Photo ID: 111797 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The only westbound manifest UP runs on the Moffat is the MNYGJ. Typically, it departs North Yard in the darkest hours of the night. However, for whatever reason, it apparently departed North Yard late today and took the siding at Rocky so that the Zephyr could overtake it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111796 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 286 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 51 and AMTK 157, running elephant-style, lead the westbound Zephyr through Eisele (Clay) precisely on time, if not a few minutes early. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111795 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Thanks to the angle of the sun this morning, black and white just felt right for the Zephyr, heading west on the main at Eisele (Clay) right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111794 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of GEs bring up the tail end of this eastbound BNSF oil train as it roles east, away from the camera, on Main 1 toward BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111793 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF One of three DPUs on an eastbound oil train included a BNSF "sticker unit". Of the four big US Class 1 Railroads, BNSF is the only railroad that hasn't done any true heritage units. The closest they have come is with several of these units that have stickers of predecessor railroads on the long hood. These were released in 2020, the 25th anniversary of BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111792 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 189 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the westbound Zephyr between Tennyson and Lamar, BNSF 6158 is now back on the roll, heading east on Main 1. The train has a Diverging Advanced Approach (red over flashing yellow) ahead at C&S Junction. There, the train will cross over from Main 1 to Main 3 so it reach BNSF's yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111791 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Denver, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The westbound Zephyr meets an eastbound BNSF unit oil train here just west of Tennyson Street. While there is a siding here, it is not a CTC-controlled siding and it is not used for meets. Instead, the oil train is stopped on Main 1 while the Zephyr heads west on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111790 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 58 and AMTK 56 have the duty of running with the westbound California Zephyr on this Monday morning. The train is passing alongside Clear Valley Park to the south (right) and a mostly frozen over Jim Baker Reservoir to the north (left). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111789 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning westbound Zephyr made good time getting out of Denver and is just slightly ahead of schedule here, just west of C&S Jct on Main 2. Indeed, the crew is trying to keep up the good performance, exhaust pouring out of the P42DCs as the engineer throttles up. The track to the right is BNSF's Golden Sub, which runs to (among many other things), the Coors Brewery in Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111788 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Denver, CO 205 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 45 minutes after passing by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, this eastbound BNSF unit oil train has come to a stop on Main 1 west of Tennyson Street around MP 6. Most trains can fit between Tennyson Street and Lamar Street here, so it is fairly common stopping place if trains cannot proceed east to the yards for whatever reason. In this case, the oil train is waiting on the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111787 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6158 comes around the curve from Blue Mountain Drive to turn directly into the rapidly rising sun as it approaches the west end of Eisele (Clay). If you look closely, one of the tank cars to the left is passing by the silver control box for the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111786 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At the base of Coal Creek Canyon, this eastbound BNSF oil train is emerging from the cut just west of Blue Mountain Drive, the head end now looking toward the grade crossing (and the hotbox detector at MP 22.6). If you look just above the covered hopper, at the tank cars a bit back in the train, you can see the top of the bridge that crosses over CO-72. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111785 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ES44AC and a pair of SD70ACes lead an eastbound oil train toward the west portal of Tunnel 1. As is the case with most BNSF oil trains on the Moffat, the three units on the point are accompanied by three DPUs on the end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111784 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 187 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Winter Park Express Ski Train here at Plain, this eastbound BNSF oil load now has a clear (green) signal at the east end of the siding. It is slowly starting to roll toward the signal. In the distance on the right side of the shot is Tunnel 4, which the Ski Train will momentarily be passing through. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111783 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express crests the hill on the climb to Tunnel 1. So far, no new homes from the Canyon Pines neighborhood have appears in the shot. Though for how much longer that will be the case is anyone's guess! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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