Photo ID: 107592 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1982 makes its second appears in as many weeks on an eastbound coal load on the Moffat! A fresh crew got on the train at Cliff (after the previous crew died), and is now bringing the train through Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107593 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Generally speaking, UP's heritage units seem to do a pretty good job of avoiding Colorado. So, when one does show up (as UP 1982 has a few time lately), a lot of effort is often made in getting shots of it! Here, the MoPac unit approaches the grade crossing at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107594 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal train was originally called at Bond at 6pm the previous night. It seemed certain that it would arrive in Denver in the dead of night. Fortunately (for the railfans out there), it experienced a major delay in Bond and did not depart until 2am. The crew that was on duty at 6pm only made it to Cliff before their hours expired at 6am. The next crew got the train and it hit plain in beautiful morning light! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107595 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a quarter to eight in the morning and 76°F as UP 1982 leads an eastbound coal load toward the west switch of Eisele. The train has a straight shot all the way to Bypass 2 in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107596 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Missouri Pacific's screaming eagle looks mighty fine on the side of UP 1982 as it leads an eastbound coal load around Big Ten Curve. You can see some of the hoppers on the inside of the curve that serve as a windbreak. Many of them have fallen victim to taggers over the years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107597 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific You have to love how well the Missouri Pacific heritage unit blends in with the sky on a crystal clear day like this one. UP 1982 leads a slow moving coal train out of Leyden, on the approach to the Simms Street grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107598 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The more I have seen it and had the opportunity to shoot it, UP 1982 (the Missouri Pacific heritage unit) has become one of my favorites among UP's six heritage unit. Here, it is leading an eastbound coal train through Arvada. This afternoon, the train will head out on the plains. The question is, will UP 1982 find its way back to Colorado a fourth time? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A relatively short BNSF Provo-Denver rolls slowly down the main at Leyden. The train had an approach (yellow) signal at the west end as it is following a slow moving coal load. If you look down the tracks a bit on the siding, you'll note the house track at Leyden. Once upon a time (when Rocky Flats was still around), the house track almost always had some hopper cars on it that the West Local would switch. These days, however, it is typically empty and full of weeds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107600 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of elephant-style GEs leads up this eastbound manifest at Leyden. The paint schemes takes us through the years of BNSF. A New Image leads, followed by a Heritage 2, and then the original Heritage "Goat Boat". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107601 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest had an approach signal at the west end of Leyden and, as such, the engineer was slowing the train in preparation to stop at the east end. However, by the time the train had the east signal in sight, it, too, was an approach. The manifest was following an eastbound coal load that was moving quite slowly, keeping the manifest on yellows. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107602 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four GEs (three on the point, one bringing up the rear) manage this train composed primarily of tank cars (as most of BNSF's trains on the Moffat are) heads east out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.