Photo ID: 102583 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8 Arvada, CO 1854 (6 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As a westbound coal empty rolled by me, I started looking at things to take pictures of. This shot caught my eye...a wheel from an empty hopper quickly rolls over the railhead of a 136-pound rail forged in 1979 at Colorado Fuel & Iron! Would enjoy hearing what you think of this somewhat "artsy" shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102582 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8 Arvada, CO 1673 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty continues its long trek toward the mine it'll load at. While most empties on the Moffat load on either the Craig Branch or the North Fork Branch, this empty will load at the Savage mine just outside Price, UT...across the Utah desert! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102361 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 89 Parshall, CO 2806 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Just outside of Byers Canyon, UP's Board of Directors Special throttles up again to make track speed for the remainder of the journey to Kremmling. Trains make their way through Byers Canyon at 20 MPH, but passenger trains accelerate to 70 MPH once they are clear of the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102360 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Sulpher, CO 3583 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP's Board of Directors Special snakes its way through the glorious Byers Canyon. The train is approaching the west end of the canyon. The river is running a bit low, which is common in the fall, at the base of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102359 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Sulpher, CO 2982 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After shooting the train at Granby, I was unable to catch it again until Byers Canyon. Between Granby and Sulpher, trains (passenger trains in particular) make very good time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102345 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8 Arvada, CO 1589 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific September is definitely upon us! It is just a bit past 6:00pm and the sun is getting pretty low in the western sky. The train still has a long journey ahead of it as it is headed for Metropolis, IL. However, it will take a break in Denver on the Belt Bypass tracks. There, its swing helpers will be cut out and the train will wait for a new crew which will take it east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102344 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8 Arvada, CO 1453 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As I was waiting for an eastbound coal load along the Moffat in Arvada, I happened to notice that the rail closest to me was the same age as me! The rail was produced at CF&I (Colorado Fuel & Iron) in Pueblo. In the distance, headlights from the eastbound are visible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102257 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 86 Hot Sulpher Springs, CO 1706 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east end of Byers Canyon, a UP light power move is just entering the canyon. These nine units are heading for Grand Junction (or more likely, Glenwood Springs), where they will be used as mid-train swing helpers for the trip back east over the divide to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102256 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Hot Sulpher Springs, CO 2330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While Byers Canyon may not be the most spectacular canyon the (former) Grande travels through, it still isn't something to just shrug off! There are constant 10-degree (read: very sharp) curves through the canyon and the sound of flanges on rail echo off the walls. Here, this coal empty is following the head waters of the Colorado River through the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102255 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Hot Sulpher Springs, CO 2402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This Drake coal empty is snaking through Byers Canyon as it approaches the west end. The "Drake" here is in reference to the Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs which this unit train services. The train is headed for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101838 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Arvada, CO 1681 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I've always liked this perspective looking east along the straight stretch of track through Arvada. I like the lines added by the leafless trees to the left. Oberon Road is just barely visible to the right; the intersection in the distance is Oberon and Carr Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101582 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Arvada, CO 1492 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load heads down a long straight section of track between Carr Street and Pierce Street (roughly) in mid-Arvada. UP 7281 was the last [DPU] unit on the train and caught the light nicely on the way toward town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101255 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Arvada, CO 1830 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Relatively nonthreatening clouds hang out over the eastern plains of Colorado as the Ski Train slowly passes east through Arvada on a yellow signal. Up ahead, the train will stop for a few minutes at CP 7.5 as a coal load (ahead of the Ski Train) slowly makes its way into Bypass Track Two at C&S Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101254 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Arvada, CO 2807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The Ski Train heads back toward Denver on its first run in Spring in 2007. Some of the grass in the Denver area is starting to show some signs a green, thanks to the very wet winter that we had earlier in the season. The Ski Train is crossing Carr Street, moving slowly on an Approach (yellow) signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101201 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 16, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Arvada, CO 2610 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train It should be a great day for skiing up at Winter Park! Looks like the white stuff is falling over the mountains as the Ski Train hustles to get its passengers up to the slopes. The train is in between Carr Street and West 68th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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