Photo ID: 102100 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS019) Arvada, CO 1731 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Little Ten Curve is one of the few spots that offers the ability to get this type of shot! While the three BNSF GE's are pulling on the front of this Denver to Provo manifest, two more units are pushing on the tail end along the mainline at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102099 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 1761 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the east switch of Rocky, a trio of BNSF units are in command of this westbound Denver to Provo trackage rights train. Meanwhile, a UP ballast train (symboled WDVDVB-23) sits tied down on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The ballast train has been dropping new ballast along the main. In fact, a bit of new ballast is barely visible along the rails at the base of the hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101908 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 3132 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train On a clear Colorado morning - well, clear to the east anyway - the Ski Train meets an eastbound coal load at Rocky. If you look closely, you can see the tail end of an eastbound MRONY holding the main at Clay! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101907 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 3079 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Approach the east switch at Rocky, the westbound Ski Train has an Advanced Approach (high flashing yellow) signal. The train will be meeting an eastbound manifest (the MRONY-04) at Clay. The manifest is holding the main, but does not fit between switches. The Ski Train will run through the siding, waiting for the manifest to clear, and then continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101866 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 2477 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Light was very quickly fading from the sky as the Ski Train comes out the east end of Rocky. Those with a keen eye might note something different about the Ski Train on this evening...the private cars are at the front of the train! This would be because the train was unable to wye (turn around) at Tabernash. So, the power ran around the train and essentially ran down the mountain "backward". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101800 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 1972 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look down the long stretch of empty well cars on the rerouted baretable IOADVR. It took the train almost twelve hours to get from the Moffat Tunnel to Rocky! The primary reason was due to the MNYGJ, which broke a draw bar early in the morning. The other reason is that, well, baretables are just about the lowest priority train on the railroad! Note the last unit on an eastbound coal load coming through Clay is just barely visible in the upper left corner of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101799 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 1743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A very rare train was rerouted over the Moffat (whereas it would normally run through Wyoming). A baretable intermodal (the IOADVR) came from Oakland, CA running through the Utah desert and over the Moffat. Here, the train waits for the West Local while sitting in the hole at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101694 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 1677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There has been a ton of maintenance going on along the Moffat lately. Tie gangs, track gangs, switch gangs and signal gangs all out doing their thing. The Moffat has literally been taken out of service between Leyden and (at least) Cliff all week in between Amtrak's. This work train, with two SD70Ms for power, needed a place to tie up for the night, and the Rocky Spur worked as well as no house track was long enough to accomodate the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101629 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 11, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Jefferson County, CO 1652 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) TXI The TXI plant - located roughly halfway between CO-72 and the south end of Boulder along CO-93 - is the last industry served on the north end of the Rocky Spur. Anybody who's driven past on CO-93 will probably remember it! This shot shows the plant along with the new "critter" being used to switch cars out at the plant. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101628 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 11, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Jefferson County, CO 1597 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) TXI It appears as though the GM8 that has been used by the TXI plant (at the end of the Rocky Spur) for so many years may have finally fallen off its last leg. This new "critter" showed up a few weeks ago and has been switching hoppers that the GM8 used to switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101627 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 11, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Jefferson County, CO 1735 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) TXI At the very end of the Rocky Spur is the TXI Plant (that has gone through several different owners over the years). For as long as I can remember, the plant has switched out covered hoppers using this old G8. It is in pretty sad condition and may actually be inoperable at this point. It hadn't moved in several weeks at the time I took this shot. This is the VERY end of the Rocky Spur, just a few dozen feet away from CO-93. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101528 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS019) Arvada, CO 2535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train On the last day of its summer run in 2007, the Ski Train rounds Little Ten Curve at the west end of Rocky. The train is running right on time with no traffic ahead. Note the third unit is smoking a bit more than the others as it is in Run 8, supplying the HEP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101458 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS016) Arvada, CO 1962 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Something you don't see everyday (particularly on the Moffat)! Not only are these three BNSF ES44DC's just about as new as you can get, but they are also running in sequential numeric sequence (BNSF 7548, 7549, 7550). They are on the point of the MSTDVJ headed for Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101250 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 16, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (DS019) Arvada, CO 2193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train You can see how much the Ski Train has descended in elevation just between Big Ten and the west end of Rocky! The train is currently looping through Little Ten on the main line with a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101246 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 15, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Spur Arvada, CO 2165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande For nearly three years, UP 1901 (ex-DRGW 3155) has been working on locals out of Pueblo. On March 11, the unit came north on the MPUNY for a 92-day inspection. Once released, it stayed in Denver rather than being sent back down to Pueblo. So, on March 15, it was on the Rocky Local for the first time in about three years! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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