Photo ID: 105835 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1364 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MRONY (Manifest, Roper, UT to North Yard, CO) has an all-EMD consist on this Thursday afternoon. This is something that has been happening more and more and has been nice to see (and hear) on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105836 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1564 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is probably in the top 10 most "classic" shots on the east side of the divide along the Moffat, with the tall lattice structure in the background (whose purpose seems to be a bit of mystery to everyone). Hard to believe this view has been dominated by Union Pacific for nearly 20 years now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105837 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest, with a CitiRail leaser on the point, winds through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on the approach to the Blue Mountain road crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105838 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF I try to make it a point to get as many of these CitiRail leasers on film (well, electronics...but you get the point) as I can. There is a good chance that these will have totally disappeared within a couple of years. Plus, it is quite a wild paint scheme and, like most railfans, I love getting shots of wild paint schemes! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105839 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF Both UP and BNSF manifests on the Moffat tend to be dominated by tank cars these days. This BNSF Provo-Denver was no exception. Other than a few assorted cars near the point, most of the remainder of the train is tanks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105840 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1287 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF BNSF was shuttling a lot of power from Provo back to Denver on this day. At least, I assume that was the case as only the first three of the eight units were actually online. Interesting how six BNSF units were sandwiched between a CitiRail leaser and a CSX unit! Behind the train (right side of the frame), you will notice a set of tracks. This is the Chem Spur which hasn't been used in over two years since Mesa Oil moved to a new location. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105841 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound rolls past Chem Spur, east of Barbara's Gulch. The train will stop at Leyden long enough to assist a UP train to tie their train down. The crew on the UP train was not informed that they should tie the train down and, by the time they learned this, they had already died. Once a crew has died, they are not allowed to do anything other than sit on the train and ensure it doesn't roll. This includes tying it down. The BNSF crew lent a hand though and the UP crew was able to leave on a van. If you are reading this and are new to trains, the term die refers to a crew that has worked for 12 consecutive hours. Once they have worked 12 hours, they are "dead" and cannot do anything else. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.