Photo ID: 104815 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1652 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After stopping briefly in the siding to meet an eastbound (and allow the lead unit to cool off, as it was running too hot), this westbound MNYRO (Manifest, North Yard to Roper, UT) is now on the move again, pulling toward the west end of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104816 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1624 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP stopped running manifests between Denver and Salt Lake via the Moffat for a few years in the early 2000's. When they returned in 2005, they would frequently run with near solid sets of SD70Ms. Not long after, GE ACs took over, making the power virtually identical to coal train power. However, with the recent power shortage on all the Class 1's, EMDs have been making a strong come back on Moffat manifests! Two SD70Ms and two SD40Ns (rebuilt SD40-2s) join a single GE for the journey west over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104817 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD40N's that you could easily confuse if you are numerically dyslexic assist with the pulling of the MNYRO at Crescent. Unfortunately, UP 1652 has been pretty badly tagged, making for quite an eye sore. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1554 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I don't have a ton of Snoot Nose SD40-2s on my site. First off, they weren't all that common to begin with. Second, they definitely aren't all that common on the Moffat! However, this SD40N (rebuilt by UP from an SD40-2) happened to make an appearance on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104819 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1758 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is becoming harder to get shots from the west end of Cliff that include an unobstructed view of the tracks and the signal. I like including the signal as these signals and the signals at east Leyden are the only ones on the Moffat (east of the Moffat Tunnel) that have not yet been replaced. Here, the MNYRO knocks down a clear signal at the west end as it makes its way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104820 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Even though lighting is frequently less than ideal, I like the shot at the west end of Cliff. The tracks run parallel to South Boulder Creek and trains, leaving the Tunnel District behind, can pick up a little speed. In this shot, the MNYRO has a great variety of power, all elephant-style, headed west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104821 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1637 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a beautiful summer afternoon as UP's daily westbound manifest running from Denver to Salt Lake City (the MNYRO) heads down the main on a clear signal. The train is about to pass underneath CO-119 in the heart of Rollinsville. Rollinsville celebrated its 130th birthday in 2014 and no doubt most of its 181 residents (2010 census) attended the festivities. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104822 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland Tolland, CO 1644 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYRO is about to cross over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland. I would have liked this picture a lot more if "Union Pacific" hadn't been scratched off the shield on the nose of this SD70M. The engineer is enjoying the ride, kicking back with a boot out the window! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104823 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS049 (East East Portal) Tolland, CO 1590 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO knocks down a clear signal at the east end of East Portal. At this point, we are up near 9,000 feet and about a mile away from the eastern bore of the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Tunnel. Another five weeks or so and the aspens in this area will be getting mighty colorful! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104824 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1433 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is getting to be late in the afternoon as this eastbound BNSF manifest rolls through the OS at the east switch of Rocky. At this point, the crew will switch from channel 2323 to channel 1414 and move from UP DS-82 to UP DS-86. Five GEs are in the command of the trains, which is primarily composed of tank cars. (Note: Channel 1414 being used between Prospect Jct and Rocky for DS-86 is a recent change. It had been channel 9292, but was changed due to the amount of radio traffic on 9292). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104825 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Getting a little artsy, this shot is focused in on a lone sunflower (on this side of the tracks) as an eastbound BNSF manifest rounds the curve out of Rocky, headed into Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104826 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As more and more BNSF units painted in the "New Image" scheme appear, it is becoming less and less common to find units painted in the original "Heritage" scheme. However, BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO (trackage rights) manifest had one on this sunny August afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.