Photo ID: 112437 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is using the SD40M-2 and SD18M, in addition to one of the GP40-3s, for power this morning. The SD18M and GP40-3 kick up quite a bit of exhaust as the train accelerates. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112438 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer throttles down a bit as it enters into the siding at Plain. An eastbound UP manifest, the MGJNY, actually died on the main (meaning the crew hit their max hours of service). Until a new crew can come out from Denver, all trains will have to run through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112439 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer An eastbound UP manifest is tied down on the main, short of the grade crossing, at Plain. The manifest is waiting for a crew to untie the train and take it east to North Yard. Meanwhile, the Rocky Mountaineer rolls west through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112440 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 117 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Too many trains and not enough track! This eastbound BNSF oil train was in the siding at Crescent, but could not fit between switches; the end of the train was hanging out the west end of the siding. Plain, Eisele (Clay), Rocky, and Leyden were all unavailable for a meet, so both the Rocky Mountaineer and the Zephyr came up to Crescent. The Zephyr got a restricting signal to follow the Mountaineer down the main. With the oil train finally able to depart east, the Rocky Mountaineer is now starting to pull to the west switch, as the Zephyr is stopped, waiting for the Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112441 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train at Crescent, RMRX 8600 (a former SD45, now an SD40M-2) heads west toward the east portal of Tunnel 19. Off in the distance, you can see Gross Reservoir is indeed growing (getting taller) as part of the project to triple the volume of the reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112442 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Following closely behind the Rocky Mountaineer, the westbound Zephyr has come to a stop at a red signal at the west end of Crescent. As soon as the Rocky Mountaineer clears the block to the west of Crescent, the Zephyr will get a yellow (Approach) signal, allowing it to continue west as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112443 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 89 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After getting a yellow (Approach) signal at West Crescent, the Zephyr is on the move again. It is following the westbound Mountaineer, which is just a block ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112444 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 22 and AMTK 126 lead the morning Zephyr, which is running a little over an hour late. The train will lose a little more time as it is following the Rocky Mountaineer. At Rollins, the Zephyr would finally be able to run around the Rocky Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112445 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train has two BNSF units with a Norfolk Southern cut in between the two of them. The train is slowing for a 10 MPH slow order through a work zone just ahead on the other side of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112446 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Lately, there have been quite a few Norfolk Southern units showing up on the Moffat, leased from NS for BNSF. Not sure why that is the case, but here is a (rebuilt) AC44C6M in the middle of two BNSF units, leading an oil train eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112447 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF oil train creeps through a work zone on Big Ten Curve. This was the location of a derailment last Friday. One truck on BNSF's Provo-Denver derailed. Since then, UP has started a broader construction project to shore up the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112448 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP rock train is tied down on the main at Rocky. The main between switches is currently out-of-service. All of this rip rock is going to be placed rail side, much of it on Big Ten Curve to shore up the tracks on the relatively soft ground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112449 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This rock train is set up in a push-pull operation. UP 6300 is on the east end of the rock train, and is currently tied down. Note the red flag just east of the unit. This particular AC4400CW is approaching its 30th birthday. It was delivered as SP 319 in July 1995. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112450 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This BNSF oil train is running east through the siding at Rocky. The train is passing a rocky train tied down on the main. The train will head west out of the siding tomorrow to drop rip rock along the right-of-way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112451 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil empty climbs up and around Big Ten, the tail end passing by the site of a minor derailment five days ago. An SD70ACe-T4 leads the empty as it approach a red over yellow (Diverging Approach) signal at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). 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