Photo ID: 109821 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 387 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) MGJNY-25 Seven units leads UP's eastbound MGJNY (Manifest, Grand Junction to North Yard) on the approach to the west portal of Tunnel 1. Interestingly, the train itself is only 29 cars in length, so no doubt most of the units are not powered and are just being moved to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109820 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 387 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the westbound Zephyr at Crescent, UP's MGJNY got a clear (green) signal to continue east toward North Yard in Denver. The lead unit has UP's newest paint scheme, which (sadly) no longer includes the famed UP wings. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109819 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 8 (MP 26.9, 774 ft) Boulder County, CO 431 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr passes through a true winter scene, with evergreens white instead of green, in between Tunnels 7 and 8 in the Tunnel District of the Moffat Tunnel Sub. Since Tunnel 1, the train has been running (roughly) geographically north, but after emerging from Tunnel 8, the train will be headed geographically west, following along South Boulder Canyon near Elderado Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 446 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With the sun so far to the south in the winter, the tracks in the east end of the Tunnel District move in and out of the the shadows. The head end of the Zephyr is approaching Tunnel 3 as the last two Zephyrs cross over the giant fill just west of Tunnel 2. This fill was washed out in the fall of 2013 when 500-year rains hit Denver, creating flooding conditions and washouts in many places. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109817 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Powdery white and green evergreens cover the scene at Plain, about 24 miles west of Denver, as the morning Zephyr heads west. It is a chilly 24°F (-4°C) this morning, but the clear blue skies help make up for the chilly temperatures. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109816 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After two days of off-and-on snow storms, it is finally sunny and absolutely beautiful at Plain as the morning Zephyr heads west on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109815 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amidst a powered scene, the westbound Zephyr has just emerged from Tunnel 1 on its journey west in to the Colorado Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109814 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An overhead look at one of the only 100 SD70ACe-T4s that UP currently has on the roster. It's been rumored that the units had a myriad of problems when they were first released. The rumored issued ranged from reliability issues to software problems. However, it has also been said that the issues have mostly been resolved in the last few years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109813 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY frequently contains a high number of covered hoppers, and this particular instance of the train is no different. Seven units on the head end, and a single DPU (facing in to the train), roll east on a clear (green) signal through Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109812 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The only manifest UP runs on the Moffat anymore is the MNYGJ and MGJNY. The manifest runs between Denver and Grand Junction six days a week (alternating west and east). The eastbound version, the MGJNY, runs through Little Ten Curve on its way in to Denver. Up the hillside in the distance, you can see the westbound signals at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109811 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) MGJNY-21 Seven units lead UP's MGJNY through the curves at Blue Mountain. A single SD70ACe is DPU'd on the tail end in the distance. The manifest typically arrives in Denver in the pre-dawn hours, but every so often, it descends the front range in daylight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109810 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY rolls east out of Plain after meeting an oil train. The head end of the train is now approaching Tunnel 1. You can see the freshly paved road for the soon-to-be-constructed Canyon Pines neighborhood. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109809 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An empty oil train heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay). The siding, currently empty, has weight limits on it, disallowing certain trains from entering the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109808 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 340 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Six GEs lead a westbound UP oil train out of Rocky and on the climb up Big Ten Curve on a clear, temperate November morning. There doesn't seem to be much consistency in the power configuration of oil trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109807 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6177, which originally entered the world as SP 126, leads a westbound empty oil train out the west end of Rocky after meeting BNSF's Provo-Denver. SP 126 was not originally capable of controlling DPUs. However, it has since had DPU capabilities added. 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