Photo ID: 106367 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1288 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I got a heads up Saturday morning that BNSF's westbound Denver-Provo manifest would likely have two Warbonnets in the consist. Based on the way it appeared in the computer, it looked as though the Warbonnets were going to be the DPUs on the end of the train. Alas, the computer was playing games. Turned out they were second and third. But still, a pair of Warbonnets, regardless of where in the consist, is something I'll take any day! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 4700-4719 were the last units delivered to BNSF in the Warbonnet scheme before orange completely took over. One of the units from this range (as well as one of the older ones from the 3-digit range) showed up on the Denver-Provo on this Saturday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106369 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF runs a manifest between Denver and Provo that frequently consists of large numbers of tank cars. A lot of these cars wind up at industries between Provo and Ogden. BNSF deliver the cars to Provo and then turns them over to Utah Railway. Utah Railway then delivers the cars to their respective customers...all this done via UP rails! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106370 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Many railfans would argue that the Warbonnet scheme is the best scheme of any in history. It was wonderful when Santa Fe (and, for a brief time, BNSF) brought the scheme back in the 1990s. Considering the fact it has been 20 years, this Warbonnet is still looking mighty fine! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106371 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1240 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF OUCH! Looks like this Warbonnet must've suffered from a fire under the long hood at some point. This unit was one of the final 20 Warbonnets delivered to BNSF. Bummer that it suffered from that fire. Still, always worth a roster shot of Warbonnet...why they are still around to be shoot! Before we know it, they will all be repainted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106372 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of Warbonnets with the Colorado Rockies as a backdrop! True, one Warbonnet has an orange components behind the cab and another has some fire damage...but just getting such a shot in 2017 is a treat! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106373 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 1197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BLHX You may recall that, up until 2004, Amtrak hauled bulk mail for the United States Postal Service. In 2004, however, Amtrak canceled the contract with the USPS because the Amtrak leadership of the time believed passenger service was being disrupted by the mail service (with switching, etc). So, nearly overnight, Amtrak stopped the practice, much to the surprise of the USPS. After Amtrak stopped hauling mail, the boxcars they had owned for that purpose were sold off. Every once in awhile, you might catch one of those boxcars, still in Amtrak's Phase IV scheme, on the rails! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106374 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the late 1990s and early 2000s, BNSF would run its westbound manifests with a pair of manned helpers (typically SD40-2s) on the tail end. The helpers would cut off at East Portal and return light back to Denver. With the advancement and (general) reliability of DPU technology, it was a practice that only lasted a few years. Now you can usually expect to find 1-2 DPUs on the tail end of BNSF freight. Such is the case here as a pair of C44-9Ws give an assist to the Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.