Photo ID: 113265 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Bright morning light shines through the trees, many of which are still holding onto their leaves here in late October. A relatively short BNSF Provo-Denver rolls east on the main train, headed toward town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113264 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units, setup elephant-style, are leading BNSF's Provo-Denver this morning as it rolls east on the main at Leyden. As the days slowly get shorter and the sun moves further south, the crew is contending with heading straight into the morning sunlight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113263 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest is headed directly into the sun just west of the west switch of Leyden. The right-of-way has piles of new ties that are waiting to be installed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113237 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Crescent, the westbound Zephyr rolls through the OS on a green signal. In the distance, construction continues on increasing the height of the dam at Gross Reservoir. The height of the dam was originally 340 feet. It has been increased roughly 60 feet so far, with another 71 feet to go. The dam will be 471 feet tall once complete, tripling the capacity of the reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113236 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Since I am certainly no botanist, I don't know much about foliage, so I have no clue what the plants are that have changed to this fantastic bright red color just east of the east portal of Tunnel 1. Passengers on the morning Zephyr get to enjoy the color as they enjoy the journey westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113235 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 25 and (Phase 7) AMTK 204 lead the westbound Zephyr out the west end of Eisele (Clay). The fall foliage here at the west end still has some good fall colors, despite the yellows not being quite as bright this year as one might have liked. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113234 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the Zephyr heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay), note the multiple piles of ties laying along the right-of-way. UP is in the midst of a major maintenance project on the Moffat, which includes replacing a lot of ties. These are all new ties, waiting for their turn to to be installed beneath the rails in the coming weeks and months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113233 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning westbound Zephyr, running right on time, has just met an eastbound BNSF manifest that is tying down in the siding at Rocky. Black and white seemed appropriate as the Zephyr makes its way through Little Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113232 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF One of the shortest BNSF Provo-Denver manifests I've seen, comprised entirely of tank cars, is in the process of tying down in the siding at Rocky. The conductor has just set the derail and is walking back to the lead unit. If you are wondering how you can tell this is not an oil train, the lack of a buffer car (typically a covered hopper) right after the lead power is a dead tell. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113231 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Montana Rail Link, BNSF MRL 4310 has been hanging out in the Denver area lately. Or, more specifically, it has made a few round trips between Denver and Provo over the Moffat. It was the last DPU on this Provo-Denver this morning...unfortunately, facing into the train. A horse grazes on some grass for breakfast in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113230 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three SD70ACes lead an eastbound BNSF manifest, the daily Provo-Denver, out the east end of Leyden, trees still holding a lot of their falls colors here at roughly 5,500 feet above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113229 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's daily Provo-Denver rolls east on the main track at Leyden. Trees are all in various states of fall color transformation, with a lot of maple trees sporting a bright red. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113209 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Volcano to Toponas (MP 143.6 to MP 151.3) Routt County, CO 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just around the corner from Tunnel 49, this once-weekly manifest has completed most of the steepest parts of the climb between Bond and Phippsburg. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113208 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 49 (MP 144.1, 299') Routt County, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This 70-car manifest on the Craig Branch is leaving Volcano behind and is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 49. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113207 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS144 (West Volcano) Routt County, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west switch of Volcano, this westbound UP manifest is making its way from Bond to Phippsburg. Volcano was named after a now-extinct volcano here in the area. It is the longest siding between Bond and Phippsburg at 7,470 feet. 20 years ago when multiple coal trains ran each day through here, Volcano was the only siding between Bond and Phippsburg long enough to accommodate meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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