Photo ID: 106976 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Unfortunately, the morning sky had a huge cloud bank in the east, largely blocking out the sun as this eastbound BNSF manifest crosses the grade crossing at Plain. Can you tell from the paint which of these five units is the oldest? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106975 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ES44AC leads two EMDs and two more GEs on this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver at Plain. The high side gondolas on the house track were spotted there two days earlier by a work train. UP still has piles of old ties laying around after the maintenance blitz in September and October of 2017. Looks like they are finally going to get those old ties picked up and disposed of. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106974 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 4 (MP 26.0, 174 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver emerges from the east portal of Tunnel Four on its journey east. Incredible to imagine that about a century ago, surveyors came up to the Rockies and said "sure, we can build a railroad here!" Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106954 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Denver, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF It frankly is not too often that I have the opportunity to shoot the westbound Zephyr in light that is this good! The train lost nearly three hours before leaving Illinois, and then continued to lose ground on the way to Denver. It is now a little over six hours late as it heads west on Main 2 between C&S Junction and Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106953 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Denver, CO 1330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF One of the P42DCs on the westbound Zephyr is kicking up a lot of exhaust! Perhaps this is the symptom of the problem that resulted in this BNSF ES44DC being added to the point for the journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106952 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A sharp looking ES44DC leads the westbound Zephyr. The train has a clear signal at the Pecos Crossover on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106951 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF The westbound Zephyr has a lot of time to make up as it departs Denver westbound. Guessing a failure in one of the P42DCs was a contributing factor to the delay as a BNSF ES44DC has been added to the point. The train is on Main 3, passing empty Bypass tracks and an empty North Yard Siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106941 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's a beautiful, clear January day as a matched set of ES44s (well, technically an ES44AC sandwiched in between two ES44C4s) roll slowly through the siding at Leyden. As you can see based on the sign to the right, main track speed limit is 45 MPH at this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106940 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A matched set of Evolution Series GEs leads an eastbound manifest on the siding at Leyden. The train is a good length and, as is generally the case with BNSF trains on the Moffat, it is primarily composed of tank cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106939 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Afternoon winter lighting calls for high contrast black and white! An eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest slowly rolls along in the siding at Leyden. The Grand Junction based crew does not have enough time remaining to make it in to Denver, so a relief crew will greet the train at the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106926 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF This massive Provo-Denver (with six units on the point and one DPU on the tail end) had to stop and tie down here at Rocky. At the time, BNSF had no room train in the yard. A van is coming out from Denver to pick up the crew and take them to their hotel. When the yard is ready, a Denver-based crew will come out and take the train the remaining 17 or so miles in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106925 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1384 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44C4 brings up the tail end of a very long Provo-Denver manifest. If you look above the white covered hopper, you can find the east portal of Tunnel One...which may have houses built atop it in the not-too-distant future as a housing development has been approved by the city. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106923 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF I caught this train above the tracks at East Cliff and then hustled down to the base of Coal Creek to get ready for a shot. Fortunately, the train was restricted to 20 MPH between Crescent and Rocky due to high winds. That gave me some extra time to climb around in the Jefferson County Open Space to try to find the best perspective possible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106922 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF An amazing consist rounds the curve at MP 23, right at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Fortunately, mother nature cooperated and the skies are nice and sunny as the train continues east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106921 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 30, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, BNSF The first five units in this rainbow consist are units that I actually shot earlier this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Units four and five were on the Denver-Provo on Wednesday (along with another NS unit that is not on this train). Units one, two, and three led the Denver-Provo on Thursday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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