Photo ID: 107405 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The tail end of a rail train makes its way up toward Tunnel 1. I liked the fact that a single (empty) Rio Grande hopper brought up the end of the rail train as it works its way over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107404 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is cool how the continuous welded rail on rail trains spans across each of the flat cars in the consist. Here, you can see the rail running directly across these two rail cars, coupled together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107403 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Rail winds its way through S-Curves at Blue Mountain Road. A rail train can carry 40 rails, each rail being 1/4 of a mile in length. That means this train is ten miles in length. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107402 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP SD70M and a BNSF ES44DC lead a westbound rail train through the curves at Blue Mountain on its journey west. It is ultimately headed for California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107401 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I have always found rail trains to be very interesting. It is cools how each rail stretches from the start of the flat cars (the green cars) to the end. The rails simply bend as the train goes around curves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107400 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound rail train snakes its way out of Barbara's Gulch and in to the east end of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107399 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Olde Wadsworth Blvd Arvada, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single AC4400CW bring up the tail end of an eastbound coal load on a frosty morning. The "X QZ" sign indicates the grade crossing at Olde Wadsworth, which is a "Quiet Zone" (no horn used). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107398 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street Arvada, CO 1194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a somewhat chilly Tuesday morning in March, an eastbound coal train rolls across the grade crossing at Carr Street in Arvada. The train is passing underneath the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107397 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Intermodal trains of any variety haven't been found on the Moffat in 15 years. However, once in a blue moon, UP or BNSF will route a baretable over the Moffat. If you haven't heard of such a creature before, a baretable is one of the lowest priority trains you'll find on the rails. It earns no revenue for the railroad as it is a "repositioning" move. These well cars are needed at BNSF's Logistics Park intermodal facility in Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107396 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF bare table train, led by a trio of ES44s, makes its way around Big Ten Curve. The train is lined in at Rocky and will tie down there as the crew is getting close to their hours of service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107395 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Despite the frigid scene here, Winter is technically coming to a close soon...as a result, it appears that Amtrak's bookings are increasing. During the Winter months, there are generally seven Superliners on the train. Today, however, there are eight! Three coaches are bringing up the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107394 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, Co 1359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at East Leyden as it also kicks up some snow on the journey west. More than likely the third P42DC is isolated (not doing any work) and catching a free ride out to California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107393 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three P42DCs leads the Westbound Zephyr at Leyden the morning after a quick late Winter blizzard blew through. 24 hours earlier, there wasn't a flake of snow in sight. It actually rained some before the snow started, resulting in the snow really sticking well to the trees, making for a Winter Wonderland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107392 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Tired skiers do not have too much longer to wait before they are back at Union Station. This season, Lyft was a sponsor of the train, and three of the Superliners received this fancy pink/purple wrap to advertise Lyft. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107391 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1427 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a straight shot down the hill, the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) passes by another clear signal at the intermediate west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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