Photo ID: 108043 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Louviers Louviers, CO 1015 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On the northern edge of the town of Louviers, which is located between Littleton and Sedalia, a southbound BNSF coal load grinds its way south on Main 1 on a beautiful May morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108042 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 850 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The cab of BNSF 9135 is currently empty! The crew brought this coal load to a stop here at Rocky nearly four hours earlier, before sunrise. The train was tied down, the derail at the east end of the siding was set, and the crew was picked up. Not sure if there wasn't a rested crew available to take the train to town in the pre-dawn hours, or if the yard said the train couldn't come in yet. Either way, was happy to find it still sitting out at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108041 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's been awhile since one of these has run on the Moffat, but overnight, a BNSF coal load (from Utah) descended the front range and parked in the hole at Rocky. The all-EMD trio on the head end was a welcome site! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108040 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 960 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Passing the east switch of the House Track on the siding at Rocky, this train is slowing to a stop in order to wait for a recrew and space in the yard. The elephant-style power on the head end is a good representation of power over the last few decades with a C44-9W, an ET44C4, and an ES44C4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108039 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 953 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest snakes its way through Little Ten Curve on the siding at Rocky. The train will be coming to a stop at the east end. Not to wait for a westbound, but to wait for a recrew! The yard did not have space for the train, so it will wait at Rocky for a few hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108038 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 976 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo to Denver wraps around Big Ten Loop as it comes out of Eisele (Clay). The train has a trio of GEs on the point and two more DPU'd on the tail end, visible near the middle of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108019 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1023 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As is typical on BNSF manifests on the Moffat these days, this eastbound is composed mainly of tank cars. You might even mistake this train (at first glance) as a unit oil train. However, the lack of a buffer car between the power and the first tank car indicates this is not a unit oil train. Note the hawk hanging out in the tree off to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108018 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 950 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Zephyr at Rocky, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver rolls on a clear signals on the main at Leyden. A hawk hangs out in the tree to the left, indifferent to the train and likely looking for some breakfast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108015 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Carr Street Arvada, CO 1222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's been a couple of years since I've seen one of these! A GP60M (now a GP60M-3 after a rebuild) was the third unit on this Provo-Denver. While I do not know for sure, I suspect this unit may have been used in switching either in Grand Junction or Provo. It is likely going to Denver to undergo a 92-day inspection. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108014 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Carr Street Arvada, CO 1297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Headed east on an Approach Diverging signal (yellow over yellow), this Provo-Denver is paralleling Oberon Road and approaching the Carr Street grade crossing in Arvada. This is the first eastbound on the Moffat since yesterday's eastbound California Zephyr, nearly 22 hours ago! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108013 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Carr Street Arvada, CO 1170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After stopping for about 15 minutes at Leyden, DS-80 got a signal for this BNSF manifest to continue east through Arvada. The train will have to stop again at C&S Junction to wait for the yard to be ready to take the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108012 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The snow is coming down pretty hard on this Wednesday afternoon as an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver slows on the main at Leyden. turns out BNSF's yard in Denver was unable to take the train until later in the evening, so DS-80 contacted the train and asked if they could stop at East Leyden, despite having a clear signal. The engineer was able to comply and got the train stopped. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107993 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1069 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a little unusual to find a trio of Heritage 2 units (and no New Image units) on a train these days. But that was the case on this morning as three C44-9Ws lead BNSF's Provo-Denver, currently tied down in the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107992 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1014 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Sometime in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest tied down in the siding at Cliff. A fresh crew will need to come up to bring the train the rest of the way in to the yard. The track to the left is the house track at Cliff, used for occasional storage of work cars, or for setting out bad orders. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107978 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1059 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At this time of year, the shadows are long no matter what time of day it is! Said long shadows follow this length unit oil train as it continues west around the curve in to Eisele (Clay). The train looks pretty symmetrical as it is set up 2x2 and has a covered hopper buffer car on each end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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