Photo ID: 112871 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset is currently stopped on the main at Rocky, waiting for a westbound UP manifest. The AIRO trainsets will, in general, consist of a ALC-42E locomotive, a baggage/coach car, cafe car, business class car, a few standard coaches, and a cab/coach car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112870 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here is a close look at AMTK 70001, a Siemens ALC-42E. It sports the Amtrak Cascades paint scheme, which includes a "Washington State Department of Transportation" marking on it, as Amtrak Cascades is a joint venture (state-sponsored) version of Amtrak between Amtrak and the state of Washington. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112869 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I like the image of Mount Rainier that is part of the paint scheme on this Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset. The individual cars on this trainset are semi-permanent components of the trainset as a whole. The can be separated, such as for repairs, but they are generally designed to remain together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112868 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is a sample of one of the cars that are part of the semi-permanent trainset on the new AIRO train that will eventually wind up in the Pacific Northwest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112867 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is a closeup look at AMTK 79501, the final car on the new Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset. This is a Cab/Coach car that will work as part of a push-pull operation. It has 88 seats in the car. This is a new trainset built by Siemens in California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112866 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Several local railfans, including myself, are gathered at the Blue Mountain Road Crossing, watching the brand new Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset passing by on its way toward the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112865 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 28 (Daylighted) Boulder County, CO 294 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The last bit of direct sunlight that I would get for the day is shining on an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset, being transported as part of a special Amtrak train (train number 964), by the location of the now-daylighted Tunnel 28. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112864 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Boulder County, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 22 leads a special Amtrak train, exiting from the east portal of Tunnel 29 as it glides down the grade into the upper end of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112863 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset is a pretty nice looking trainset! This is a brand new trainset, built by Siemens, that is set to enter into service in 2026. The trainset is currently being transported to the Transportation Technology Center (TTC), a railroad testing facility near Pueblo, CO. The train heads east on the main at Tolland in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112862 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A special Amtrak train, consisting of two P42DCs, three passenger cars, and an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset roll east on the main at Tolland. The trainset is headed for the testing facility near Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112861 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A special Amtrak train follows about two hours behind the evening California Zephyr. The train is crossing East Portal Road in between East Portal and Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112860 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 420 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting its counterpart, the MNYGJ, at Rocky, this eastbound UP manifest (the MGJNY) is headed for North Yard in Denver right at sunset. Clouds largely cover the western sky as a bit of sunset colors appear behind the train and the Rocky Mountains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112859 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1540 has likely just completed a regular inspection and is being transported back to Grand Junction on the MNYGJ. The GP40-2, now rebuilt as a GP40N, was delivered as WP 3550, just over 45 years ago in April 1980. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112858 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGJ departs North Yard for Grand Junction on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Typically, the crew is called in the late afternoon and it is quite common for the train to depart well after sunset. The best chance to get shots of the train in light are on the longest days of the year in summer. Such is the case on this day, as UP 6220 heads west out of Leyden. Of note, UP 6220 is no stranger to the Moffat, originally delivered as SP 113 in April 1995. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112857 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units bring up the tail end of an eastbound oil train on Big Ten Curve. As has become relatively common of late, there is a Norfolk Southern unit mixed in with the two BNSF DPUs. Several of these oil trains are originating east of the Mississippi on Norfolk Southern. Not sure if that is the case for this train or not. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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