Photo ID: 110705 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs, one BNSF and one Canadian Pacific, bring up the tail end of this westbound manifest headed for Provo from Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110704 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Canadian Pacific The two DPUs on the tail end of this westbound manifest are emerging from Tunnel 1. The first, of course, being a visitor from the north. At this point, however, Canadian Pacific no longer exists. The merger with Kansas City Southern has been official for a little over a year, and the new railroad is now CPKC. A handful of units have been repainted in the new scheme, though I have yet to see one in person. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110703 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest emerges from the west portal of Tunnel 1. The train, which has a good looking Warbonnet on the head end, is headed for Provo, UT. Once there, the power will eventually return back to Denver, likely on the Provo-Denver. There is a chance the Warbonnet might lead for the return trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110702 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF From above Tunnel 1, we see the westbound BNSF Denver-Provo winding through the curves at Blue Mountain Drive and the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Note the paved road in the foreground, which is one of the streets in the new Canyon Pines neighborhood. Custom homes that have yet to be built, but will be coming in the not-too-distant future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110701 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a beautiful morning along the Front Range in Colorado. There is not a cloud in the sky, which is a nice change after some mostly overcast skies the previous two mornings. BNSF's Denver-Provo is westbound on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110700 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I am always impressed that, nearly 30 years after the merger that created BNSF, there are still a few Warbonnets on the rails whose paint is actually still in really great shape. BNSF 766, the third unit on the Denver-Provo, is a great example. Granted this unit is actually lettered for BNSF, which means it happened after the merger in 1995, Warbonnets being lettered with BNSF only happened briefly after the merger. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110699 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5201 leads the manifest on the main at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Note the incredibly large radiator housing on the back of the second unit. These days, it is pretty common for the BNSF manifests on the Moffat to run with New Image, 3x2 power. This morning, the Heritage 2 and the Warbonnet offer a little variation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110698 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is pulling on the 2% grade west out of Rocky. Although it is not leading, seeing a Warbonnet on the train is a nice sight to see in 2024. Certainly wish it had been the leader, rather than the somewhat grungy Heritage 2 C44-9W that made the leader cut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110697 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An early morning westbound pulls west on the main at Rocky by the switch to the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. This time of year, when the days are longest, the sun is on the north side of the tracks here in the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110696 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue (MP 11.75) Arvada, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It was rumored that this morning's Denver-Provo might have a Warbonnet leading. Alas, when the train showed up here at 80th Avenue (near the east switch of Leyden), it turns out the Warbonnet was third on the head end. A slightly worn C44-9W in Heritage 2 and an ET44C4 lead the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110695 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As this westbound oil empty throttles up at the east switch of Eisele (Clay), BNSF 9272 kicks up a lot of exhaust. Looks like a GE or Alco unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110694 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With a clear (green) signal set up for BNSF 5804 and train at east Eisele (Clay), the crew can take a look at the tail end of the oil train, with a buffer car hanging out on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110693 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just east of the east switch of Eisele (Clay), BNSF 5804 is looking at a red signal as DS-78 attempts to get the switch aligned for the main. The view here offers a nice shot of the Denver Skyline off in the distance. The train left BNSF's yard right next to downtown not quite an hour ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110692 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5804 is slowing to a stop at a red signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The switch is aligned for the siding and showing out of correspondence. DS-78 will try to get the switched locked up for the main. If you are not familiar with the terrain and are wondering about the tank cars in the distance, that is indeed the back part of the train as it wraps around Big Ten Curve. The crew can see the back of the train from this spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110691 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two SD70ACes do their best Alco impressions as the units throttle up on the climb up Big Ten Loop. The units will like be redistributed in a 3x3 configuration for the trip back east over the Moffat after loading in Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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