Photo ID: 107483 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr comes through the east control point at Plain with a trio of Amtrak California "Comment Cars" on the head end. The cars are returning to California after spending a few weeks away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107484 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The cold (and oftentimes snowy) weather of the Winter has given way to a fantastically green Spring as the westbound Zephyr heads west at Plain. May has brought above average rainfall to the Denver area, which in turn has really greened up the fields. The Zephyr has three Amtrak California Comet cars in tow. I happened to shoot these cars two weeks ago when they were coming east on the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107485 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at one of the Amtrak California Comet cars, which is headed back to California after a couple weeks away...granted I am not entirely sure what the reason was for leaving. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107486 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest is rolling through a Form B work zone. The zone is a mile long and is in effect from MP 14.25 to MP 15.25 from 0700 to 1730. I am not sure exactly what work is going on. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107487 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Kickin' It Old School! A trio of C44-9Ws, two of which are still wearing the original Heritage scheme, lead an eastbound Provo-Lincoln between Rocky and Leyden. These Heritage C44-9Ws are sometimes referred to as "Goat Boats". The "Goat" is a reference to the scheme resembling Great Northern's scheme (which used a Goat in their logo). The "Boat" is a reference to GE's traditionally being referred to as "U-Boats" as GE's models once (primarily) because with the letter "U". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107488 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As May progresses and we get closer to June, afternoon thunderstorms will start to become more of the norm along the Colorado Plains. Today is no exception as clouds build up to the east as an eastbound BNSF manifest rolls by just 14 miles west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107489 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP manifest departs Leyden, making its way toward North Yard. Ironically, the train would end up getting stuck at Tennyson Street (just west of C&S Junction) for over four hours, waiting to get in to North Yard! It's westbound counterpart was blocking the way, keeping the train stuck on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107490 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1182 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70M is sandwiched between a pair of ES44ACs as this MRONY approaches the grade crossing at Simms Street. UP may have changed the schedule of the MRONY a bit, as this eastbound departed Roper on a Sunday. Monday/Wednesday/Friday have been the norm lately. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107491 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Sometimes it pays to be lucky. The one specially painted unit that UP has on its roster that had eluded me was the breast cancer unit. That is, until this day! I had no clue UP 7400 was going to be the third unit on the MRONY and it took me completely by surprise as it rolled by. That'll cheer up any railfan's Monday! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107492 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Unfortunately, most of the fields in the Denver area spend much more of the year looking brownish and dead than they do green and alive. Fortunately, May is a time when they are typically the greenest! And passengers onboard the eastbound California Zephyr can enjoy the view as the train rolls by just west of Leyden, running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.