Photo ID: 112256 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY, led by UP 5306, is approaching a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. The train has a straight shot the rest of the way into the yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112255 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific From this vantage point of UP's MGJNY on the main at Rocky, you can also see the track for the Rocky Spur (or Rocky Flats Industrial Lead). The spur runs nearly five miles to the north, The Acosta aggregate plant on the north end of the spur ships by rail. Or, at least, it did...the West Local hasn't serviced the plant in several months, making it seem as though the plant is no longer shipping by rail. Note the derail, collected aligned to the derail position to protect the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112254 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5306, with three GEs and a pair of EMDs, is making track speed on the main at Rocky, heading east on the final 15 miles (or so) of the journey into North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112253 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my favorite effects of a snowstorm is the changing of the landscape from color to (seemingly) black and white. UP's armor yellow paint stands out strong against the snowy backdrop of the mountain here at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112252 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After PTC causing a "penalty application" of the brakes (incorrectly), bringing the train to a stop at both West Crescent and West Plain, the system behaved properly here at West Eisele (Clay). The train passed the clear (green) signal at the west end, and continued rolling east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112251 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY wraps through the S-Curves around Blue Mountain Drive, although much of the train is barely visible, obscured by the crazy, late-April snow currently falling hard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112250 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I try to never miss an opportunity to get a shot of an SD70M. They are my personal favorite six-axle unit since the Tunnel Motors. They were released in a few phases, and UP 4953 represents my personal favorite phase (Phase 2). The unit still has its classic EMD wide nose (without the "notch"), but also had the slight angle on the radiator houses, similar to the SD45. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112249 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 369 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor on UP 5306 gives a friendly wave out the window as the MGJNY rolls by on the main at Plain. Around two inches of snow has fallen in the last 12 hours, and the forecast indicates it is not supposed to stop all day long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112248 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY has 103 cars on it today, powered by five units on the point, and a single DPU on the end. There is a significant snowstorm in the area. The 28°F here at Plain is quite a shock after 72°F just 24 hours ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112247 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's eastbound MGJNY slowly rolls east on the main at Plain in a heavy spring snowfall. PTC onboard UP 5306 seemed to believe the green signal at west Plain was not in fact green, and sent the train into emergency after the train passed the green signal. The engineer has recovered the air, and the train is now slowly continuing east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112225 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train crosses Tennyson Street, about a mile west of C&S Junction. This grade crossing is a quite zone now; trains need not user their horns. The crossing is protected by "quad gates", preventing cars from swerving around a single gate. The train is on Main 1. The shot was taken from above BNSF Golden Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112224 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here at C&S Junction, BNSF's Golden Sub converges with UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. Between C&S Junction and Fox Junction, BNSF trains run on UP's main. It is also the only real section of track that crews operating on BNSF's Golden Sub have to run in CTC limits. Meanwhile, a UP oil empty heads west on Main 1. when RTD constructed their G-Line along the UP right-of-way, UP received money to add a second main track between C&S Junction and Arvada. Main 2 is the newer track, indicated by the concrete ties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112223 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since UP got rid of their hostlers, road crews have to switch power around. The outbound crew on this oil train had to do exactly that when they got to North Yard. They went on duty at 9:50am, and it is now 2:50pm. So the crew has been on duty for five hours before actually departing west. They have seven hours to make it to Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112222 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three UP GEs have tied onto a westbound oil empty and the crew is currently charging the air brakes in the train so it can depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112221 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The power for this westbound oil train is about to be hooked up to the west end of the train, ahead of a covered hopper buffer car. After attaching to the train, the crew will knock off handbrakes and charge the air before departing west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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