Photo ID: 111529 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific I have seen some tagging done to locomotives before, but this might just be the worse case of graffiti that I've seen on a single unit. The good news is that the unit will likely wind up in North Little Rock in the not-too-distant future for a rebuilt and a repaint. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111528 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific A former Missouri Pacific GP38-2 sits in North Yard. The unit is likely used either for switching on yard jobs, or on locals. The unit was delivered to Missouri Pacific as MP 2237 in August 1980. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111527 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This former AC4400CW has been rebuilt as a C44ACM. Most of the Class 1 railroads are creating or expanding rebuild programs to bring new life to older units. This is largely due to the United States EPA Tier 4 emissions standards, which has increased both the up front cost and maintenance cost of brand new units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111526 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 270 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Amongst some other units that have fueled and serviced and are awaiting their next assignment is UP 4548 and UP 4055. Two of the 1000 SD70Ms ordered by UP (in a single order) around 2000. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111520 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos X-Over to C&S Jct (MP 4.0 to MP 4.8) Denver, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal train loaded at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch. For all intents and purposes, the West Elk Mine is the only mine remaining in Colorado that still loads trains. The train will cut out its mid-train swing helpers before continuing east onto the KP (the Limon Sub). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111519 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Pecos X-Over to C&S Jct (MP 4.0 to MP 4.8) Denver, CO 256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A C44ACM, rebuilt from a C44AC-CTE, leads an eastbound coal load on Bypass 2. The I-76 overpass is the bridge in the background. Ahead at Pecos, the two mid-train swing helpers will be cut out and the train will continue east in a 2x(0)x1 configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111518 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While coal has almost entirely disappeared from the Moffat, UP still runs the occasional coal train from the North Fork Branch east over the Moffat. Here, a 95-car coal load rolls east through the OS at C&S Jct, entering Bypass 2. The outbound crew is coming out of North Yard right now and will meet the train at Pecos. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111517 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil train is still moving along at 10 MPH as it is still within the limits of a slow order around Big Ten Curve due to forecasted high winds. Just around the bend ahead, the train will knock down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay), the signal for which is visible just above the second unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111516 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I think I am safe in assuming that UP 5160 has more than likely spent some time in Southern California! Tagging can happen anywhere, particularly in large cities. But most tagger seem to focus on rolling stock. But not in SoCal! In the LA-area, tagger are more than happy to go after locomotives. It is interesting this unit is on an oil train as it is an SD70M, meaning it has DC traction motors. It is quite rare to see DC traction motor units on heavy haul unit trains like coal and oil. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111515 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The paint on UP 5371, second unit on a westbound oil empty, is definitely starting to look a little worse for wear. I did want to get a roster shot of this unit, simply because it shares its number with one of my favorite Rio Grande SD40T-2s, DRGW 5371. The last Rio Grande Tunnel Motor to be retired from UP's roster, now preserved at the Ogden Railroad Museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111514 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The head end of a UP oil empty heads west along the south edge of Big Ten Curve at the base of the Rocky Mountains. The last two rail miles (give or take) have been the true start of the climb to conquer the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111513 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five days prior to Christmas, and the last official day of fall, and temperatures are very moderate. Right around 40°F (4°C) at the moment, but it feels quite a bit warmer. Warm enough that the conductor on UP 7066 has the window open and is enjoy some fresh air as this oil train wraps around Big Ten. If you look off in the distance, the cylindrical looking building in the distance is part of the aggregate plant at the north end of the Rocky Spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111512 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 247 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead an oil empty around Big Ten Curve alongside the open hoppers serving as a wind break. The train is creeping along at 10 MPH this morning as high winds are in the forecast. Despite the forecast, in reality there is barely even a light breeze. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111511 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Part of the graffiti on the hoppers at Big Ten Curve spells out AWARE. I have no idea what it is meant to represent, but, there it is! Meanwhile, a westbound oil empty is climbing Big ten out of Rocky. You can see the signal at the west end of Rocky off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111510 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since the decline of coal, the new lifeblood of the Moffat has, without question, been oil. A westbound UP oil empty makes its way up the north side of Big Ten Curve on a crystal clear December morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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