Photo ID: 110113 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Temperatures are finally above freezing, but overcast skies are blocking the direct sunlight, so snow is still sticking around. Three SD70ACes lead the westbound Denver-Provo down the main at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110112 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three BNSF SD70ACes pull the Denver-Provo up the grade from Rocky, through the S-Curve, and around toward the east face of Big Ten Curve and the covered hopper wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train sits in the siding at Rocky, waiting for the westbound Zephyr to come out of Denver. Currently, the siding at Leyden is filled with empty well cars, so it cannot be used for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110068 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street (MP 8.37) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Running parallel to Oberon Road in Arvada, BNSF 9072 leads the Provo-Denver manifest east on the Moffat. The train has around 8 miles remaining in its trip to BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110067 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver has just passed through the high/wide defect detector and is crossing over Carr Street in the middle of Arvada on its journey in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110060 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 364 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CPRR, CPKC, BNSF CP 7020, painted in a military tribute scheme, rests in the siding at Hogan's Alley with the Denver skyline offering a nice backdrop in the distance. CP 7020 is an SD70ACu, and in fact started life as an SD90MAC! Progress Rail rebuilt 60 of them for Canadian Pacific (and 100 for UP SD9043MACs for Norfolk Southern). The rebuilt unit was re-designated as an SD70ACu. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110057 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 392 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CPRR, CPKC, BNSF In 2019, Canadian Pacific painted five units in military-inspired paint schemes in tribute to the military. The units were unveiled on Remembrance Day (Canada's version of Veterans Day in the US). CP 7020 is one of the five units, and happened to be leading a southbound grain train through Denver on January 8, 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110056 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hogan's Alley Denver, CO 395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CPRR, CPKC, BNSF CP 7020, one of five military tribute units on CP's roster, happened to lead a California-bound grain train through Denver. The train is tied down here on the siding in "Hogan's Alley", awaiting for a recrew. The grain train originated in Sweetwater, MT and is destined for Modesto, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110050 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's afternoon Beer Run passes by the grain elevator just east of the lower yard at Coors. The train has clearance to proceed in to track 3 in the lower yard and drop off its cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110049 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Clear Creek offers up a reflection of BNSF 9124 and train as the Beer Run moves along the bank of the river on its way in to the lower yard at Coors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110048 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The Beer Run is temporarily stopped to make sure switches are aligned to allow the train to continue in to the lower yard at Coors. The Brewery is located in between North and South Table Mountains along Clear Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110047 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 379 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 1826 has a very interesting patch job. Not exactly sure what the history is behind this patch. BNSF is, in generally, very good at patching the paint color of the location the patch is applied when it is applied. This SD40-2 will be used on the Golden Switch in the coming week(s). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110046 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run is descending a fill down from the Golden Sub in to the lower yard at Coors. A pair of SD70s (an SD70ACe and an SD70MAC) lead a pair of SD40-2s and the train. The SD40-2s will be power for the Golden Switch, a local that runs east out of Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110045 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Jefferson County, CO 346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9124 and BNSF 9709 lead the BNSF Beer Run across Colorado Highway 58. The train is slowly descending down a grade that will take it down to the same elevation as the highway so it can enter in to the lower yard at Coors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110041 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Jefferson County, CO 409 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The westbound Beer Run is stopped at Terrel Jct, waiting for clearance to enter in to the lower yard at Golden. About 25 of the 50 or so on the train will be taken down to the lower yard. The remaining cars will sit on the track here (east of Terrel Jct) until they can be taken to the upper yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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