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Photo ID: 108494
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Monday, September 28, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)
Arvada, CO
741
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
It is a beautiful late September afternoon as six BNSF units lead a westbound coal empty on the Moffat. The train is moving at track speed as it leaves west out of Rocky and makes the climb up Big Ten Loop. This particular coal empty actually originated in Mexico.
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Photo ID: 108495
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, September 28, 2020 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)
Arvada, CO
751
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
If you are a follower of the site, then you likely know that coal trains - once the most common type of train on the Moffat - have become rather scarce. So it was extra special when BNSF ran a coal empty west up and around Big Ten on this September afternoon. All six units are on the head end for the trip west.
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Photo ID: 108496
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, September 28, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)
Arvada, CO
733
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Six BNSF units, including a single "green and cream" SD70MAC, lead a coal empty west on the main at Eisele (Clay). The train originated in Mexico and BNSF is in charge of running the train west over the Moffat.
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