Photo ID: 106836 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific As a westbound coal empty heads west on the main at Cliff, take note of the pole on the right side of the image. You may also note that there are a few more such poles moving away from the camera. These poles, and the wire between them, are somehow related to PTC. Somewhat ironic that, after technology removed codeline poles, technology is now added some poles back in! These should not be required everywhere...they seem to be needed in mountainous areas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106835 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS036 (East Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific A Norfolk Southern ES44AC leads a coal empty west at the east end of Cliff. You may have noticed that one ditch light is brighter than the other...this is because NS (and CSX) have chosen to have oscillating ditch lights when the horn is being blown. The theory being that it increases visibility at grade crossings for cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106831 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1075 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific An NS ES44AC leads four UP units on the climb from the base of Coal Creek Canyon up toward Tunnel One. When Union Pacific activates PTC (Positive Train Control) on the Moffat, there is a good chance it will mean the end of foreign power on the point of trains...at least for awhile. Until foreign power is equipped with PTC technology that is compatible with UP's, such units will not be able to lead on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106830 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific This is officially the most-shot Norfolk Southern unit for me personally. This just happens to be the same unit that led a coal load east on the KP line the previous Monday! It made its way back to Colorado on another coal train. Here, the train is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106829 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Since the start of December, I've managed to shoot power from each of the five US-based Class 1 railroads on the Moffat! That's Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Kansas City Southern. Here, a "catfish" leads a westbound coal empty through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106828 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 9, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1089 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific A coal empty headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork branch has some pool power on the point! A Norfolk Southern ES44AC leads for UP units through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106786 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF I do my best to nab a "boring" 3/4 roster shot whenever foreign power comes through town. Such was the case on this morning as a Norfolk Southern C44-9W was third out on BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106772 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Buick Elbert County, CO 1186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific This eastbound coal train through a monkey wrench in UP's afternoon operation. As you can see, the train broke in to two. The conductor walked back and set the brakes on 30 cars before walking the rest of the train. Meanwhile, the engineer had to isolate the rear DPU. When the conductor walked back up, the train was put back together and the brakes were knocked off. Then, the engineer brought the rear DPU online and recharged the brakes. The entire process took several hours. There was an 8,000-foot MSIDV out of Limon, but it made a reverse move to Limon as the crew only had 90 minutes to work and the coal train had the line blocked. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106756 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Aurora, CO 1147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific After leaving the urban Denver-metropolitan area behind, this eastbound coal train has entered into the rural plains of eastern Colorado on its way toward Kansas and points further east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106755 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1095 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific About a week ago, I got some shots of an eastbound coal train that was led by CSX units. Today, I was able to catch another eastbound coal load, but this one was led by a Norfolk Southern "catfish". A name given to wide cab Norfolk Southern units because the white stripes on the nose look a bit like whiskers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106754 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific In eastern Aurora, I-70 runs northwest-to-southeast and crosses over UP's Limon Sub right at Mesa. With I-70 visible in the background, the NS-led eastbound is about to pass underneath I-70. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106753 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Aurora, CO 1159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Typically when I nab a picture that includes the Denver skyline, I'm on the west side of town. On this particular day, however, I'm on the east side of town! A Norfolk Southern unit leads the eastbound coal load on the main at Mesa. Much of the Limon Sub in Aurora parallels Smith Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106752 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mesa (8,880ft) Denver, CO 1104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific At Mesa, an eastbound coal load is on the move on the main track. A bit of an unusual visitor, a Norfolk Southern ES44AC leads the train on its journey toward the Colorado plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106751 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 1694 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific On a partly cloudy morning, a cloud has moved in to cast a shadow on the scene as an ES44AC leads an eastbound coal train toward the York Street grade crossing. The train is leaving the Belt Industrial Lead behind and will soon turn east toward the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106750 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed York Street Denver, CO 1589 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific A northbound UP local (whose last car is just visible on the right side of the shot) has just cleared the north end of the 36th street yard. A coal load with an eastern leader is pulling toward the yard from the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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