Photo ID: 110939 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of similarly-numbered ES44ACs are the power on the Provo-Denver this morning. Alas, the crew had to tie the train down here at Rocky as BNSF's 31st Street Yard said there was "no room at the inn" for the train, despite the crew having nearly an hour left on the clock. So, the train will wait here until a relief crew is available (and space is available in the yard) for the train to continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110938 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is getting tied down and the crew will wait for a van to pick them up and take them to their hotel in Denver. In the distance up at Eisele (Clay), the westbound counterpart, the Denver-Provo, is on the main, a pair of SD70ACes bringing up the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110937 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF We are a month away from the official start of fall, and the greens in the grass are definitely fading here in the latter part of August. It is still a very hot 90°F just a few minute before 11am. A pair of SD70ACes are the DPUs on this westbound Denver-Provo manifest, making its way from Big Ten Curve to Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110936 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest around Big Ten Curve. Meanwhile, across the valley, BNSF's Provo-Denver sits on the siding at Rocky, the crew working to secure and tie the train down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110935 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF SD70MACs are increasingly rare as we continue moving forward in the 21st century. BNSF has hundreds in long term storage in various spots on their system. The ones still active are generally seen on coal trains, but catching one on the Moffat on the Denver-Provo was a nice find this August morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110934 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF While meeting its counterpart at Rocky, the crew on this westbound Denver-Provo and the crew on the Provo-Denver were venting some frustrations. Specifically, the crew on the Provo-Denver was unhappy about making it all the way to Rocky, only to have to tie the train down and not make it all the way into the yard. The crew on the westbound here was sympathetic, although they had no specific gripes. Perhaps because they are headed home to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110933 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead BNSF's westbound Denver-Provo manifest rolls underneath the CO-93 overpass at the west end of Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110915 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The first of two BNSF SD70ACes on the tail end of a westbound manifest crosses over Indiana Street. The bridge, amazingly, is still lettered for Rio Grande, 36 years after the end of Rio Grande. There is a second SD70ACe, but it was facing into the train. I figured I'd cut it out of the frame as the unit facing away from the train looks a bit better. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110914 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound Denver-Provo departs the siding at Leyden after meeting an oil train. The train is crossing the bridge at MP 13.35, the bridge over Indiana Street. Eventually, this bridge will likely be rebuilt to accommodate the widening of Indiana Street from two lanes to (at least) four. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110911 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo is pulling into the siding at Leyden. It won't have to wait too long for an eastbound oil train that will meet it on the main, continuing in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110865 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two older C44-9Ws serve as DPUs on the tail end of this westbound HDENPVO (high priority manifest from Denver, CO to Provo, UT). The paint is a bit charred on the long hood of BNSF 5265, still sporting the Heritage 2 scheme. Downtown Denver is now being cast in some direct sunlight amid some afternoon thunderstorms roaming the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110864 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 348 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo has the typical 3x2 units for power, but the specific units are anything but typical! Only one of the five units has the New Image scheme. The end DPUs sport the original Heritage and Heritage 2 schemes. A KCS de Mexico (in gray) and KCS Retro-Belle are on the point, approaching the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110863 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An interesting trio of GEs lead BNSF's westbound Denver to Provo manifest on the south edge of Big Ten Curve this evening, as there is some nice storm light to the southeast out toward downtown Denver. BNSF 6314, an ES44C4, leads a KCS de Mexico (in gray, no less) AC4400CW, and a KCS ES44AC on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110862 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest typically has more tank cars than anything else, and this evening's train is no exception. The train is climbing out of Rocky, along the north edge of Big Ten Curve in some wonderful evening sunlight. A BNSF ES44C4 and two KCS units, elephant-style, are the power today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110861 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A lot of the storm clouds have, at least temporarily, cleared out and the sun is shining near West Rocky as BNSF's Denver-Provo makes its way west. The train was projected to be called at 10am, but it ended up taking quite a bit longer before it was actually called. There is some colorful power on the headend of the train this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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