There are four units leading this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver as it knocks down a flashing yellow over red (Advanced Approach) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay).
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Two NS units and a BNSF unit bring up the tail end of this eastbound unit oil train. The units are just passing by the old Chem Spur switch. Grass has reclaimed much of the short branch line. As always, the metal structure that was one part of a mining operation, stands tall along the tracks. The first body of water in the distance is Welton Reservoir. The second is Standley Lake. Both are sources of drinking water.
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NS 1221, NS 4753, and BNSF 9725 lead this eastbound loaded oil train through Barbara's Gulch. The campers in the background are now part of long term storage facility. BNSF 9725 is also a bit rare, one of only a handful of SD70MACes (rebuilt from SD70MACs).
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Since the start of the "PTC era" a few years ago, power shared units stopped leading on the Moffat. Leaders were pretty exclusively UP or BNSF (for those respective railroads). However, with PTC matured a bit now, and with PTC following a universal standard for all US railroads, an NS SD70ACe leads this eastbound BNSF manifest through Barbara's Gulch.
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While this BNSF oil train progresses east through Barbara's Gulch, we can see the sea of relatively new houses built in Candelas over the last decade as part of Arvada's most recent expansion.
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Two Norfolk Southern units and a BNSF SD70MAC lead this loaded oil train east through Barbara's Gulch. In the distance, you can see the intersection of Highway 93/72, and even west all the way to the case of Coal Creek Canyon.
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BNSF's Provo-Denver is making its way east through the siding at Rocky. The mainline between switches at Rocky is still out-of-service as UP maintenance continues a construction project on Big Ten. Up at Eisele (Clay), UP's MGJNY is now slowly rolling east, following right behind the BNSF manifest.
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BNSF's Provo-Denver is heading east at 10 MPH through the work zone UP currently has set up on Big Ten. The UP manifest in the background is on the main at Eisele (Clay). It just received a restricting (flashing red) signal to proceed east out of Eisele (Clay) behind the BNSF manifest.
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A pair of BNSF DPUs bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver manifest as it slowly descends Big Ten Curve. As you can see, UP's MGJNY is sitting on the main at Eisele, waiting for its turn to proceed east.
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It is pretty rare to catch BNSF SD70MACs on trains other than coal trains these days. Heck, even catching one on a coal train is becoming less and less common. So, it was pretty great catching this SD70MACe (rebuilt by BNSF) on the point of this Provo-Denver manifest, rolling east toward a green signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay).
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UP's MGJNY is stopped on the main at Eisele (Clay) as an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver runs through the siding at overtakes the UP manifest. Both of the crews on these trains are short on time, but BNSF is running on less time than UP, so DS-380 gave them the priority to allow them to continue into town first.
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This BNSF oil train is running east through the siding at Rocky. The train is passing a rocky train tied down on the main. The train will head west out of the siding tomorrow to drop rip rock along the right-of-way.
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This eastbound BNSF oil train creeps through a work zone on Big Ten Curve. This was the location of a derailment last Friday. One truck on BNSF's Provo-Denver derailed. Since then, UP has started a broader construction project to shore up the rails.
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Lately, there have been quite a few Norfolk Southern units showing up on the Moffat, leased from NS for BNSF. Not sure why that is the case, but here is a (rebuilt) AC44C6M in the middle of two BNSF units, leading an oil train eastbound.
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An eastbound BNSF oil train has two BNSF units with a Norfolk Southern cut in between the two of them. The train is slowing for a 10 MPH slow order through a work zone just ahead on the other side of Big Ten Curve.
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