Photo ID: 111380 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Montana Rail Link While I've never been a fan of EMD's latest nose, which includes the "notch" on either side for visibility, I will say that the ubiquitousness of SD70ACes in railroad today has allowed me to get used to the nose. While not at the top of my list of favorite diesel locomotives, I do not mind the look of the SD70ACe at this point. A BNSF SD70Ace and an MRL SD70ACe bring up the tail end of this Provo-Denver manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111381 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Montana Rail Link, BNSF MRL 4319 brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. I was excited when I got the tip about the MRL unit, but was a little disappointed to find it facing into the train. Still, anything different is welcome on the Moffat, or in the railroad world in general! When almost everything in Colorado is either UP yellow or BNSF orange, an MRL blue SD70ACe is very welcome. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111382 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along CO-72 in western Arvada. Arvada is continuing to expand, even today. A new neighborhood of multi-family homes has started construction on the north side of CO-72. You can see the first few (blue-ish) units center-right in the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111383 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not too far west of the west switch of Leyden, a BNSF manifest is on clear (green) signals as it passes by the relatively new neighborhoods of Leyden Rock and Leyden Ranch. The Provo-Denver is quite lengthy today, which is probably when there are four units on the head end, rather than the typical three for the manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111384 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With the 80s and 90s being the era of mega-mergers in the railroad industry, mega-railroads like BNSF and UP are, of course, the result. Both railroads have thousands of units and it has taken a long time for the fleet to receive fresh (matching) paint. Indeed, there are still a lot of units left to be painted. However, it has been long enough now that it not uncommon to find a matched set of units. Such is the case here, on the point of this Provo-Denver manifest, as all four units sport BNSF's New Image paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111385 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6149 is crossing over Indiana Street in western Arvada. The expansion of the City of Arvada is quite apparent in this shot. 20 years ago and, other than a house or two, this shot would have had the train and wide open spaces and not much else. It is pretty great that, in 2024, the bridge over Indiana Street still sports the "Rio Grande" lettering. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111386 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 9181 and MRL 4319 (which is now owned by BNSF) bring up the tail end of this Provo-Denver manifest. The train is on its final 13 or so miles of the journey to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111387 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Montana Rail Link, BNSF The Montana Rail Link paint scheme is probably my favorite paint scheme in existence today. Full disclosure, my favorite color is indeed blue, so that certainly creates a bias for me. It is unfortunate that this scheme will soon fade into history as BNSF took ownership of MRL (and all its assets) 11 months ago, at the start of 2024. MRL 4319 will eventually be repainted in BNSF orange. It will also, eventually, have PTC installed as the MRL did not get around to implementing PTC across its system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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