Photo ID: 105776 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF manifest is about to pass the switch to Chem Spur. A spur that hasn't been used in over two years now! Mesa Oil used to be located on the spur and take delivery of tanks from UP's West Local. However, Mesa Oil moved to a new location in Denver and is now served by the Denver Rocky Island. Nobody else has moved in to the facility, so who knows if the spur will ever be used again... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105775 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1387 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This is a scene that has changed quite a bit in the last two years! The city of Arvada annexed land from Jefferson County on the south side of the tracks west of Leyden. Two new subdivisions (Leyden Ranch and Leyden Rock) are being built. Phase 2 of Leyden Rocky is visible in this shot between the westbound BNSF manifest and the Denver skyline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105774 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest, with 70-80 cars in tow, makes its way west toward the east entrance of Barbara's Gulch. While the temperature wasn't too bad (around 40°F), the wind was blowing at 35 MPH. So the wind chill was definitely a factor. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105767 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two words: Tonnage reduction! In the past, BNSF's Denver to Provo manifest almost always has at least one DPU on the rear end. Not today though. The three units on the point are more than enough to handle the 30 tank cars, covered hopper, and box car on this train. Fewer trains and shorter trains on the Moffat... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105766 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF I don't typically shoot from the north side of the tracks at Leyden, simply because the light isn't generally good from the north side. However, with an overcast sky, the lighting for this westbound was just fine. As you can see, the train is proceeding west on a clear signal at West Leyden. The new housing developments (called Leyden Ranch and Leyden Rock) can be seen in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105765 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF I think the dark blue of the CSX paint scheme contrasts quite nicely with fresh snow on the ground. This ES44AH, and its brother, are taking a BNSF manifest (Denver to Provo) west along with a BNSF C44-9W, which was on the point. The newest CSX logo is an interesting one, is it not? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105764 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1470 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF A pair of visitors from the east help out a classic Heritage 2 C44-9W on a westbound manifest at Leyden. CSX classifies these units as ES44AHs. They are essentially ES44ACs, but with a few minor differences. First off, they weigh 432,000 pounds instead of 415,000 pounds. They also have software tweaks that, combined with the increased weight, provide for a higher tractive effort at lower speeds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105763 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1426 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not only has the amount of traffic on the Moffat taken a pretty serious nose dive, but the traffic that is still running has a tendency to be extremely short! Case-in-point is this BNSF Denver-Provo. It is headed west with only 32 cars! 30 tank cars, a covered hopper, and a box car. The CSX units were a nice surprise, though. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105759 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Parfet Street Arvada, CO 1591 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The westbound Beer Run slowly shuffles along parallel to Ridge Road and the new RTD Gold Line in western Arvada. It is not uncommon to find such a westbound headed for Golden between 3pm and 5pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105758 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Parfet Street Arvada, CO 1782 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The sun is just minutes away from setting behind the mountains in the western sky. With the recent railroad recession, the Beer Run has not necessarily been running daily. In fact, this was the only Beer Run on this Wednesday, east or west! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105757 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Parfet Street Arvada, CO 1607 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Iron and wires! A westbound Beer Run creeps along at around 10 MPH next to RTD's commuter line, the Gold Line. The overhead catenary will power commuter trains starting in fall 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105720 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1503 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The headlights are off and the crew is getting comfortable! The train is in the clear at Tolland and is now waiting for a pair of eastbounds, both of which are still on the other side of the divide. The temperature outside here is -2°F with some strong winds, bringing the wind chill down to "don't stand outside for more than a few minutes!" Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105719 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1527 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest pulls into the clear in the siding at Tolland. The crew is in for a bit of a wait here as they are going to have to wait for two eastbounds, the first of which is over an hour away! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105698 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plastic (MP 16.1) Arvada, CO 1438 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About twenty minutes after sunset, a westbound BNSF manifest slowly pulls into the siding at Plain. The train will wait for the eastbound Zephyr, which is running on time. By the time the Zephyr arrived, it was too dark to get any shots. A few more weeks or so and that will no longer be the case! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105697 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1497 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is well past sunset as this westbound BNSF manifest rolls west down the siding at Plain. The crew on this train is based out of Grand Junction. This is a recent change on BNSF as they eliminated the crew change point in Kremmling. Grand Junction crews now take eastbounds as close to Denver as possible. If they don't make it, a van comes and picks them up and a Denver crew takes the train the rest of the way in. Then, the Grand Junction crew (after staying the night in Denver) takes a westbound back to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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