Photo ID: 108839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 7, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 737 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF (empty) grain train slowly descends down from Big Ten Loop toward a red signal at the west switch of Rocky. UP's dispatcher is waiting to hear from the BNSF yard master as to whether or not they can take the train. If the wait will be too long, the train can be lined in to the siding at Rocky. As it turns out, the wait was not long, and the empty received a clear signal after just a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108771 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 901 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF The BNSF Beer Run has pulled all the way through track 3 in the yard. It is going to need to double over the front half of the train on track 4. West 37th Drive runs through the middle of the Coors compound, seen here alongside the train. Clear Creek is on the opposite side of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108770 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 768 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF One of the most reliable, well-built units in history is, without question, EMD SD40-2. Nearly 50 years after its original build date, BNSF 1660 is still in service and working daily. Running a local may not be as prestigious as train it once ran, but it is great so many of this classic EMD units are still on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108769 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 2949 is a GP39-2 that has undergone a bit of modifications, particularly around the cab! The number boards above the cab have been brought forward and an air conditioner, among other things, has been added to the roof. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108768 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 854 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF A well-blocked Beer Run enters yard track 3 in the lower (south) yard at Coors on a Sunday afternoon. The reference to the train being "well-blocked" means that there are groups of cars meant to be together and will likely remain together for their duration here at Coors. Today's train also has a pair of spartan cab unit that will be used on the Golden local for the next week. The local runs east out of the upper yard Monday through Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108767 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Beer Run has nearly completed the roughly 15 mile journey from BNSF's yard in Denver to the yard in Golden. The train is passing underneath McIntyre Street alongside Clear Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108766 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Golden Golden, CO 883 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Just outside of the lower (south) yard at Coors, there is a grain elevator which, to the best of my knowledge, is not in operation. The Sunday afternoon Beer Run crosses over Clear Creek as it makes creeps west. It will soon stop to align a derail and a few switches before entering yard track 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108765 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terrill Junction Golden, CO 818 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF There are two yards at the Coors Brewery in Golden. Inbound trains head to one yard or the other at Terrill Jct. Today's train is heading for the south yard, so it took a left turn at Terrill Jct and paralleled Eldridge Road before crossing over CO-58. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108764 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF On a partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, BNSF's westbound "Beer Run" is rolling west on the Golden Sub alongside the Gold Line commuter rail and Ridge Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108749 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero Dotsero, CO 876 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF A pair of BNSF GE DPUs bring up the tail end of a westbound Denver-Provo manifest. Dotsero is where the Moffat (via the Dotsero cutoff) and Tennessee Pass converged on the journey west. You can see a leg of the branch that heads west toward Tennessee Pass in the shot. The train has just crossed over the Eagle river, which joins the Colorado River here at Dotsero. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108722 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Roster shot of the "latest and greatest" to come out of GE's factories. An ET44C4 leads the eastbound Provo-Denver, currently in the siding at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108721 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 787 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF currently does not have any room in the yard for the Provo-Denver. Consequently, the train has been tied down in the siding. A van came and picked up the crew and here the train will wait until there is room in the yard and a relief crew can be sent out to the train. Of note, a relatively new ET44C4 is on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108720 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 796 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe, an ES44AC, and an AC4400CW lead an eastbound coal load at Eisele (Clay). The train is only 84 cars long, so there are no mid-train swing helpers on this coal load. Just three units on the head end and two DPUs bringing up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108719 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF coal load is passing by a lot of MOW at Plain. Several track panels, sometimes referred to as "snap track" are laid out both on the house track and alongside it. The coal load met the Zephyr here at Plain, and has a clear signal coming out the east end of the siding. So it will not need to stop. In the distance, you can see the two end DPUs coming out of Tunnel 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108718 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 786 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal load, which loaded at the Savage loadout near Price, UT, is coming through Rainbow Cut on the siding at Plain. Hiding behind the coal load in the distance is the westbound Zephyr, ready to get a Clear (green) signal as soon as the coal train clears the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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