Photo ID: 112235 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF coal load climbs Big Ten Curve, headed west on the Moffat. The train loaded in the Powder River in Wyoming, and is headed for the Valmy Power Plant in Nevada. This coal train's days are actually likely limited. Like so many other power plants, the Valmy station is transitioning to natural gas. The coal-burning stations are slated for retirement by the end of 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112234 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead this westbound BNSF coal load on the main at Rocky. A few hours ago, the ground was entirely covered in snow. But rapidly rising temperatures, now around 38°F, is resulting in the rapid melting of the snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112233 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I really like the contrasting foliage all visible right here in a single scene. As a loaded BNSF coal train heads west through Barbara's Gulch, the foliage in the gulch is covered in snow. Meanwhile, warming temperatures has melted most of the snow outside of the gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112195 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos Junction Denver, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A GP39-3 and a GP39-2, both of Santa Fe heritage, are working at Rennicks this morning. Rennicks is BNSF's intermodal facility in Denver. yard job has come to a stop, and after a switch being thrown at the back of the long string of cars, the job will make a reverse move back into Rennicks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112191 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A BNSF yard job, hauling a long string of JB Hunt double stacks, pulls across UP's Belt Line on the Front Range Sub. After crossing through the CTC limits across the diamond, the head end of the yard job is now in Restricted Limits. No track warrant needed for this switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112190 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Three units, including a UP unit, pull four covered hoppers. Meanwhile, four units, including another UP unit, sit nearby. A yard job is currently idle toward the right. Note the two guys walking the yard as well, helping switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112189 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 174 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF An overview of BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver. A couple of trainset looks to be switching around, as well as a yard job working. A BNSF coal train sits tied down on Coal 1, waiting for a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112188 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Considering how time marches on and things continue to change, I always figure it is a good idea to get shots of some of the Denver rail infrastructure. 20 years from now, this could all be apartments... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112186 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF An RTD N-Line commuter rail train slowly descends toward Union Station, passing by BNSF's engine facility. An NS unit and two cascade green units break up the sea on orange. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112163 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This is one of the more interesting covered hoppers you might come across. It looks like a box car that was modified to be a covered hopper. Regardless, on this particular day, it is serving as a buffer car between the head end power and the loaded oil train behind it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112162 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Whenever a train is tied down in a siding along the mainline, a derail is always set. As you can see here, a derail does exactly what it sounds like. It is intentionally causes the train to derail. Should something fail, resulting in the train rolling without a crew, it will derail here, on the siding, before it can roll out onto the main, possibly striking another train, or derailing in a populated area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112161 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 133 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of units lead an eastbound BNSF oil train. The train arrived Rocky roughly 12 hours ago. It was tied down and the train has been waiting for a fresh crew since then. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112151 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The paint on this AC4400CW has definitely seen better days! Most likely, there was a fire on the long hood of the unit at some point, scorching the paint. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112150 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest is typically configured in a 3x2 setup. However, this instance of the train is significantly shorter than most, so BNSF apparently decided to run it with five units all on the point. The train tied down in the siding at Rocky about six hours ago, and it is waiting for a crew to come out of Denver and take it the rest of the way into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As frequently happens, BNSF's Provo-Denver is currently tied down on the siding at Rocky, awaiting a recrew and a spot in the yard. Spring is refusing to fully kick in, as a bit of snow powders the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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