Photo ID: 103858 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8 Arvada, CO 1335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific is in the process of adding a second main track between C&S Junction and CP DS007 (in Arvada). Consequently, UP has moved the high-wide detector previously found at MP 5.5 to MP 8.4, just west of Carr Street. It's the second time this particularly detector was moved. When UP built the Arvada siding, the high-wide was moved from MP 6.0 to MP 5.5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103859 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103861 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103862 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP has completed installation of the crossing for the Arvada siding which will extend west of Lamar Street up to Pierce Street at Control Point DS007. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103863 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103864 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 6 Arvada, CO 1341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In this shot, the tracks from left to right represent the existing main, the Arvada siding and BNSF's Golden Sub. As construction of the second main track continues, a new track will appear in this shot and the tracks will then be as follows (from left to right): Main 1, Main 2, Arvada Siding at BNSF Golden Sub. Grading for the project appears complete, so track should be appears in the coming weeks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103865 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 5 Denver, CO 1240 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At Lowell Street, a construction sign has been erected letting motorists know that the grade crossing will be closed from 9/6/11 until 9/9/11. During this time, Union Pacific will reconfigure the tracks across the road, adding in new tracks to accommodate the new second main and the (slightly) relocated BNSF Golden Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103866 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 5 Denver, CO 1287 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At Lowell Street, UP has a stretch of track down (with no ballast) that will eventually become Main 2. New grade crossing will be installed across Lowell between September 6th and September 9th. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103867 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 5 Denver, CO 1538 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Most days, UP runs the MNYRO, a manifest from North Yard to Roper, UT. This train, however, does not run on Sunday's. Instead, a MNYGJ runs from North Yard to Grand Junction. Here, the MNYGJ departs from Main 3 at C&S Junction. As it heads west towards Lowell Street, it passes by stacks of concrete ties which will be used in the installation of a second main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103868 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYGJ is exceptionally long on this particular Sunday. According to the crew on the head end, the train is 6,200 feet long! Six units (3 on the point and 3 mid-train, just visible to the right) are charged with getting the huge manifest west to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103869 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 2034 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here is an interesting find on the back of the MNYGJ! A Herzog machine is being transported from Denver to Grand Junction. This was in fact a topic of confusion briefly between the dispatcher and the train. They had thought this was a single car, when it fact it is two cars on the manifest. The dispatcher thought an extra car had been picked up from North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103870 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1830 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At east Plain, an exceptionally lengthy MNYGJ takes the siding to meet an eastbound coal load. At 6,530 feet, Plain is not a short siding. Yet the MNYGJ only cleared the east switch by about five cars once it was in the clear! It would seem that the lead unit is going to have some difficulties flying, what with only half a wing at all... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103871 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1680 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With DPU technology more and more refined, it is becoming more and more common to find DPU's on manifests in addition to coal trains. A nice trio of elephant-style, flagged C44AC-CTE's made up the midtrain power on this 6,200 foot long MNYGJ as the train proceeds down the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103872 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 24 Arvada, CO 1466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Did you ever read the "Where's Waldo" books? Well, I suppose the title of this shot could be "Where's the Eastbound"! The westbound MNYGJ sits patiently in the siding at Plain awaiting an eastbound coal load. And, if you look closely, you'll see said eastbound emerging from Tunnel 4 in the distance near the right side of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103873 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Arvada, CO 1503 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It's always fun to shoot an eastbound at the Blue Mountain grade crossing as the train winds its way through the S-Curves at the bottom of Coal Creek Canyon. Midtrain swing helpers are usually positioned in just the right spot in the train to be able to capture the first one along with the head end power, such as in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.