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Photo ID: 106917
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP DS036 (East Cliff)
Pinecliff, CO
1140
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, BNSF
An eastbound BNSF Provo-Lincoln has a "rainbow" consist as it rounds the bend toward the east switch of Cliff. This train was at Glenwood Springs at 7:22am...so he made impressive time to be here at Cliff five hours later!
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Photo ID: 106918
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP DS036 (East Cliff)
Pinecliff, CO
1155
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
With a snow-covered Continental Divide as a backdrop, an eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest, with six units on the point, depart the east end of Cliff, ready to enter the Tunnel District.
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Photo ID: 106919
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP DS036 (East Cliff)
Pinecliff, CO
1168
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
Looking down from high above the east end of Cliff, we find a Ferromex ES44AC, a KCS SD70ACe, a pair of BNSFs and a pair of Norfolk Southern units all leading the Provo-Lincoln. The train is about to cross over South Boulder Creek and enter 29, the west end of the Tunnel District.
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Photo ID: 106920
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft)
Arvada, CO
1405
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
A very colorful consist emerges from the east portal of Tunnel One. Only two of the six units on the head end of this eastbound are BNSF, but the train itself is indeed BNSF. The first three units were on a Denver-Provo which I shot a few days ago on Thursday.
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Photo ID: 106921
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Coal Creek (MP 23)
Arvada, CO
1123
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
The first five units in this rainbow consist are units that I actually shot earlier this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Units four and five were on the Denver-Provo on Wednesday (along with another NS unit that is not on this train). Units one, two, and three led the Denver-Provo on Thursday.
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Photo ID: 106922
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Coal Creek (MP 23)
Arvada, CO
1099
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
An amazing consist rounds the curve at MP 23, right at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Fortunately, mother nature cooperated and the skies are nice and sunny as the train continues east.
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Photo ID: 106923
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Coal Creek (MP 23)
Arvada, CO
1147
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
I caught this train above the tracks at East Cliff and then hustled down to the base of Coal Creek to get ready for a shot. Fortunately, the train was restricted to 20 MPH between Crescent and Rocky due to high winds. That gave me some extra time to climb around in the Jefferson County Open Space to try to find the best perspective possible.
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Photo ID: 106924
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Coal Creek (MP 23)
Arvada, CO
1080
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern
You may note that the cab on this Norfolk Southern looks a little different. This unit is designated as an SD60E. Norfolk Southern has rebuilt 100 or so SD60s at their locomotive shops in Altoona, PA. Electronics were upgraded and the standard spartan cabs were replaced with Norfolk Southern's own version of a wide cab.
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Photo ID: 106925
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Coal Creek (MP 23)
Arvada, CO
1150
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
A single ES44C4 brings up the tail end of a very long Provo-Denver manifest. If you look above the white covered hopper, you can find the east portal of Tunnel One...which may have houses built atop it in the not-too-distant future as a housing development has been approved by the city.
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Photo ID: 106926
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Rocky (7,330ft)
Arvada, CO
1192
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF
This massive Provo-Denver (with six units on the point and one DPU on the tail end) had to stop and tie down here at Rocky. At the time, BNSF had no room train in the yard. A van is coming out from Denver to pick up the crew and take them to their hotel. When the yard is ready, a Denver-based crew will come out and take the train the remaining 17 or so miles in to the yard.
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