Photo ID: 106716 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest departed Provo the day before and has traversed the former Rio Grande along with a UP manifest that is arriving at North Yard right around the time this shot was taken. Hard to tell if the BNSF train was behind the UP train for the entire trip. One or both may have stopped to switch in Grand Junction. The MRONY also had to wait for a recrew at Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106706 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of elephant-style SD70s work hard to pull a westbound loaded sand train up and around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106705 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1497 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A busy few minutes at Rocky! The West Local slowly descends down the 8% grade of the Rocky Spur. It has completed is switching and will be returning North Yard with a single covered hopper. Meanwhile, a westbound BNSF sand train slowly charges by on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106704 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of GEs bring up the tail end of a westbound BNSF sand train. The units pass by the ominous steel structure which has stood for decades. Its exact purpose...not entirely clear. The most common theory seems to be that it has something to do with coal mining that once took place in the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106703 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1247 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A majority of BNSF's 790 SD70MACs have spent their lives wearing the "Heritage 2" paint scheme. This scheme was the primary scheme for about five years (between 2000 and 2005). It was in 2005 when BNSF changed their name from "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" to simply "BNSF". In an effort to create a new identity, the railroad largely shed it heritage ties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106702 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Throughout much of the 1990s and early 2000s, the SD70MACs were the coal work horses on BNSF. Many of these units were delivered in the "Grinstein" paint scheme (seen here). Burlington Northern was moving toward this scheme (named after Gerald Grinstein, CEO of BN from 1985 to 1995) when the BNSF merger happened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106701 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It was about ten years ago that many railfans got excited as BNSF ordered their first batch of SD70ACes. It was a relative big deal because, for nearly ten years prior, BNSF had sworn off EMD and had only purchased from GE. Now, ten years later, BNSF has 810 SD70ACes on the roster, including BNSF 9193 seen here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106700 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70s (an SD70ACe and two SD70MACs) run elephant style on the point of a westbound sand train. The paint schemes offer a nice "through the years" look at some of BNSF's more common schemes over the last twenty years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106699 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Despite the (relative) short length of this sand train, it is crawling along at only around 12 MPH. It is a loaded train and, as such, a heavy load for the five units in charge. The lake to the right, just above the DPUs, is Stanley Lake in Arvada and Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106698 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound loaded BNSF sand train (used for fracking) slowly pulls west near the east end of Barbara's Gulch on a beautiful November afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106618 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound manifest is about to knock down the signal at the west end of Leyden and head into the siding. DS-86 informed the train that BNSF's 31st Street Yard is not ready for the train, so they'll have to wait at Leyden until the yard can take them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106617 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF New ties waiting to be installed lay along the right-of-way as an eastbound BNSF manifest (with a UP power-sharing unit) rolls by. These ties will likely be installed during the upcoming eight day closure of the Moffat, which starts October 1st. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106616 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest, with a boat load of power, is headed toward Leyden on a rainy September morning. The train has 11 units on the head end, although only the first three units are actually online. The trailing eight units are DIC (Dead In Consist). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106615 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 1130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF sand train makes its way west up and around Big Ten Curve. This is the south side of Big Ten, on the approach to Eisele. The train is about to curve to the right (and north) to the east switch. Alas, I did not have time to hang out to get any closer pictures of this westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106614 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest with three units on the point and a pair of units DPU's on the back makes its way through the S-Curves at Coal Creek. The hill leading down to the tracks is part of Jefferson County Open Space. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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