Photo ID: 110696 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue (MP 11.75) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It was rumored that this morning's Denver-Provo might have a Warbonnet leading. Alas, when the train showed up here at 80th Avenue (near the east switch of Leyden), it turns out the Warbonnet was third on the head end. A slightly worn C44-9W in Heritage 2 and an ET44C4 lead the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110697 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An early morning westbound pulls west on the main at Rocky by the switch to the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. This time of year, when the days are longest, the sun is on the north side of the tracks here in the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110698 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is pulling on the 2% grade west out of Rocky. Although it is not leading, seeing a Warbonnet on the train is a nice sight to see in 2024. Certainly wish it had been the leader, rather than the somewhat grungy Heritage 2 C44-9W that made the leader cut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110699 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5201 leads the manifest on the main at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Note the incredibly large radiator housing on the back of the second unit. These days, it is pretty common for the BNSF manifests on the Moffat to run with New Image, 3x2 power. This morning, the Heritage 2 and the Warbonnet offer a little variation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110700 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I am always impressed that, nearly 30 years after the merger that created BNSF, there are still a few Warbonnets on the rails whose paint is actually still in really great shape. BNSF 766, the third unit on the Denver-Provo, is a great example. Granted this unit is actually lettered for BNSF, which means it happened after the merger in 1995, Warbonnets being lettered with BNSF only happened briefly after the merger. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110701 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a beautiful morning along the Front Range in Colorado. There is not a cloud in the sky, which is a nice change after some mostly overcast skies the previous two mornings. BNSF's Denver-Provo is westbound on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110702 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF From above Tunnel 1, we see the westbound BNSF Denver-Provo winding through the curves at Blue Mountain Drive and the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Note the paved road in the foreground, which is one of the streets in the new Canyon Pines neighborhood. Custom homes that have yet to be built, but will be coming in the not-too-distant future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110703 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest emerges from the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train, which has a good looking Warbonnet on the head end, is headed for Provo, UT. Once there, the power will eventually return back to Denver, likely on the Provo-Denver. There is a chance the Warbonnet might lead for the return trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110704 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Canadian Pacific The two DPUs on the tail end of this westbound manifest are emerging from Tunnel 1. The first, of course, being a visitor from the north. At this point, however, Canadian Pacific no longer exists. The merger with Kansas City Southern has been official for a little over a year, and the new railroad is now CPKC. A handful of units have been repainted in the new scheme, though I have yet to see one in person. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110705 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs, one BNSF and one Canadian Pacific, bring up the tail end of this westbound manifest headed for Provo from Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110706 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While searching for UP 1943, which is supposed to be leading a westbound oil train out of Denver later in the day, I came across this old UP SD60M! It was originally delivered as UP 6337 in September 1992. What is the fate of the unit? My guess would be that it is on its way to storage, but I do not know. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110707 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943, UP's unit painted in tribute to the US military, was taken off its train by the inbound crew. The outbound crew, which went on duty at 9:45am, brought the power back out to the train. The hand brakes are being knocked off, and it will be ready to depart westbound shortly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110708 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Four units sit on the point of a westbound unit oil empty on Bypass 1, just east of C&S Junction. The conductor is onboard and the train is about read to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110709 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 is sitting on Bypass 1, looking at a red signal at C&S Junction (CP DS005). Momentarily, the train will tone up DS-380 to let him know that they are ready to depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110710 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After a layover in Denver on Bypass 1 at North Yard, UP 1943 and its empty westbound oil train is departing on Main 1 at C&S Junction. The four tracks east of C&S Junction, from left to right, are Bypass 1, Bypass 2, Main 3, and the North Yard Siding. At C&S Junction, when heading west, these filter down to just two tracks. From left to right, we have Main 1 and Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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