Photo ID: 107500 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue Arvada, CO 1152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful May morning for the westbound Zephyr as it crosses 80th Avenue in Arvada on the approach to Leyden. If you noticed what looks to be pink or purple on a Superliner toward the back of the train, you are correct! That coach was used on the Winter Park Express and the wrap has not yet been removed from the car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107501 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1259 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF oil trains are not exactly strangers to the Moffat, but this one is particularly odd. Most oil trains head west to load in Utah, and then return loaded. This one, however, is coming east empty. The train originated in Salt Lake City. Here, a semi and a car on CO-72 overtake the train, which is slowing for a red signal at West Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107502 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound oil train has actually been one of the slower BNSF train to travel from Grand Junction to Denver. The Grand Junction crew could only make it as far as Rollins, and it took some time for BNSF to get a fresh crew up to take the train the rest of the way. Thus, the total time from Grand Junction to Denver was around 21 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107503 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A nice, long telephoto shot of BNSF 4978 draws in North Table Mountain in Golden in the distance. While it may not seem like it due to the compression effect, the mountain is actually over four miles away to the south! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107504 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting an empty oil train at Leyden, this westbound loaded sand train is grinding its way through Barbara's Gulch, barely making 10 MPH as it climbs the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107505 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Five units (an ES44AC, an SD70ACe, and three SD70MACs) work hard to pull 80 cars of sand west through Barbara's Gulch. Each car weighs roughly 115 tons. That's 9,200 tons for the entire train. With the power on the train, it should have around 2.2 HPT. Just enough to keep it slowly rolling up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107506 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running right on time, makes its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on the approach to the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107507 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Plenty of green with some yellow flower mixed in creates a beautiful scene as the eastbound Zephyr rolls toward the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. The train has green signals the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107508 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After passing through Eisele and wrapping around the main part of Big Ten Curve, the eastbound Zephyr is now descending down toward a clear signal at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.