Photo ID: 102175 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 1709 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Even as common as patched Espee AC4400CWs are these days, it is still pretty uncommon to catch two of them together in a consist! Such was the case on this Sunday morning though, as UP 6406 (ex-SP 360) leads a coal load east out of Leyden after meeting three westbounds. Interestingly, the train is actually headed for the power plant in Cañon City on the eastern end of Tennessee Pass! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102176 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1974 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of the irregular freights that the Moffat sees these days in the MNYPH, which runs from North Yard to Phippsburg on the Craig Branch. It is usually distinguishable from the MNYRO and/or MNYGJ as it typically runs a near-unit covered hopper train. These hoppers are primarily loaded with industrial sand and lime for some consignees in Craig, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102177 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain Arvada, CO 1725 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific BNSF will regularly run DPUs on their manifests that run on the Moffat. To the best of my recollection, before this train, I hadn't ever seen DPUs setup on a UP manifest. However, the sand being hauled by the MNYPH here is very heavy, so a single DPU swing helper cut in about 2/3 of the way through the train probably makes good sense! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102178 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 528 Brighton, CO 2005 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Severe flooding in the mid-west plains states has resulted in several BNSF lines being submerged for extended lengths of time. Consequently, a lot of trains are being rerouted on different lines. The HKCKPAS (Kansas City to Pasco, WA) has been rerouted through Colorado. Here, the train heads east on the Brush Sub with three Boeing 737 fuselages in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102179 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 528 Brighton, CO 2153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Fuselages for Boeing airplanes are built in Wichita, KS. The final assembly of the planes takes place in the Seattle, WA area. So how do those fuselages get there? By train of course! Here, a fuselage for a future 737-800 is being transported by BNSF to Boeing in Washington State. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102180 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 529 Brighton, CO 1676 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Planes and trains as seen from an automobile! The fuselage for a 737-800 rests on a flat car as it is transported from Wichita, KS to Seattle, WA. Typically these trains run through Nebraska, but recently flooding resulted in a re-route up the Joint Line and Brush Sub in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 1754 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Three Boeing 737-800 fuselages lead at the front of a very long HKCKPAS (Kansas City to Pasco, WA manifest). The large cars ahead of and behind the fuselages carry additional parts for assembly to be completed in Washington. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102182 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 2042 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The HKCKPAS has a clear signal at the east end of Tonville to continue its trek east. The train was rerouted due to flooding in the mid-west. The reroute definitely added some time as the train comes west into south Colorado from Kansas, north to Denver, east toward Fort Morgan, north into Nebraska, then west into Wyoming! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102183 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 519 Lochbuie, CO 1897 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Looking down from the 168th Avenue overpass, the Hudson Turn has a clear signal on the approach to Tonville. The turn will switch out some tank cars at Hudson before returning back to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102184 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Lochbuie, CO 1806 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The Hudson Turn has just knocked down the clear signal at the west switch of Tonville. In the distance, a mere 7,100 feet away, you can see the green signal at the east end of Tonville. The local will have clear signals all the way to Hudson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102185 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 36th Street Denver, CO 1742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This GP40-2 was one of the few former Espee GP40-2's to actually where a number in the 5275-series for a brief time before being moved into the current number series. Here, the unit sits at 36th Street, awaiting its next local assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102186 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 1435 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Kalamath (pronounced "Cal-uh-math") Street, a freshly recrewed northbound coal empty comes across the grade crossing on Main 2. After making its way through the yard, it'll continue north on the Brush Sub toward the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1740 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This is the northern start of the 120-mile Joint Line in Colorado. MP 0.0 at 20th Street. An empty UP rail train comes down from Prospect Junction at North Yard, preparing to enter Main 1 to proceed south. Curving off to the right, BNSF tracks head toward their own 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102188 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 3 Denver, CO 1858 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific For about a half mile along "Hogan's Alley", the Joint Line parallels I-25. An empty UP rail train, coming from Mason City, IA, heads south Main 1 after meeting BNSF's "Kick-Den" (Kansas City to Denver manifest) on Main 2 a mile or so back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102189 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 1543 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is just after 5:00pm as UP's MRONY-28 finally has a clear signal into the yard after a quick crew change at Leyden. The train departed from Roper, UT - the western end of the former Rio Grande - about 39 hours earlier. An all-EMD consist (including an SD70M, an SD70ACe and an SD60) lead the train on its final eight miles. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.