Photo ID: 112426 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5772 leads UP's Grand Junction to North Yard manifest around the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Note the solar-powered weather station to the right. It measures, among other things, the current wind speed and reports it back to UP headquarters in Omaha. If the wind speeds are high enough, a 10 MPH slow order is issued around Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112425 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5772, sporting UP's newest paint scheme, leads the only UP manifest that still runs on the Moffat out the east end of Eisele (Clay), the MGJNY. The train is slowing to 10 MPH on account of a slow order ahead through a minor derailment repair site. The derailment happened the previous Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112424 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's thrice-weekly Grand Junction to Denver manifest rolls east on the main at Eisele (Clay). Three units are on the point, with a single DPU bringing up the rear. The train is comprised of the two most common cars found on the MGJNY, some loaded coal hoppers, and some covered hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112423 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A dump truck dumps out a load of ballast that will be used in repairs of the track where a derail occurred last Friday morning. An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver had a truck derail on a tank car. No cars fell over, but there was some track damage. You can clearly see the fresh ballast that has already been laid. A track foreman just checked the gauging here, and is informing DS-380 that a track tamper needs to run through here before two eastbounds. Also note the flood light which has been used at night as crews have been working around the clock to get operations back to normal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112422 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Right after the westbound Zephyr passed by, a UP maintenance foreman received track and time from DS-380 to check the train gauging at the location of a derailment here on Big Ten last Friday. You can see a dump truck showing up, ready to drop some fresh ballast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112421 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Last Friday, there was a derailment nearby. A car with a derailed truck ran east on the main here. If you look closely, it looks like you might be able to see a flange mark in the middle of the track, offset to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112420 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is departing the siding at Rocky. However, the train is not going to be picking up any speed as there is currently a 10 MPH slow order here after a derailment last Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112419 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Due to a derailment in the area last Friday, all trains are running through the siding at Rocky. Additionally, there is a 10 MPH slow order for trains between West Rocky and (roughly) East Eisele (Clay). As a result, the Zephyr is slowly making its way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112418 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The mainline at Rocky is currently out-of-service due to a derailment that occurred last Friday. The truck on the derailed car ran on the main at Rocky and UP maintenance of way took the main out-of-service for inspection. As a result, all trains, including the westbound Zephyr, are running through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112417 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr slows as it heads west through Barbara's Gulch. The train will enter the siding at Rocky ahead as the main at Rocky is currently out of service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112265 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As this westbound oil empty exits Tunnel 3, the clouds were nice and gave way to a bit of sunlight on the head end of the train as it works to traverse through the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112264 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6386 passes by a tramper and a regulator that are tied down in the house track at Plain. These guys have been working on the main in various locations between Rocky and Crescent recently. For a few days, they were tied down on the bottom end of the Rocky Spur. The oil empty passing by is headed for the oil transload facility at Wash, UT to load up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112263 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After getting stuck in the siding at Rocky for about an hour to wait on maintenance working on the track, this BNSF oil empty finally got the green signal to continue west. Here, the train is headed west on the main at Plain. After loading, the train will return east in a 3x3 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112258 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5306 rounds the bend out of Rocky, headed toward the CO-93 underpass and Barbara's Gulch. In another mile or two, the train will be able to pick up some speed, as the part of the Moffat with the most curves will be left behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112257 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The only UP train manifest left on the Moffat, the MGJNY (and its counterpart, the MNYGJ) runs six times a week. West, then east, and repeat, with one day off. The train is generally feast or famine, with today's train being on the feast side with 103 cars. Many of the cars on the train are loaded coal hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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