Photo ID: 107505 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Five units (an ES44AC, an SD70ACe, and three SD70MACs) work hard to pull 80 cars of sand west through Barbara's Gulch. Each car weighs roughly 115 tons. That's 9,200 tons for the entire train. With the power on the train, it should have around 2.2 HPT. Just enough to keep it slowly rolling up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107504 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting an empty oil train at Leyden, this westbound loaded sand train is grinding its way through Barbara's Gulch, barely making 10 MPH as it climbs the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107503 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1409 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A nice, long telephoto shot of BNSF 4978 draws in North Table Mountain in Golden in the distance. While it may not seem like it due to the compression effect, the mountain is actually over four miles away to the south! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107502 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound oil train has actually been one of the slower BNSF train to travel from Grand Junction to Denver. The Grand Junction crew could only make it as far as Rollins, and it took some time for BNSF to get a fresh crew up to take the train the rest of the way. Thus, the total time from Grand Junction to Denver was around 21 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107501 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF oil trains are not exactly strangers to the Moffat, but this one is particularly odd. Most oil trains head west to load in Utah, and then return loaded. This one, however, is coming east empty. The train originated in Salt Lake City. Here, a semi and a car on CO-72 overtake the train, which is slowing for a red signal at West Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107488 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As May progresses and we get closer to June, afternoon thunderstorms will start to become more of the norm along the Colorado Plains. Today is no exception as clouds build up to the east as an eastbound BNSF manifest rolls by just 14 miles west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107487 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1488 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Kickin' It Old School! A trio of C44-9Ws, two of which are still wearing the original Heritage scheme, lead an eastbound Provo-Lincoln between Rocky and Leyden. These Heritage C44-9Ws are sometimes referred to as "Goat Boats". The "Goat" is a reference to the scheme resembling Great Northern's scheme (which used a Goat in their logo). The "Boat" is a reference to GE's traditionally being referred to as "U-Boats" as GE's models once (primarily) because with the letter "U". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107486 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest is rolling through a Form B work zone. The zone is a mile long and is in effect from MP 14.25 to MP 15.25 from 0700 to 1730. I am not sure exactly what work is going on. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107440 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed De Beque De Beque, CO 1350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF A Canadian National ES44DC leads a westbound oil train at De Beque on the Glenwood Springs Subdivision. If you look closely, you can see a white "D" (made out of rocks) on the hillside in the distance. The "D", of course, represents the town of De Beque. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107439 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed De Beque De Beque, CO 1370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF An empty BNSF oil train is running on clear signals as it heads west on the main at De Beque, just about halfway between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. A rare visitor from the north leads the train on its journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107397 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1539 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Intermodal trains of any variety haven't been found on the Moffat in 15 years. However, once in a blue moon, UP or BNSF will route a baretable over the Moffat. If you haven't heard of such a creature before, a baretable is one of the lowest priority trains you'll find on the rails. It earns no revenue for the railroad as it is a "repositioning" move. These well cars are needed at BNSF's Logistics Park intermodal facility in Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107396 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF bare table train, led by a trio of ES44s, makes its way around Big Ten Curve. The train is lined in at Rocky and will tie down there as the crew is getting close to their hours of service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107390 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound sand train is headed directly in to the sun as the train slows to a stop on the siding at Tolland. The train just met the Winter Park Express, but another eastbound is waiting for the Moffat Tunnel to vent and head through. So, the sand train must wait...much to the disappointment of the crew as the heavy train will not be easy (or fast) to start up! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107388 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Tolland Gilpin County, CO 1366 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Somebody grab a rag and a bottle of soap! Most engines these days don't generally get super dirty, largely thanks to cleaner emissions. However, that certainly doesn't mean they never get dirty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107387 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Tolland Gilpin County, CO 1369 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe that has seen a bit of exhaust is second out on this westbound BNSF unit sand train just east of Tolland. 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