Photo ID: 101338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 154 Toponas, CO 1601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Toponas, UP 5933 passes a clear intermediate signal under partly cloudy skies. During this time of year, it is unlikely that the skies will stay clear all day long. Thunderstorms often move in during the afternoon hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101336 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 129.5 Bond, CO 1832 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Descending down from Craig Branch, this coal load is creeping along on a yellow signal with a red signal in sight. Amtrak 5 is just coming through Bond so this 10,000 ton train has to stop momentarily to let Amtrak proceed west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101335 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 114 Kremmling, CO 1764 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The head end of the train is about a half mile ahead of the hoppers in the foreground. The hopper are about to be pulled into Tunnel 40 in Little Gore Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101334 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 113.5 Kremmling, CO 1733 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the mouth of Little Gore Canyon, UP 5933 leads and westbound coal empty into Tunnel 39 along the Colorado River. At Bond, this train will leave the Colorado River behind and head up the Craig branch the 39 miles to Phippsburg. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101333 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 112 Kremmling, CO 1608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This Energy-bound coal empty is coming out the west end of Azure and headed toward Little Gore Canyon. All the power is on the front of the train, and the crew will have to setup DPU in Phippsburg before the train continues to Energy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101321 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 26, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Arvada, CO 1939 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A very rare opportunity presented itself on this particular day. Amtrak 6 was running twelve hours late, passing just west of Leyden shortly after 6:00am. It is very unusual to capture the eastbound Zephyr in the Denver area in morning light! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101297 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The Rocky Local is making a Saturday appearance on the Moffat line on this day. The two tank cars at the front of the train will be dropped off at Chem Spur (just ahead). The remaining covered hoppers will be taken up the Rocky Spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101296 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 5 is moving quickly west right at MP 14.5. The Denver Skyline rests under a hazy Saturday morning in the distance. Amtrak is running almost two hours late on this particular morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101286 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 16, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14.5 Arvada, CO 1856 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Go ahead, take a guess as to who this train belongs to! Running on UP tracks, this westbound is being led by an NS C40-9W, a CSX SD50 and a BNSF ES44AC! It is in fact a BNSF track rights train, the MPUEPVO, headed to Provo, UT. The train is just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101263 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 31, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 1721 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The last Ski Train of the season approaches Simms Street in Arvada, running on a clear signal. Once arriving at Union Station, passengers will pour out of the train for the last time until the summer season start in June or July. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101257 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Arvada, CO 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Never underestimate winter in Colorado! The only month in which it hasn't snowed in Denver is July, and March is actually the snowiest month. Snow is still falling hard in this Spring blizzard as the Ski Train heads west along Highway 72. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101256 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 29, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Arvada, CO 2901 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The Ski Train in its element! A blizzard moved into the Denver-Metro area Wednesday night and covered the Ski Train sitting down at Union Station on Thursday morning. The snow hadn't stopped as the train headed west just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101222 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 2537 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Now in the home stretch, the Ski Train will be able to accelerate a bit for the duration of the trip into Denver. The train is about a mile away from a transition from a rural setting to an urban setting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101217 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 24, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Arvada, CO 2289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train With light fading quickly in the western sky, the eastbound Ski Train crosses 72nd Avenue in Arvada. The train is running right on time, coming up to an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal at Kipling Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101187 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chem Spur (MP 15.4) Arvada, CO 2502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train, Rio Grande The Ski Train, led by the Rio Grande Heritage Unit UP 1989, emerges from a thick fog that has engulfed the Denver-Metro area. By the time the train reaches Clay it will have climbed completely out of the fog. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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