Photo ID: 107838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Seven units lead a westbound coal empty headed for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. "A coal empty?", you might be asking. "That does not look like a coal hopper behind the power!" - and you would be correct. With the implementation of PSR (Precision Scheduled Railroading), UP is reducing the number of trains by combining some trains. In this case, manifest traffic that would be on the MNYPH is instead added to the point of coal empties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 1068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load goes a little out of the norm in terms of power as it has five units on the point instead of the usual two. In addition, UP 1996 is the third of the three mid-train swing helpers. the train is slowing in the siding at Rocky, waiting to meet two westbounds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107836 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A roster shot of the sixth of six UP heritage units. UP 1996 is the third mid-train swing helper on an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107835 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 6, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1996 is among three (standard) mid-train swing units on an eastbound coal train that is coming out of Tunnel 1. Seeing as how the swing helpers will be cut out in Denver, there is a chance that UP 1996 may make another trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107834 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific A Canadian Pacific AC4400CW makes a rare Colorado appearance as it (and a BNSF ES44AC) push on the tail end the Denver-Provo. Incidentally, the Denver-Provo and its counterpart are the only manifests still running on the former Grande between Denver and Salt Lake City (well, Provo). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107833 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1408 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific A rather rare visitor from the north takes a trip west on the Moffat as one of two DPUs on the tail end of BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest. I don't get the opportunity to get a shot of a Canadian Pacific unit too often. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107832 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1404 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of GEs lead a westbound Denver-Provo very slowly out of Leyden. The train is running on yellow signals, following a UP coal empty that will be taking the siding at Rocky to troubleshoot some power issues. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107831 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1554 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Along CO-72 west of Leyden, UP 1989 brings up the tail end of a westbound coal empty that will run over a good portion of the (former) Grande. The train is destined to load at the Savage load out on CV Spur near Price, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107830 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty headed for the Savage load out near Price, UT. The train held at Leyden for a little while as UP 8186 would not load. The crew reset the fault causing it to not load, but was unable to keep the fault clear, and the unit stopped loading again soon after this shot. The train would ultimately take the siding at Rocky to further troubleshoot the problem. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107829 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1486 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1989 led this coal empty in to Denver from the Greeley Sub. However, because the train entered North Yard for an air test, it departed with UP 1989 trailing. Unfortunately, because the (new) leader on the opposite end stopped loading. While three units was enough for the train to make it up to the Moffat Tunnel (it was configured 2x2), the train could not run 1x2, which is what it would effectively be if the crew isolated the lead unit that was not loading. The crew believed they could reset the fault causing the train to not load, so it would depart Leyden shortly after this shot was taken. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107828 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1512 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It's been several years since I've caught UP 1989 on a train (other than Cheyenne Frontier Days). But it was the rear DPU on this particular Friday, sitting on the main at Leyden in great morning light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107827 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1593 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1989 sits on the tail end of a westbound coal load, holding the main at Leyden. The crew is working with UP mechanical to troubleshoot a problem with the unit on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107826 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I always enjoy the symmetry that a telephoto shot of a unit train provides. Case-in-point is this unit tank train, which is headed for a transload facility near Price, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107825 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 8496 and BNSF 9052, both SD70ACes, lead a westbound oil train near Welton Reservoir in Arvada. The train has a buffer car at the front and at the end. Buffer cars, frequently hoppers, are appropriately named they are used to provide a buffer between the power (and the crew) and the typically hazardous cargo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107824 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 4, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A empty oil train, which will likely be loaded at Wash near Price, UT, heads west out of Leyden. The train has a pair of SD70ACes for power. Nice site in this day when GE dominates, particularly on BNSF. 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