Photo ID: 105049 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 6, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1598 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After a few weeks of a lot of snow and fairly frigid temperatures, the sun is shining and the snow slowly recedes as a nice looking BNSF manifest glides by. A (relatively new) ES44C4 runs on the point of the manifest. These units were, for quite a while, only owned by BNSF. In fact, BNSF now owns over 1,000 such units. Recently, Florida East Coast became the second railroad to own these, with their order for 25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105048 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 6, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1493 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound trackage rights manifest is approaching the grade crossing at Simms Street. For several years now, this train has been largely dominated by tank cars. Thanks to trackage rights...and an operating agreement between BNSF and Utah Railway...a lot of the tank business in the Salt Lake City area goes to BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105041 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just from looking at this picture, it would make sense to assume that this is one of BNSF's trackage rights trains that run on the Moffat. As it turns out, this is actually UP's MNYRO headed west (away from the camera). The BNSF C44-9W seen here is being borrowed, along with two more on the head end, to assist in the journey to Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105038 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Irondale Commerce City, CO 1791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest sits stopped west of the west switch at Irondale (and 88th Avenue). The train was looking at a red signal at the west end of Irondale. Despite having my scanner turned on, I never did hear why the dispatcher was holding the train west of Irondale. The train was still sitting there after departing to find other action. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105033 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1555 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF In order to facilitate the arrival of new units on the roster, BNSF has been shuffling some older units around. In some instances, the change had to be done rather hastily! Such is the case with the B40-8, formerly in the 8600-series. Some quick number boards and an interesting red and white patch on the cab moved this unit in to the 500-series. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105031 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 1, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Arvada, CO 1709 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Has there ever been (or will there ever be) an engine as amazing as the SD40-2? With very few exceptions, every railroad in the United States, Canada, and Mexico owned at least a few SD40-2s. And now, 40 years later, railroads are still rebuilding them and keeping them on the roster. Granted they are used for switching and local work more often than in mainline service now, but it still cool to see them on the rail. How much longer will that last? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105029 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A ES44C4 and a pair of C44-9Ws, all running elephant-style, head toward the west switch of Leyden and the siding. While this day offer a break from snow flurries, the sun still never fully came out as there was a thin layer of clouds. The temperature for this shot was hovering right around 11°F! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105028 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This BNSF manifest is kick up a little bit of snow as it crosses over Indiana Street. The train is approaching a Diverging Approach (red-over-yellow) signal at the west end of Leyden. The BNSF yard in Denver currently has no room for the train, so it will need to hang out in the siding at Leyden for a bit until some space opens up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105027 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Got snow? This eastbound is leaving Rocky and about to head in to Barbara's Gulch. There are some fairly fresh tire tracks in the snow from UP maintenance vehicles headed for Rocky the day before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105026 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Winter Wonderland! The day before the last day of February, the City of Denver set a record for the most snowfall in history for the month of February. 22.2" fell this February, which is ironic because ten days earlier, it was shaping up to be one of the driest February's in history. Okay, enough weather talk. BNSF's Provo to Denver manifest heads east at East Rocky through the roughly 5" of fresh snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105025 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 27, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1468 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF has had trackage rights on the Moffat for over 18 years. They were granted the rights by the Surface Transportation Board as a part of the condition of the UP/SP merger. They run at least one train each way, each day. The eastbound train, which originates in Provo, UT, frequently descends toward Denver in late morning or early afternoon. Such is the case on this day as the train, composed primarily of tanks, heads east at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105009 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1656 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Sunlight is rapidly disappearing as the crew of the Buck Local slows near the south end of the siding to hook on to their train. The train consisted of a box car and about a half dozen empty center beam flats. Once they hook up and do an air test, they will get a track warrant from the dispatcher and head back to Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105008 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1769 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of light units head south on the siding at Broomfield back toward their train. There is an interesting grade separation between the main and siding at Broomfield. This is because, at one time, they were actually two separate lines for two separate railroads! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105007 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1960 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of four-axle units, sporting the two most recent BNSF paint schemes, heads north on the main at Broomfield. The train is approaching the 120th Avenue grade crossing. Perhaps "train" is a little generous here, as the crew is running the light power to the north end of Broomfield. Once there, they will back in to the siding to hook on to their train and head north to Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105006 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1811 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local just brought some cars off the Lafayette Branch and dropped them on the siding at Broomfield. The crew got a track warrant to come out on the main and run around the cars to hook on the north end in order to head back to Longmont. Here, the train heads north on the main with a GP39-2R and a B40-8W. This location is supposed to change a lot in the next few years as the city of Broomfield has plans to connection 120th Avenue underneath the tracks. Meaning this shot will eventually include a bridge for the tracks (with 120th Avenue running underneath). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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