Photo ID: 106231 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey The circus train, which hasn't run on the Moffat in a decade, returned to the Moffat in 2016! Earlier in the year, the Red Train ran west over the Moffat on its way from Colorado Springs, CO to Las Vegas, NV. Now, at the end of September, the Blue Train heads in to Denver, getting ready for patrons to come and enjoy the greatest show on Earth. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106230 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Many sunflowers are losing their petals as we approach the end of September. A couple still look mighty fine at Leyden as the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus train passes by in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106229 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey This shot of the circus train really exemplifies just how long the train is. All of the performers and animals, as well as all of the equipment (sound, lighting, gear, etc) travels by train from city to city. For well over a decade, the circus always comes to Denver right around the first week of October. This year is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106228 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Moving along at track speed, the circus train heads into the rising sun on the main at Leyden. UP found some very nice power to put on the train for the journey east from Salt Lake City to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106227 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1288 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pulling through Little Ten Curve, the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Blue circus train slows as it approaches a red signal on the siding at the east end of Rocky. The train will wait here for the westbound California Zephyr, currently about ten minutes to the east on the approach to Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106225 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey A trio of newer GE units (an ET44AC surrounded on either side by an ES44AC) leads the circus train east out the east end of Eisele. The train is curving from the south to the east as it heads toward Big Ten Curve. Shortly, the train will be on the lower track (moving from left to right), on the approach to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106224 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 1193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey The coach cars making up the circus train make a silver streak in the morning sunlight on the main at Eisele. The circus train is the longest private passenger train in the United States, coming in at 60 cars! It is over half a mile long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106223 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus still moves from city-to-city by rail. It is by far the most efficient way to move such a large operation. The circus actually has two shows running somewhere in the United States at any one time. As a result, the circus actually has two complete train sets. One is referred to as the "Red Train" and one is referred to as the "Blue Train". This is the Blue Train, and an example coach car on it. Performers essentially live on the train through the 11 month tour season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106222 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1475 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey On a beautiful, crystal clear Colorado morning, the eastbound circus train descends down the main at Plain on its way into Denver. UP found some very nice power for the "Blue Train" for its trip from Salt Lake City (where the show closed two days earlier) to Denver (where the show opens the in two days). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106221 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey With elephants no longer a part of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus, the circus train is now once again running over the Moffat (rather than through Wyoming) when moving between Denver and Salt Lake City. Such was the case on this morning as the circus is coming to Denver! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106102 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey As the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus travel around the country, the circus must bring everything that it needs with it! Trapeze, lights, sound, vehicles, etc. That is accomplished via a string of 89-foot flat cars at the tail end of the train. These cars are connected by ramps at either end. It allows the crew to unload the equipment by driving everything off. Must be quite a process to actually witness. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106101 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey The circus life is not an easy life. Performers are on the road for roughly 45 weeks out of the year! They quite literally live on the circus train in these coaches, most of which are of Union Pacific heritage. Performers are off from mid-November through the first week of January. Then, it is back on the rails for the year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106100 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey You'll may notice several similar shots of the Circus Train that I added to my website from this rainy day. I did this because, do to other commitments, I was unable to chase the train any farther west. With this being my only opportunity to grab some shots, I took advantage. While the train will hopefully run on the Moffat again, this was the first time it did so in 11 years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106099 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey It was an extremely rainy day on this particular Monday in June. Various areas along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains saw multiple inches of rain within an hour or two. Such weather did not deter the Circus Train! For the first time since 2005, the train ran west over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106098 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey One of my favorite engines (since anything with a Spartan cab) is the SD70M. Specifically, the SD70M with the slightly-flared radiators. A pair of them, along with an ES44AC, lead the Circus Train west at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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