Photo ID: 104979 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1464 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load descends east (geographically south) down the main line at Plain. Note Rainbow Cut, so named because of the colors in the rock, in the distance. UP also has a track tamper sitting on the house track at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I think it is rather amazing that over 100 years ago, surveyors were confronted with these mountains and said "sure, we can build a rail line along and through those." Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104981 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 1187 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load is about to make its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. A few hundred feet above the train, you can see the tracks as they run through Eisele. Just a few minutes earlier, the train was headed in the oppose direction on those tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 1289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When the Moffat was original built, the tracks needed to gain a fair amount of altitude in a short distance. Consequently, the tracks use a fair number of loops to stretch out the distance. Here, an eastbound coal load is headed through Little Ten Loop at West Rocky. The head end is approach the switch for the Rocky Industrial Lead as the mid-train swing helpers come up on Little Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104983 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This C44/60AC has a shield and wings on the nose, although the shield is rather faded. This particular unit was once a 6000 horsepower AC6000CW. It's 6000 HP HDL prime mover has since been changed out for a standard 4400 HP FDL prime mover. The train is coming through the switch at East Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east switch of Rocky, trains switch radio channels as well as dispatchers. Eastbounds, such as this one, move from DS-82 to DS-86 and change from channel 23/23 to channel 14/14. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After the UP/SP merger in 1996, UP added specific designations for controls points, beyond just their names. As you can see on the box to the right, East Rocky has been designated as DS016. The "DS" came from "Denver and Salt Lake", the railroad that originally built the Moffat. A coal load passes by on its journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This coal load is running in a typical 2x3x1 configuration. These three mid-train swing helpers were added to the train in Glenwood Springs. They assisted the train in its climb up the west slope of the Continental Divide. Upon arriving in Denver, the units will be cut out of the train and serviced. The train will continue east with two units on the point and a sole DPU on the tail end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load is passing underneath CO-93 and headed in to Barbara's Gulch. The train has a single DPU here on the tail end - an SD70AH. This unit differs slightly from a standard SD70ACe because it weighs 7,000 pounds more. The frame is slightly thicker to add some extra weight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104988 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF has offered some colorful power on freights lately. This particular Sunday was no exception! With the Flat Irons visible in the distance, a great looking Warbonnet leads the Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104989 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A Warbonnet and a leased ES44AC lead an eastbound track rights train on the Moffat. It is a clear and beautiful January day in Colorado with temperature in the mid-50's. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With BNSF experiencing a shortage of power, they leased a lot of ES44ACs from CitiRail, an engine leasing company. You can see such a unit second out, behind a very good looking Warbonnet on this eastbound manifest. The train is passing by Oberon Middle School, approaching the grade crossing at 72nd Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I have to admit that the Warbonnet paint scheme is very close to the top of my list for all-time favorite schemes. It is a joy to find one in 2015 that is still is great shape, such as this C44-9W. I will truly miss them when they are completely gone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104992 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF CitiRail is a locomotive leasing company. BNSF has leased multiple ES44ACs from them during their power shortages in the last year. While the paint scheme may be a tad bland, it is always fun seeing something different! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104993 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF runs daily trackage rights trains between Denver, CO and Provo, UT. These trackage rights were granted as a condition of the UP/SP merger in 1996. Here, an eastbound manifest is getting close to its destination. If you look closely, you can see an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal near the right side of the monitor. The Denver skyline stands tall in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.