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Monday, September 5, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 7
Arvada, CO
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1416 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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When I heard this train calling the dispatcher, they were using BNSF 697 to identify themselves. I immediately figure that meant a Warbonnet was leading. Alas, the Warbonnet led eastbound, but the crew kept the same number for the trip back west toward Golden. You can see the Warbonnet second out in this shot.
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Monday, September 5, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 7
Arvada, CO
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1474 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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Once UP completes the addition of a second main track in Arvada, this shot will likely never happen again. BNSF's Golden Sub, which the Beer Run uses to reach Coors, is visible to the right. However, due to that track being out of service further east (and continuing the "reroute" theme from the day), the Beer Run is currently using the Arvada Siding and crossing over halfway through the siding to the Golden Sub. Here, an all-coal Beer Run is entering the Arvada Siding with the main to the left.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 7
Arvada, CO
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1430 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific
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Apologies for the lines crossing this shot. Normally I wouldn't include a shot with such unsightly distractions, but I did so here to show the progress of the construction of a second main track between C&S Junction at Pierce Street. Once the new track (seen here) is ready for trains, the existing main track will be severed and reconnected to the new main. The Arvada siding (middle track) and the existing main will shift to the left to accommodate the new track. BNSF's Golden Sub (running to Coors) is visible on the left. In the next five years, RTD's Gold Line will also come into the picture (quite literally) at this location.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 7
Arvada, CO
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1325 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific
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As part of the addition of a second main track, UP has laid the (concrete) ties and rails on the north side of existing main between Pierce Street and Sheridan. The ballast has yet to be laid. In this shot, the new track will end up being Main 1 and the existing track will be Main 2. However, around the bend, the alignments will shift slightly and the existing track will become Main 1 and a new track (yet to be laid on the south side of the existing track) will become Main 2.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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MP 7
Arvada, CO
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1284 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific
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For four days in mid-August, UP closed the grade crossing at Lamar Street in Arvada. During this time, two new crossing were installed. The crossing to the north of the existing crossing (right side of the picture) will serve as Main 1 once construction is complete. The existing main (center) will be Main 2. The crossing to the south (left side of the picture) will serve as the Arvada Siding.
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