Photo ID: 110231 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF typically runs its manifests on the Moffat in a 3x2 configuration (three units on the point, two DPUs on the end). This particular instance of the train does have five units, but it is setup in a 4x1 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110232 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF is well known for favoring GE over EMD for the past few decades. The SD70 series (both SD70MACs and SD70ACes) have been the one reprieve for EMD. A trio of SD70ACes (and an ES44AC) lead the westbound Denver-Provo manifest in west Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110233 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single SD70MAC brings up the tail end of the Denver-Provo as the train enters Barbara's Gulch, rolling by the oil steel structure in western Arvada. The SD70MAC is sporting the latest paint scheme. That is a little uncommon for SD70MACs, even in 2024. BNSF has spent a lot of time (or money) on repainting these yet. Most still wear the Heritage 2 scheme, or even the old "green and cream" scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110234 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This SD70MAC is actually designated as an SD70MACe by BNSF. Two dozen SD70MACs had some electronic equipment upgraded, were repainted, and received the "e" suffix on the model. Not sure exactly what, electronically, was upgraded. But it is nice seeing the latest scheme on an SD70MAC. The train is pulling by the old "Chem Spur", which hasn't been used in about a decade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110235 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo, consisting almost entirely of tank cars, heads west through Barbara's Gulch toward the Rocky Mountains. If you look closely, you can see an eastbound currently running through Eisele (Clay). The two trains will meet each other at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110236 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The clouds have moved in as a UP coal empty rolls east toward the (now defunct) switch to the Chem Spur. It would seem that these cars are being repositioned. They very possibly were just pulled out of storage somewhere on the former Rio Grande. Two AC4400CWs and an ES44AC lead the empty, elephant-style. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110237 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP coal train rolls by the newer neighborhoods in western Arvada. The interesting thing about this particular coal train is that, as you can see, it is in fact empty! The cars are likely being repositioned, perhaps after being pulled out of storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.