Photo ID: 113366 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 39 (MP 113.5, 294 ft) Grand County, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific A pair of Canadian National units bring up the tail end of an eastbound loaded coal train, getting ready to disappear into Tunnel 39 at the east end of Little Gore Canyon. This time of year, the Colorado River is just about at it lowest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113365 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Gore Canyon Grand County, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In the middle of Little Gore Canyon, an eastbound UP coal load is in between Tunnel 40 and Tunnel 39. Little Gore Canyon is a relatively short canyon, but it is also one of the narrowest and most impressive canyons on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113364 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Azure to Radium (MP 111.7 to MP 116.1) Grand County, CO 128 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The lighting is not fantastic for this shot, but the perspective is a mighty interesting one! You can see both the head end and tail end of this eastbound coal train. Three UP units lead and a pair of CN units bring up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113363 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Radium to Yarmony (MP 117.8 to MP 123.0) Eagle County, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific After meeting two trains at Bond, the eastbound coal train is finally on the move on the main track. Two Canadian National DPUs bring up the tail end of the train along the Colorado River just east of Yarmony. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113362 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Bond (7,500 ft) Eagle County, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe and a C44ACM sit on a 12-car train, tied down in one of the yard tracks at Bond. The train is the MBOPH, essentially a local that shuttles cars between Phippsburg and Bond. The train usually heads up the Craig Branch on Sundays. However, there are no rested crews available today, so the train will sit until one is available. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113361 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Bond) Eagle County, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the crossover at Center Bond, also known as Orestod, two ES44ACs bring up the tail end of a westbound Denver-Provo manifest. It is here at Orestod, which, incidentally, is Dotsero spelled backward, the Craig Branch leaving the mainline. 100 years ago, the Craig Branch was the mainline! It wasn't until the Dotsero Cutoff was built that everything changed, creating a direct route west through the Rockies between Denver and Salt Lake City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113360 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Bond (7,500 ft) Eagle County, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound unit coal train, with a pair of Canadian National DPUs on the tail end, slowly rolls east on the siding at Bond, meeting a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo that is approaching on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113355 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS126 (West Yarmony) Eagle County, CO 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running about 35 minutes late, just passed by a westbound BNSF manifest at Yarmony. The Zephyr will meet its counterpart a few miles ahead at the siding at Bond. It will also meet an eastbound UP coal load, waiting in the east siding at Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113354 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Yarmony (7,760 ft) Eagle County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Denver-Provo is stopped in the siding at Yarmony to allow the westbound Zephyr, running about 35 minutes late, to overtake it on the mainline. This area around Yarmony is simply beautiful part of the Moffat, the Colorado River snaking in and out of small islands. The Denver-Provo will wait at Yarmony for the eastbound Zephyr, current on the siding at Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113353 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Yarmony (7,760 ft) Eagle County, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's westbound Denver-Provo is currently stopped and holding in the siding at Yarmony. The westbound Zephyr is approaching Yarmony from the east and will overtake the Denver-Provo here at Yarmony. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113345 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific A Canadian National SD70M-2 and a C44-9W, both DC units, are leading a westbound coal empty. I assume the train originated somewhere on the Canadian National, and transferred to Union Pacific without swapping out power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113344 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada, CO 137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific Welcome to mid-November! The sun has fully set behind the mountains here at 4:30pm as a westbound coal empty, with a pair of Canadian National units for power. The two cars to the right are at a local industry that has a lot of tanks that presumably hold petroleum products. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113343 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific CN 8840 has slowed to a stop on Main 1, facing a red signal ahead at Arvada (CP DS007). The train will hold here for a little over an hour, waiting for the eastbound Zephyr to come by on main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113342 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada, CO 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific This westbound coal empty is only going to make it as far west as Arvada for awhile. A tie gang is still working around Leyden, and the eastbound Zephyr is in the picture. The train here is on Main 1. The next track to the right is Main 2. Next over is UP's Arvada Siding. The siding is not CTC-controlled (other than the switch at the west end). It was built to allow coal hoppers to be transferred from UP to BNSF to be taken to the Coors Brewery. The fourth track over is the transfer track from UP to BNSF's Golden Sub, the final track to the right. After Coors switched to natural gas from coal, the transfer track was not really needed anymore, and the Arvada Siding is really only used for temp storage now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113341 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific A pair of Canadian National units lead a westbound coal empty on Main 1 between C&S Junction and Arvada. It is golden hour and the train is passing underneath Sheridan Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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