Photo ID: 110109 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest, with a trio of SD70ACes, waits in the siding at Rocky for a single UP SD70ACe that is currently headed east above at Eisele (Clay). The sole SD70ACe went west at 4am to help out an oil train that had stalled between Fraser and Winter Park. After bringing the train through the Moffat, the unit cut off and headed back to Denver light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110110 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single UP SD70ACe comes around the east side of Big Ten Curve, the Denver skyline visible in the distance. This unit went west earlier in the day to assist an oil train that stalled out between Fraser and Winter Park. After helping drag the train through the Moffat Tunnel, the unit cut away and is now headed back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110111 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8934 just met BNSF's Denver-Provo at Rocky. The BNSF conductor joked that "this is going to be a real hard roll by." The UP conductor replied "just make sure we have all six axles." Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110112 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 175 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three BNSF SD70ACes pull the Denver-Provo up the grade from Rocky, through the S-Curve, and around toward the east face of Big Ten Curve and the covered hopper wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110113 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Temperatures are finally above freezing, but overcast skies are blocking the direct sunlight, so snow is still sticking around. Three SD70ACes lead the westbound Denver-Provo down the main at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110114 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Snow is plentiful along the right-of-way at Eisele (Clay) as BNSF's trackage rights manifest passes by on its journey west to Provo, UT. The skies are overcast on this January morning, but the temperatures are actually above freezing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110115 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sun is technically minutes away from setting, but a thick layer of clouds to the west is blocking out the light, effectively creating blue hour with very low light. The ISO is bumped up (and the grain is definitely apparent) as UP's North Yard to Grand Junction manifest heads west out of Leyden. This exact same train attempt to head west just over 24 hours earlier, but stalled out due to two engines failing on the climb out of Rocky. The entire train backed down close to North Yard for new power. This is the second attempt (which will be successful). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.