SD70MACs do not generally show up on BNSF's trains on the Moffat. However, every once in awhile, they do make an appearance. Such is the case this morning as a "green and cream" SD70MAC, BNSF 9687 (of BN heritage) is bringing up the rear of the train, currently in the siding at Rocky.
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I learned photography from my dad, and as a kid, he always shot black and white. In honor of him, and to get back to my nostalgic roots, I have been trying to do a little more black and white photography these days! This westbound BNSF coal load is headed west on the main at Rocky, BNSF 9174 bringing up the tail end.
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An AC4400CW and a pair of ES44ACs lead a coal load west on the mainline at Rocky. Even though it is not yet 3 o'clock, the train is just minute away from shadows with the low setting sun.
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Friday afternoon rush hour traffic is starting to pick up on CO-93 as drivers are likely oblivious to the westbound BNSF coal train passing beneath them.
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The only westbound coal load you can find on the Moffat is approaching the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch. This train was loaded at the Spring Creek Mine in Montana and is heading for a power station in Valmy, NV.
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At first glance, it might appear as though all three of these BNSF GEs is sporting the Heritage 2 scheme. However, the third unit is indeed wearing the New Image scheme. The sun is catching the yellow stripes just right to make it difficult to recognize!
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BNSF's Spring Creek Mine, MT to Valmy, NV coal load is starting the real climb up the Moffat as it heads west through Barbara's Gulch.
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Long shadows are cast on the ground on the far side of the fill as this eastbound Provo-Denver heads down the main at Leyden. Most of the homes in this shot are part of "Five Parks", now the fourth-newest major residential development on the west side of Arvada.
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A pair of units bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver as the train wraps around the fill and heads east down the main at Leyden toward Denver.
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BNSF 6339 heads away from the camera around the fill just west of Leyden. The train is the middle of the west side of Arvada, but the skyline of Denver is clearly visible in the distance on the right side of the shot.
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A typical pair of units brings up the tail end of the BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver. Indeed, three units on the point and a pair of the rear is by far the most common configuration for BNSF manifests on the Moffat, whether running east or west. The tracks are on a high point here with CO-72 on the opposite side and the gully on this side.
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Two SD70ACes and an ES44AC lead an eastbound Provo-Denver around the fill west of Leyden toward a clear (green) signal at West Leyden.
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BNSF 9206 leads an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver east on the Moffat with Welton Reservoir in the background. Welton Reservoir is a man-made reservoir, built in 2001 and 2002 as an additional source of water for the City of Arvada.
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Clouds hang over the Colorado Rockies to the west as an eastbound BNSF manifest glides east on the main between Rocky and Leyden. The quantity of light in summer is great, with early sunrises and late sunsets, but the quality of light in the winter is so fantastic, with low light and long shadows.
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The eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver has several chunks of well-blocked railcars as it rolls east through Barbara's Gulch.
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