Photo ID: 110462 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 29, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Federal Railroad Administration UP 6060 has a gondola and an FRA inspection car in tow just west of the west switch of Rocky, starting up toward Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110459 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sulphur to Flat (MP 86.2 to MP 92.3) Parshall, CO 428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I was hoping for a shot of this UP officer's special as it rolled through Byers Canyon. Alas, it was too late in the day as the canyon was cast in shadow and the sun would've been on the wrong side of the tracks anyway. So, I settled for this shot just east of the small town of Parshall, between the sidings of Sulphur and Flat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110458 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sulphur (7,830 ft) Sulphur Springs, CO 459 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD70Ms lead 11 cars on a westbound UP officer's special, which was rumored to be carrying an executive vice president for the company. Alas, the sun was still hiding behind the clouds, preventing a great sunlit shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110457 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Overlook Grand County, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A spot that has come to be known as the "Granby Overlook", west of Granby, a UP officer's special charges west toward the setting sun. As you can see, the skies are partly cloudy, and the train is moving in and out of the shadows on the trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110456 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby to Sulphur (MP 76.2 to MP 84.6) Grand County, CO 494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The Continental Divide stands tall in the distance as a westbound UP officer's special is moving along at track speed west of Granby. The train overtook BNSF's Denver-Provo, which is sitting in the siding at Granby. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110454 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash (9,830 ft) Tabernash, CO 517 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 4533 and UP 4404 sit on the main at Tabernash, waiting for the arrival of the eastbound California Zephyr, currently in Fraser Canyon. Plenty of snow still remains on the Continental Divide, as well as on the runs at the Winter Park ski resort. Note some of the houses in Tabernash in the background are located in between the main track and the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110453 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash (9,830 ft) Tabernash, CO 519 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP officer's special sits stopped on the main track at Tabernash. The train will be delayed around 15 minutes as it is waiting for the eastbound California Zephyr, which has just completed its station stop at Granby. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110452 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Grand County, CO 461 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just west of the Continental Divide, the valley really opens up and passenger trains can reach 60 MPH between Fraser and Tabernash. This westbound UP officer's special is not moving anywhere that fast as it is approaching an Approach (yellow) signal at East Tabernash. The train will hold the main to wait for the eastbound California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110451 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser to Tabernash (MP 63 to MP 65) Grand County, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP officer's special charges west on the main track between Fraser and Tabernash. The ski runs at Winter Park, some of which are still open as of this picture in late-April, offer a fantastic backdrop to the train as it parallels US-40. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110450 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 411 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When UP runs a passenger special, they always make sure the power is pristine and matches wonderfully with the equipment. Here, a pair of SD70Ms leads 11 cars by the Winter Park ski resort. The resort is still open, and plans to remain open "as long there is enough snow". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110449 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 740 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP officer's special, said to be carrying an executive vice president for the company, emerges from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel, passing by the platform the Winter Park Express Ski Train uses. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110434 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GEs bring up the tail end of an eastbound UP coal empty, heading out of the siding at Rocky and on to the main, around the bend in to Barbara's Gulch. The train is running on an Approach (yellow) signal, following behind the Rocky Mountaineer on an overcast April afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110433 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Crazy how things change over time. 20 years ago, nobody would ever expect to find an empty UP coal train running over the Moffat. That's exactly what we see here, however, as this empty departs east out of the siding at Rocky after letting the Rocky Mountaineer overtake it. This train will load in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and then head west (loaded) on the Overland. The eastbound empty comes east across the Moffat to remove a slower, lower priority train from the Overland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110432 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Just west of the switch that leads to the main at Rocky, a track tamper is tied down on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The West Local runs up the spur on Tuesdays. Since today is Friday, MOW crews do not have to worry about the equipment being in the way for several more days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110404 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 8745 sits on the ready track at North Yard, awaiting its next assignment. Looks as though the trucks may have recently been swapped out. The shade of gray definitely does not quite match the fuel tank! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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