Photo ID: 106519 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1868 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Utah Railway, BNSF At the beginning of the 21st Century, the least Utah Railway had on their SD40s expired. In 2001, they received six MK5000Cs. These unique units were rebuilds by Morrison Knudsen. In 2003, their MK prime movers were replaced with EMD prime movers and they were redesignated as MK50-3s. At the end of 2016, Utah Railway lost their last coal contract and a century of coal hauling for the railroad came to an end. As a result, their MK50-3s are being sent to the KYLE railroad in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106518 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1605 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A typical eastbound Provo-Denver, led by a ES44DC, departs the east end of Rocky on a clear signal. "Typical" for the BNSF manifest on the Moffat translates to "lots of tank cars". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106517 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1498 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Hmmm...east meets west? An eastbound BNSF manifest offers up plenty of bell and whistle as it approaches a highrailer holding the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106516 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 1512 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the west end of Rocky, an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver heads down the main toward little Ten Curve. The fifth unit is a Utah Railway MK50-3. These units time on Utah Railway have come to an end and they are being sent to the KYLE Railroad in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106507 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street Arvada, CO 1449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The westbound Denver-Provo is just about to clear the grade crossing at Carr Street. The City of Arvada has installed "quad crossings" and soon this crossing will become a quiet zone as trains will no longer use their horns. The two poles on either side of the train are a high/wide detector. If anything is hanging off the train that won't fit through the tunnels in the Tunnel District, they trip one of the wires, notifying the dispatcher. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106506 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street Arvada, CO 1488 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of good old C44-9Ws, both in Heritage 2 paint, bring up the rear of the westbound Denver-Provo. It is becoming increasingly rare to find C44-9Ws alone on these trains as ES44s and ET44s have become so dominant in the last few years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106505 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street Arvada, CO 1608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF Denver-Provo starts its journey west out of Denver. The train got held up at Utah Jct for about 20 minutes as DS-86 and the Corridor Manager figured out what to do about a coal train at Leyden (which was ultimately tied down there). No doubt the Grand Junction-based crew will be happy to return back home. As is common for a lot of the BNSF Denver/Provo trains, this train was about 95% tank cars. Also of note is the ET44C4 leading the train! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106490 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not a bad consist at all on this BNSF Provo-Denver manifest. Two C44-9Ws, an ES40DC, two ES44C4s, and an SD70MAC. At least EMD got a little bit of the action. The train is slowing to a stop in the siding at Leyden. Here, it will have to wait for a couple hours as there is currently "no room at the inn" in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106489 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF I'm always happy to grab a shot of a Kansas City Southern unit in Retro-Belle paint! This SD70MAC looks pretty sharp in the red/yellow/black paint job. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106488 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1664 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF When the Evolution Series engines were first released by GE, CSX and Norfolk Southern both ordered units that were only 4,000 horsepower instead of the typical 4,400 horsepower. One such example is this ES40DC. The railroads believed they could save on fuel and that the extra 400 horses were not needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106487 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1783 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In addition to four orange BNSF units, the Provo-Denver sports two visitors on this chilly February afternoon. A CSX ES40DC and a KCS SD70MAC join in the fun. Note the lead unit is a C44-9W, repainted in the New Image scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106486 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1508 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About 90 minutes before coming out to shoot the Provo-Denver, I shot a (very late) Zephyr at Leyden. At that time, visibility was fine and there was just some very light snow. Then, Mother Nature moved in quickly and brought a blizzard with her. Roads went from barely being wet to being sheets of ice! Granted, that is a moot point for this manifest as it slows in the siding at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106485 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1655 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver makes its way through poor visibility and snow in the siding at Leyden. DS-86 would have to hold the train at Leyden due to a lack of open routes and tracks in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106475 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On a beautiful February day (that set a new record high in the Denver area at 72°F), an eastbound BNSF manifest glides past the old Mesa Oil plant located off CO-72. Mesa Oil moved to a new location in Denver over a year ago, removing a customer for UP's West Local to service. The plant has stood abandoned since Mesa Oil left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106474 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, BNSF A Canadian National ES44DC - one of only 125 on the roster - visits Colorado on a BNSF manifest. I have to admit that I am a fan of the Canadian National paint scheme. Simple yet classy! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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