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Photo ID: 103951
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 18, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 115 (Tunnel 42)
Radium, CO
1424
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The former Rio Grande follows the Colorado River from near Granby all the way to Westwater, UT. The Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 42 right next to the Colorado in this shot, just east of Radium. Radium is a common spot for rafters to board their craft and navigate them down stream to Yarmony.
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Photo ID: 103950
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 18, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 115 (Tunnel 42)
Radium, CO
1566
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The westbound California Zephyr pops out of Tunnel 42, just east of Radium, right on time!
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Photo ID: 103937
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 110 (Inspiration Point)
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
1899
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Inspiration Point is a very well-known spot for photographs along the Moffat. However, it looks a bit different at 10 o'clock at night! With no moon in the sky, the headlight is the only source of light as a westbound exists Gore Canyon and passes through Azure.
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Photo ID: 103899
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1510
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
At first glance, there is nothing overly spectacular about this shot and ordinarily I wouldn't have posted it. However...note the lead swing helper. It is an SD70ACe! It is extremely rare to find an SD70ACe on a UP coal train. I had my 300mm lens on and didn't notice the unit in time to switch to my 28-135mm lens and a better roster shot.
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Photo ID: 103898
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1391
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Where's Waldo? On this particular day, he was hanging out on the side of Xcel Energy hopper XCLX 060648 through Arvada.
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Photo ID: 103897
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1307
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
On September 7th, I got a picture of the Valmont coal train heading down the Front Range Sub back toward Denver. Three days later and the train had reloaded at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch and was headed east out of Leyden. Once arriving at Utah Junction, the train will crossover from the UP Main to the BNSF Main in preparation to head north on the Front Range Sub.
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Photo ID: 103890
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1704
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Charging west through Arvada, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest will be taking the siding at Leyden to wait for several eastbounds, including Amtrak. The fourth unit in the consist was a Santa Fe painted GP60 that will be used in Grand Junction as BNSF's local switcher.
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Photo ID: 103770
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, July 8, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1521
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
UP's Engineering Special heads east out of Leyden under very turbulent July skies. You can see the engineers involved in the trip sitting in stadium seating, looking out the back of the train.
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Photo ID: 103154
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, September 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1559
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
On the approach to the east switch of Leyden, a coal empty charges west on a very pleasant Labor Day Eve. It'll be another 4-6 weeks before these trees really change colors and lose their leaves.
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Photo ID: 103073
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, August 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1641
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
A single ES44AC provides a little help on the tail end of the QDVPVJ. I chose this particular angle, however, to capture not only the tail end of the train, but the clear (green over red) signal that the train has up ahead at Leyden.
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Photo ID: 103019
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1825
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Just west of Simms Street in Arvada, CO, a UP coal load heads toward Bypass Track 2. Once there, the mid-train swing helpers will be cut out and the train will continue east toward Kansas. Sunny Sunday mornings in Colorado...doesn't get much better!
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Photo ID: 102986
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
2877
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
After running for several days on the western slope, this Operation Lifesaver train makes its way back toward Denver on a cloudy June afternoon. The HEP was provided by UP E9B (#963B).
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Photo ID: 102964
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 110
Grand County
1689
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
After winding through Gore Canyon, the Zephyr approaches a clear signal at the east end of the siding of Azure. This is looking down on the train from the location know as "Inspiration Point" along Grand County Road 1.
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Photo ID: 102700
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, February 28, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1669
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF
This picture may look a little bit odd; might have some pastel-type qualities to it. It took a lot of massaging in PhotoShop to get the picture into a state that was reasonably viewable! It was well past sunset at this point, and in fact twilight was nearly over. This is a UP coal train running with unit (5x2) BNSF power.
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Photo ID: 102699
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, February 28, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 11
Arvada, CO
1776
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF
For the past few weeks, UP has been running a coal train with unit BNSF power west on the Moffat. BNSF is repaying some horsepower-miles. The train was called at 3:00pm on this day, but didn't leave North Yard until about five minutes after sunset. This shot has an interesting effect, which is the result of 1600 ISO and very little light left! The train is approaching the east switch at Leyden, where it will take the siding to meet the already-waiting Ski Train.
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