Photo ID: 112502 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three GEs, with an SD70ACe second, lead an eastbound BNSF manifest on the main at Eisele (Clay). The train is following hot on the heals of UP's MGJNY, which is currently down at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7850 heads east through the OS at the east end of Leyden under partly cloudy skies. The train and crew only have 10 (or so) miles remaining in the journey into North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Following about three blocks behind UP's MGJNY is BNSF's Provo-Denver. These are the only two eastbound manifests that will run over the Moffat today. Lately, it has become fairly common for the two trains to be closely following one another in the morning hours, setting up a great bit of action. Here, the train is passing a string of gondolas at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6241 leads the Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Note that the derail is set on the siding at Leyden. This is set to protect a string of 40 (or so) gondolas that are tied down in the siding. For whatever reason, UP has decided that Leyden is a great place to store cars long term. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Typically, BNSF runs this train in a 3x2 configuration, but on this particular morning, the eastbound is configured 4x1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112507 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8021 and RMRX 8020 lead the Rocky Mountaineer out of Plain, rolling east toward the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train is running right on time, having departed from Glenwood Springs earlier this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112508 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s lead the train out of the east portal of Tunnel 1. After making its way out to Moab, UT, the power ran around the train, and is now coupled to the power car for the trip east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112509 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer From above on the hillside, we see the Rocky Mountaineer rolling east at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is crossing over CO-72. From this perspective, you can clearly see the east portal of Tunnel 1, the final tunnel the train passed through on its way back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112510 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer I really love it when the Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s are running on the train. It immediately takes me back several decades to when the Moffat was run by Rio Grande and spartan cab EMDs. Not only do they look great coming by Blue Mountain Drive here, but the sound of the classic EMD prime movers is really great as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112511 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A final shot of the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer as the train proceeds beyond Blue Mountain Drive and toward the west end of Eisele. Unfortunately, this would be the final shot taken on this day, as my drone developed an error with the vision sensors, preventing it from taking off again. Fortunately, by the end of the day, the drone was already in the care of UPS, off to the repair shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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