of Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101583 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 22, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 1686 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Cliff, an eastbound coal load went into emergency and stopped right on the switch. The train had problems with the first (of three) swing units that took about three hours to correct! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101495 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS036) Pinecliff, CO 1751 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The last in a parade of five westbounds to come out of Denver, this coal empty has a clear signal on the main track at Cliff. Ahead of this westbound is another coal empty, the MNYPV, the Ski Train, and Amtrak 5! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101494 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 1954 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Cliff, a coal train led by eight units blasts west along South Boulder Creek. This train was supposed to leave North Yard ahead of Amtrak, but after going into emergency twice when trying to leave, DS-86 held the train for Amtrak, the MNYPV, and the Ski Train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101492 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 4, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Pinecliff, CO 1755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The Ski Train F40PH's blow some extra exhaust in the distance and the Ski Train speeds up to reach track speed. Here at Cliff, track speed increases a bit for westbounds as the Tunnel District is now passed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101478 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 2041 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Two UP DPU's head east (away from the camera) on the end of a loaded coal train. The train stopped at the grade crossing at Cliff (at the east end) for a quick crew change. Meanwhile, Espee 9794 leads a unit pipe train tied down on the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101477 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 1926 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Southern Pacific This is about the best shot I could get on the "sunny" side of this unit pipe train. Unfortunately, the west end of Cliff is not the best place to get shots lighting-wise, and this unit pipe train led by Espee GP60 #9794 was tied down and not going anywhere for quite some time! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101476 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 1976 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX Two CSX "Dark Future" ES44DCs help to power a loaded unit pipe train west on the Moffat. These GEVOs are less than three months old and it was a rare treat to see them so far from their home. Unfortunately, I was stuck with some rather awful back-lighting... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101475 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS038) Pinecliff, CO 2097 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Southern Pacific You don't see this everyday! In fact, these days, it'll probably never happen again! Unpatched Espee GP60 #9794 leads two CSX ES44DCs on a unit pipe train at Cliff. I can't even remember the last time I saw a mainline train led by a four axle unit prior to this shot. The train was tied down on the siding due to maintenance ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101405 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 23, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Rollinsville, CO 1969 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Don't you just feel a little refreshed after this shot? Half way through the siding at Cliff, the tracks cross over South Boulder Creek on this wooden trestle. The Kansas crosses the quick-moving water as it continues its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101110 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 10, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (DS036) Pinecliff, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I wasn't sure how this shot was going to come out at the time I took it, but I am actually very happy with the results. UP 6067 leads 13 units (only three of which were online and working) in a light power move between North Yard and Grand Junction. These units will be added as mid-train and end-train helpers in Grand Junction for coal loads coming east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100908 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Nederland, CO 1785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The eastbound Stockton to Denver manifest had six rather colorful units on it! BNSF warbonnet 767 led the train east at Cliff. Four units back was Norfolk Southern SD70M 2585. Afternoon thunderclouds are moving in from the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100907 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Golden, CO 1878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYRO-30 developed an interesting problem at Cliff. Actually, developed may not be the correct word. When meeting an eastbound coal load, the conductor on the coal train noticed a hazmat violation on the MNYRO. A tank car of Methane was placed next to a gondola full of pipe, where the pipe exceeded the height of the gondola! After several hours of delay, the train switched cars around (using the Cliff siding) and solved the problem. Here, the head end of the train is west of Cliff, performing some switching moves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100903 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Golden, CO 1928 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound MRONY (with unpatched Espee AC4400CW 173) departs east out of the siding at Cliff after meeting the MNYRO. Even at the end of July, a small amount of snow can still be found near the top of the Continental Divide! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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