Photo ID: 110191 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 259 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the westbound Zephyr, this BNSF oil train is already rolling east out of Rocky. The crew does not have much time left to work, so the dispatcher is going to prioritize getting it in to Denver as quickly as possible. In the distance, the westbound Zephyr is climbing west out of Rocky, headed for Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110188 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF This eastbound BNSF oil train had a nice surprise as a Kansas City Southern AC4400CW is the trailing DPU on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An pair of ES44ACs, with an SD70ACe spliced in between, lead a loaded eastbound oil train through Rainbow Cut and down the main at Plain. The nose door and some of the long hood doors on the lead unit appear to be brand new. Or, at a minimum, they are only in primer and not yes painted for BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110186 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three BNSF GEs lead an early morning loaded oil train east on the main at Plain. As the head end comes through Rainbow Cut, you can clearly see some of the train in the background passing by the west switch of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110173 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The Provo-Denver has a pretty typical configuration of three units on the head end and two units DPU'd on the tail end. BNSF's manifest on the Moffat often consist primarily of tank cars, with this train being no different. There currently is no crew on the train and the derail on the siding is set. This guy is going to be here for awhile longer! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110172 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest is tied down in the siding at Rocky. It arrived here about 10 hours ago, a little after 10pm the previous night. It continues to wait for a fresh crew that will take it the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110169 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo has five refrigerated box cars on the head end, very possibly carrying beer from the Coors Brewery. A significant portion of the rest of the train consists of tank cars, which is very common for the train. The train passes by houses in Leyden Rock, a neighborhood built roughly ten years earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110168 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not too far behind the westbound Zephyr, BNSF's Denver-Provo passes by Welton Reservoir just west of Leyden. The reservoir was built in 2002, and is a source of drinking water for suburbs west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110166 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Sedalia Douglas County, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Castle Rock and Sedalia, a BNSF northbound snakes its way along on Main 2, parallel to CO-85. The train has a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110164 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Larkspur Douglas County, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Larkspur, BNSF's Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest passes underneath I-25 as it heads north on Main 2. Two ES44C4 with a C44-9W in between lead the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110163 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After getting a fresh crew, a southbound BNSF intermodal train is starting to pull south through the Sag and toward Palmer Lake on Main 1. Meanwhile, a northbound BNSF manifest from Slaton, TX rolls by on Main 2. The manifest is headed for Denver, where it will terminate. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110162 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train is stopped on Main 1 (and is getting a crew change) as a Slaton, TX to Denver, CO manifest heads north on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110161 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF baretable train snakes its way through The Sag, just north of Palmer Lake. All of the trailer and containers you see on the train - FedEx, JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, etc - are empty. They are being repositioned from Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110160 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF intermodal train wraps its way through "The Sag", just north of Palmer Lake. Here, ownership of Main 1 changes from BNSF to UP as you travel southbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110159 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Douglas County, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Between Greenland and Palmer Lake on the Joint Line is the location of Spruce. A southbound BNSF intermodal train is passing by the Spruce trackside sign on its journey toward Palmer Lake and points south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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