Photo ID: 107711 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1340 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On this particular day, clouds were drifting in and out of the scene and a nice hole popped up in the clouds allowing the power on this westbound BNSF manifest to be nicely highlighted in the sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107710 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF If you look closely, you may note that the BNSF logo on the lead unit is a bit smaller than on the third unit. That lead unit is a ET44C4, the latest (Tier 4 compliant) model from GE. There is slightly less room on the long hood for the logo to appear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107709 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Another day and another BNSF manifest being led by a trio of GEs in Barbara's Gulch past the old metal tower that has stood for decades. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107708 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of C44-9Ws, still in Heritage 2 paint, push on the back of a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo in Barbara's Gulch. One to two DPUs on the tail end is typical for these manifests. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107707 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1188 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest with a trio of GEs on the point heads west through Barbara's Gulch. This has become the standard consist that you can expect to find on the point of BNSF's manifests on the Moffat. Sure, there are certainly exceptions, but most of the time, this is what you are likely to find. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107706 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 8, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest proceeds west through Barbara's Gulch. BNSF's symbol for this train is the HDENPVO1-08A (Denver, CO to Provo, UT). UP recently changed the symbol of this train in its computer system. UP now shows this train as the QFJPVJ-08. "FJ" is for "Fox Junction" and "PV" is for "Provo". The train's counterpart is the QPVCSJ in which "PV" is again Provo, and "CS" is "C&S Junction". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107681 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Four cranes from Hulcher Services lift DRGW 5401 off the rails at the 44th Avenue grade crossing and prepare to roll west on the road, taking the nearly 200-ton unit with them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107680 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1598 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF, Rio Grande BNSF 1826 has cut away from DRGW 5401 at the grade crossing at 44th Avenue. Crews had the road closed, so this was as close as it was possible to get from the east end. Four cranes from Hulcher Services prepare to lift DRGW 5401 off the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107679 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD40-2s is escorting DRGW 5401 toward the Colorado Railroad Museum. Its trip on BNSF rails has been a short one...just over a mile...as the power will approach a grade crossing at 44th Avenue just around the bend ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107678 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Unfortunately, no SD40T-2s are still on the roster of any Class 1 railroad in 2018. However, it is nice to see SD40-2s going through multiple rebuild (and repaint) programs. BNSF 1665 is a good example, sporting a very fresh paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107677 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 2007 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) Rio Grande, BNSF Great seeing Rio Grande fly letters on the side of an SD40T-2 in 2018. Sure, DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) is not operating under its own power, but with an SD40-2 on either side of it, it was not too hard to imagine! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107675 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1800 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF, Rio Grande Not a sight you see every day! A Rio Grande SD40T-2 on BNSF rails in Golden, CO. BNSF is moving DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) from the Coors Brewery to the Colorado Railroad Museum, just a few miles away. Note the "M" on the mountain in the distance, representing the Colorado School of Mines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107674 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1754 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF, Rio Grande SD40-2s BNSF 1826 and BNSF 1665 escort a cousin Dash-2, DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) east near milepost 14.5 of BNSF's Golden Sub. DRGW 5401 has been stored on Coors property for the past eight years, waiting for the Colorado Railroad Museum to work out a space for it. The unit had been stored next to the building almost directly above the cab of BNSF 1826. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107673 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1615 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF, Rio Grande On the west end of BNSF's Golden Sub, a little over 15 miles west of C&S Junction, BNSF 1826 leads the way east on the line toward the grade crossing on 44th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107667 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 1657 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF, Rio Grande After spending roughly eight years on the Coors Brewing Company grounds, DRGW 5401 (patched as UP 9871) is rolling one last time. A pair of BNSF cousins (SD40-2s) bring the Tunnel Motor up to BNSF's track from Coors property. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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