Photo ID: 100875 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 15, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 2566 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train After being delayed by a half hour or so due to a small grass fire, the Ski Train continues west at Plainview. When climbing up toward Big Ten, the crew on the train noticed a small fire near Little Ten at the west end of Rocky. The Ski Train stopped at Clay (because Amtrak was originally going to run around them). However, due to the first, Amtrak got held at Rocky and the Ski Train continued west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100682 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 8, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 2699 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Dispatcher 82 had this westbound coal empty hold the main at Plain so that Amtrak could run around the train via the siding. Amtrak is heading through the S-Curve at Rainbow cut, roughly halfway through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100661 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 31, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada 2674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The day before the final run of the season, the Ski Train heads west on clear signals (under clear skies) through Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100652 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 23, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada 2156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The sky is crystal clear and the sun is shining brightly as the Ski Train highballs Plain heading west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100562 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1746 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load is just crossing over the switch at the east end of Plain. The train will go into the siding at Rocky to wait for a crew change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100561 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1991 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load, with a little residual snow on the plow, heads heads through Plain as powered mountains of the Front Range stick up in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100560 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1720 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound (loaded) rail train enters into the siding at Plain to meet an eastbound coal load that is just entering the block at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100534 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1966 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) American Orient Express The American Orient Express is preparing to travel through the amazing Tunnel District on the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100533 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1779 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) American Orient Express What a great day to be riding the American Orient Express through the Colorado Rockies! The AOE is seen here just emerging from Tunnel 1 on its journey west toward San Francisco. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100531 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1838 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load glides through the S-Curve just west of Tunnel 1 (which is over my left shoulder). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100481 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 4, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 2015 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful Fourth of July, an eastbound coal load held the main at Plain to wait for a meet with a westbound coal empty. As the empty was pulling into the siding, the eastbound slowly pulled down toward the east switch to continue into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100387 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 2638 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande One final shot of the work train sitting on the house track at Plain. A shot that could actually be from 1990! Rainbow cut and the flat irons of the Front Range sit in the early morning light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100386 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 4996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande An upatched Rio Grande GP40-2 with MARS light still intact sits on the house track at Plain at 7:15am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100385 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 3, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 2020 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Southern Pacific A work train tied down on the house track at Plain awaits for its crew to arrive for a full days work. The local has two unpatched GP40-2's, SP 7299 and DRGW 3128. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100332 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 11, 2004 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Between tunnel one and the siding of Plain, the MNYGJ is led by a new AC4400CW-CTE with wings and flags. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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