Photo ID: 108641 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 592 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest passes by a Clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (formerly Clay) and slowly rolls on to the signal track that will take the train around Big Ten Loop and down to Rocky, which can be seen to the right of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108642 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 659 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 3267 is an ES44C4 that is not in the number of range of most of the ES44C4s on BNSF's roster. This is one of 50 units in this number range that were delivered as "Tier 4 credit units". BNSF used some emissions credits to purchase 50 ES44C4s after Tier 4 emissions requirements were in place. It is leading a huge Provo-Denver that is nearly 8,000 feet long, weighs around 12,000 tons, and has 123 cars in the train. The train is about to make the descent around Big Ten Curve down to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108643 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 660 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A longer-than-usual Provo-Denver manifest makes its way east out of Eisele and around and down Big Ten Loop. BNSF manifests on the Moffat usually have end DPUs, but it is less common to find mid-train DPUs on these trains. But if you look, you can find two mid-train DPUs just about to disappear behind the trees around Big Ten in the distance. This train is around 8,000 feet long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108644 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A classic shot for eastbounds on the Moffat, no doubt! A trio of GEs lead the Provo-Denver by the intermediate signal at MP 14.6. Keen observers may notice that mile plate on the signal says 14.5, and you are correct. When going west, this intermediate is identified as 14.5, but when going east, it is identified as 14.6. Just keeps it unique and makes it obvious to anyone (dispatcher, MOW, etc) listening to the radio which direction the train is going, as well as where it is. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108645 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of "Evolution Series", Tier-3 units leads the eastbound Provo-Denver by the intermediate signal at Chemical on the way east toward Denver. The first two units are both ES44C4, which are A1A-A1A units. The third unit is an ES44DC, which is a C-C unit. An "A1A-A1A" unit is a six axle unit, but only four of the axles are powered with a traction motor. The middle axles on both trucks are "dummy" axles, and are unpowered. BNSF absolutely loves these units, having ordered over 1,300 copies since GE first unveiled them in 2009. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108646 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 691 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An exceptionally long BNSF Provo-Denver manifest glides downgrade by two new "self storage" facilities, both built in the last 18 months. In the distance, you can see Welton Reservoir, which was constructed about 20 years ago as a water supply for the ever-increasing population in the Denver-Metro area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108647 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 28, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A nice, elevated shot of a long Provo-Denver heading east down the main at Leyden. Note the new construction to the left of the train, including a new "Kum & Go" gas station that just opened a week ago. The houses to the left of the train make up the neighborhoods of Five Parks and Whisper Creek. Construction on Five Parks took place around 2000, and Whisper Creek around 2005. In the distance is man-made Stanley Lake. Because the lake is downwind from the former Rocky Flats - a plant that used to build triggers for nuclear bombs - locals often joke that Stanley Lake is home to three-headed fish and glowing plants. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.