Photo ID: 112629 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 20, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP has a track tamper and a ballast regulator tied down in the house track at Rocky. MOW crews have arrived and will be taking the equipment out for some work after the Zephyr passes by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112622 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west switch of Rocky, two conductors (one of which might be a trainee) watch as a UP track worker helps to align the switch from the siding to the main. DS-380 has been unable to throw the switch under power this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112604 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vestas Brighton, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style GE units lead a southbound manifest by the Vestas plant in Brighton. The train is the MCYDV-15, a manifest that just runs between Cheyenne, WY and Denver, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112603 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vestas Brighton, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific At the Vestas plant in Brighton, a trainload of hubs (to which the blades attach) and nacelles (which generate the electricity) are ready to be picked up by Union Pacific. However, that will not be happening on this particular day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112602 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine to Brighton Adams County, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGR, manifest from North Yard, CO to Green River, WY is hustling along at track speed as it approaches an intermediate in advance of Brighton, where it will take the siding to meet a southbound. If you look in the distance on the left side of the shot, you can just see the Denver skyline! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112601 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific On a beautiful Sunday morning, a trio of GEs leads UP's MNYGR north on the Greeley Sub. The train is crossing over Sand Creek while approach the diamond with BNSF's Brush Sub at a control point that, appropriately, is also named Sand Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112600 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a very short southbound, UP's MNYGR is throttling up and headed for the single track main of the Greeley Sub. The train is passing by the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112594 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGJ is typically called (and departs) Denver west after sunset. It's possible that, with the days almost at their longest, the train is departing just prior to sunset. It's also possible that it just happens to be early on this Saturday evening. Either way, four units lead the manifest west in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112593 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There is a relatively narrow cut in the middle of Arvada between Carr Street and 68th Avenue. This time of year, when the trees have all their leaves, it appears as though trains just barely squeeze through. Here, UP's MNYGJ is on the roll westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112592 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the eastbound Zephyr at C&S Junction, UP's MNYGJ is now on the move westbound through Arvada. The train is passing through the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112580 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This GP40N is catching a ride on the MGJNY. The unit is likely due for a 90-day inspection, and is on its way to North Platte, NE. The unit was originally a GP40-2, delivered to Western Pacific in July 1979 as WP 3548. For the rivet counters out there, its frame number is 786220-4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112579 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS007 (Arvada) Denver, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At CP DS007 (Arvada), the MGJNY diverges from the Main Track to Main 2. UP intentionally added a little dog leg curve to the main so Main 1 (far track to the right) would not be diverging at the switch. This is because heavy coal trains (and now oil train) generally run on Main 1, and UP did not want the heavy trains to diverging through the switch. The switch itself is actually a (relatively) high speed switch. It is long and has moveable point frogs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112578 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Denver, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY, the thrice-weekly manifest from Grand Junction to Denver, is approaching the Pierce Street grade crossing in Arvada. If you look in the distance, you can actually see Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112577 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos X-Over to C&S Jct (MP 4.0 to MP 4.8) Denver, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the Rocky Mountaineer at Arvada, this loaded oil train continued east and into Bypass 1 at C&S Junction. The Rocky Mountaineer got out of town just in time, as both Bypass tracks are now plugged with trains. Bypass 2 has a coal train on it (behind the camera). At the time of this photo, there was a new rumor floating around that UP is planning to start running all oil trains through Wyoming and over Soldier Summit, cutting out the Moffat. Time will tell... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112570 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stock Yards Denver, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Rock Island (DRIR) Union Pacific A pair of UP units slowly back up away from the camera. The train is actually a yard job, transfer cars from UP to the short line Denver and Rock Island. The train is on DRIR tracks right now. After delivering these cars, the UP power will pick up a string of cars ready to depart Denver, and return to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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