Photo ID: 109552 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 369 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An AC4400CW, still in Heritage 2 paint, brings up the tail end of a westbound loaded coal train as it dives into the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. 100 years ago, construction on the tunnel had started! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109551 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF At 7:22am, the sun has just started to light the valley in which the Moffat Tunnel is located. While this looks like it could possibly be an eastbound BNSF coal load, it is actually a westbound load with a trio of DPUs bringing up the rear. The train is diving in to the Moffat Tunnel, ultimately headed for Valmy, NV. The dawning sun also illuminates the fall colors, still showing bright on October 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109550 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF recently picked up a contract to deliver Power River Basin coal to Valmy, NV. The loaded coal trains run west over the Moffat. They run with three units on the head end and three units on the tail end. Here, the three DPUs have found morning sun as they disappear toward the west end of Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109549 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Fall colors are in full force nearly 9,000 feet above sea level as three elephant-style BNSF units lead a coal train toward the Moffat Tunnel a few minutes after 7am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109548 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 385 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The sun has not yet peeked over the mountain here at Tolland, but it is definitely up and it is definitely lighting up the clouds to the east. Meanwhile, a BNSF coal load runs on the main amidst fantastic fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109547 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 441 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On a glorious October morning, a westbound BNSF coal load slowly pulls through a damp scene with fall colors still in force at Tolland. The mix of clouds and sun was just perfect! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109546 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Tolland Gilpin County, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Five minutes before 7am finds a westbound BNSF coal load, headed for Valmy, NV, slowly climbing the grade in the canyon between Rollins and Tolland. The sun has technically broken the horizon, but has not yet peeked over the mountains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109538 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W023 (Powars) Weld County, CO 315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF BNSF does not have trackage rights on UP's Greeley Sub. This lone BNSF ES44C4 must be a lease unit, but it is interesting that it is sitting off the main on one of the lead tracks for Vestas, manufacturer of wind turbines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109513 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is tied down in the siding at Rocky, awaiting a recrew to come out and take it in to Denver. The train tied down about an hour earlier and will actually sit here for next 26 hours when a crew is available to take it in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109512 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 306 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest has a fresh crew and is untying in the siding of Rosenberg. Once the crew is ready to go and the UP train in the background is clear, the UP dispatcher will get a signal for the train to proceed north out of the siding and across the UP diamond, continuing north on the Galveston Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109480 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tower 17 Rosenberg, TX 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A top-down view of the interlocking at Rosenberg / Tower 17 in Rosenberg, TX. In this shot, a BNSF manifest is move from right to left, going from the UP's Glidden Sub to the BNSF Galveston Sub. BNSF trains also cross the diamond in the shot, remaining entirely on the Galveston Sub. Likewise, UP trains cross the diamond on the other track on the Glidden Sub, and KCS trains cross the diamond, but take the diverging route on the left side of the shot toward Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109479 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tower 17 Rosenberg, TX 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Galveston (BNSF) BNSF There is a lot that happens at Rosenberg, TX, also known as Tower 17. UP's Glidden Sub (originally part of SP's Sunset Route) meets with BNSF's Galveston Sub and BNSF train, such as this one, move from trackage rights on UP's Glidden Sub on to their own tracks on the Galveston Sub. The Galveston Sub also continues on the right side of the shot toward Galveston, TX. Then, in the foreground at the switch, the KCS Rosenberg Sub starts, branching off from UP's Glidden Sub, heading south toward Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109477 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glidden (UP) BNSF BNSF 7447 departs the main at Rosenberg and is about to diverge on to the BNSF Galveston Sub to head north. BNSF train have trackage rights on UP's Glidden Sub from Houston as far as Rosenberg. But here, they must turn on to their own tracks. Traffic in the background is undisturbed by the train on the 1st Street overpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109476 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 21, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rosenberg Rosenberg, TX 342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glidden (UP) BNSF On a Thursday afternoon, a BNSF trackage rights train sits short of 3rd Street in Rosenberg, TX on UP's Glidden Subdivision. The train has just received a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal ahead to cross from UP's Glidden Sub over to BNSF's Galveston Sub to head north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109469 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Gilpin County, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Prior to the days of PTC, signals that were approach lit would remain dark (shut off) until there was a train in the block approaching the signal. However, with the advent of PTC, signals will now light up just as soon as the dispatcher aligns a route through them. Such is the case at West Cliff (CP DS038) as we see a clear (green over red) signal set up for the eastbound Zephyr, still 90 minutes away. Additionally, take note of the switch here at West Cliff. For a long time, this switch was set up as a "Y", meaning both the main and the siding slightly curved away from the single main track. However, UP has reconfigured the switch so the main is straight through the entire switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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