Photo ID: 105794 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 2126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver to Lincoln manifest was not short on power on this Sunday morning! Cut in the middle of the six units actually online were a trio of GP60M-3s. These are rebuilds by Morrison-Knudsen. Always good to see older power being rebuilt and reused. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105793 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The traction motors that power the wheels are electric motors (which is why train engines are referred to as "diesel-electric"). Because they are electric, there are no gears, which means the engine can operate the same regardless of whether it is moving forward or backward. Thus, it doesn't matter which way DPU units are facing. On this morning, the last unit was facing forward, showing its long hood to the world! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105792 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1546 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of units facing nose-to-nose bring up the tail end of a westbound Denver to Provo manifest at Pecos. In the distance, you can see the Pecos Street overpass. Ultimately built because Pecos Street was constantly blocked by coal trains on Bypass 1 and 2. Ironic that coal is virtually non-existent now! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1650 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just west of Pecos on Main 3, a BNSF trackage rights manifest heads west on clear signals. Three GEs (each a different model) lead the train. It wouldn't see another train until it met the eastbound Zephyr on the western slope! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1574 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF BNSF's Denver to Provo heads west on Main 3 at the west end of the Pecos Crossover. The power, which includes a CitiRail leaser on the point, was the same power from the Provo to Denver the day before. Which I happened to shoot at Leyden! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105789 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1623 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF Because of the light traffic levels of late, BNSF's Denver to Provo typically runs on UP's main between Fox Jct and Utah Jct (whereas, when things are busy, it usually uses BNSF's main track between those points and crosses over at Utah Jct). No doubt sticking to UP's main is faster! Here, the tank-dominated train is moving at track speed at the Pecos crossover. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105781 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44C4 bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver trackage rights manifest at Leyden. The BNSF manifests that run on the Moffat are generally dominated by tank cars and this one is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105780 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1472 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF It's been a couple of months since I'd seen one of these CitiRail leasers. About 18 months ago, when railroads could not keep up with all the rail traffic, BNSF leased 100 of these ES44ACs. Now that rail traffic has dropped off, units are going in to storage left and right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105779 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1556 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After seeing several extremely short manifests in the past couple of days, it was great to see a nice, long manifest. This BNSF Provo-Denver had 97 cars to go along with the four units (in a 3x1 configuration). Just above the cab of the lead unit is Ralston Valley High School. This is the newest high school, although it has been nearly 20 years since it opened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105778 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1573 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 30 years ago, Leyden would have been considered to be in a bit of a rural area. Today, however, it is very suburban! There are houses on both the north side and south side, as well as new houses being built to the west. I still love this shot looking straight down the siding to the west end, as an eastbound BNSF manifest (with 97 cars) approaches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105776 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 6, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1448 (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 1418 (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 1425 (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 1425 (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 1493 (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.

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