Photo ID: 112609 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF NS 4130 and a pair of BNSF SD70ACes cross over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland. In the distance, you can see a few of the mountains around James Peak and the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112608 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS049 (East East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF This spring has been unusually wet and cool, the result of which has been some absolutely spectacular green scenery! Case-in-point is this view of an eastbound BNSF oil train, led by an NS AC44C6M, at the east switch of East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112607 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF This BNSF oil train is crossing East Portal Road near the east end of East Portal as the tail end of the train is actually still in the Moffat Tunnel. A couple of cars are waiting at the grade crossing as the train rolls by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112606 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF It is almost guaranteed that the afternoons will bring clouds on the east side of the Continental Divide in Colorado. Today is no exception as an NS-led oil train follows along a very full South Boulder Creek at East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112605 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train is led by a Norfolk Southern "catfish" out of the Moffat Tunnel under cloud afternoon skies. At this location, the eastbound is roughly 9,170 feet above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112590 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver is relatively short today, but still running in a 3x2 configuration. Despite being slightly shorter than normal, the train is still primarily composed of tank cars as it rolls through Arvada on the final 10 or so miles of its trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112589 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two units, an NS "catfish" and a BNSF Heritage 2 unit, bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver. The Norfolk Southern unit is called a "catfish" as the white stripes on the black unit kind of give the appearance of a catfish. As the train rolls by, the owner of the field works to mow the grass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112588 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70ACes lead BNSF's Provo-Denver eastbound through Arvada. The train spent about four hours tied down in the siding at Rocky, waiting for a fresh crew to take the train the rest of the way into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112586 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound BNSF coal load sits idling on the siding at Barr. The train is currently tied down here, waiting on a fresh crew to come out of Denver. There are only two tracks (Coal 1 and Coal 2) at the yard in Denver that BNSF can use for trains waiting for a recrew. When both of those are plugged, they have to find alternative places for tying trains down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112566 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of units sit in the fuel tracks at BNSF's engine house, getting serviced and waiting for their next assignment. Toward the top of the frame, a yard job works on switching out one of the 43 yard tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112550 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Classic shot of a colorful consist. Under partly cloudy skies, this westbound oil train is approaching the east tunnel of Tunnel 1. It has been an exceptionally wet and cool spring, so the scenery is still very green. An incredibly welcome sight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112549 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF This oil train is running on UP rails, with a Norfolk Southern leader, and a BNSF crew! Quite the interesting mix. The yellow hand rails on the lead unit really pop in the scene as the train curves toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112548 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, BNSF Always like trying to get a roster shot of a foreign visitor in the area. Particularly when it is a visitor from the south or north of the border! Second out on this westbound oil train is a Ferromex SD70ACe. Ferromex, of course, is one of the two largest railroads in Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112547 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Last week, UP officially wrapped up a majority of the construction on Big Ten and reopened the mainline between switches at Rocky. There is still some minor work happening, but all the speed restrictions have been lifted. This NS/BNSF oil train climbs the north edge at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112546 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF It seems that a business east of the Mississippi has a contract with the Wash oil loadout. The train originates on Norfolk Southern and is turned over to BNSF. However, most of the time, the train has been running with at least a few NS units all the way to the oil transloaded facility. On this particular day, an interesting NS/FXE/NS trio lead the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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