Photo ID: 109445 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 517 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The valley that the Moffat Tunnel is located in has a wonderful mix of deciduous and coniferous trees. A pair of SD70ACes are the DPUs bringing up the tail end of this westbound BNSF manifest, disappearing in to the tunnel that runs underneath a shoulder of James Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109444 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The crew on BNSF 5781 is just moments away from experiencing 15-20 minutes of dark as the train enters the Moffat Tunnel. The train is approaching the highest active Class 1 mainline in the country. The apex of the tunnel is 9,239 feet above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109443 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The Denver-Provo is on the main at East Portal and is approaching a clear (green) signal to go in to the 6.2 mile long tunnel. The building in the background was built by UP in 2010 as a weather safe facility for MOW equipment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109442 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 503 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Halfway through the month of September and there is only very minor change in the deciduous trees at East Portal. When fall colors are in full effect, this scene is going to look even more spectacular! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109441 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just east of the east switch of East Portal, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is approaching a clear (green) signal. The train is snaking its way along Rollins Road. In the distance, you can see the classic yellow schoolhouse that is a fixture in Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109440 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 459 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is westbound on the main at Cliff, running alongside the (empty) siding, and the house track. The house track has a pair of empty flat cars sitting on it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109439 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of BNSF units is leading the Denver-Provo and is about to disappear behind the rock face as it enters Tunnel 1. The train is making its way up the 2% grade from Coal Creek Canyon, through the S-Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109436 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The two most common units you'll find on BNSF trains on the Moffat are ES44ACs and SD70ACes. This is an example of the latter. The orange is a bit darker than on the ES44ACs that it is stuck in between. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109435 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 17, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 459 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A somewhat dirty SD70ACe is sandwiched between two ES44ACs on the point of a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109424 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A slow-moving storm unleashes a lot of rain on the northwest side of Arvada as BNSF 5260 leads five additional units on an eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109423 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5260 is looking at an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) here at this signal at east Leyden. However, while the train has a signal that would allow it to proceed, it is currently stopped for reasons that were not clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109422 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 426 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A massive storm opens up, pouring rain in northwest Arvada as an eastbound BNSF manifest holds on the main at the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109421 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 462 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal at the east end of Leyden. Meanwhile, a rather significant thunderstorm has formed over the Rockies and is moving out on to the plains in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109402 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W005 (Sand Creek Junction) Commerce City, CO 430 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF The Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City was built around and in between the BNSF Brush Sub and the UP Greeley Sub. A pretty smart way to build it, actually, as it give the refinery access to two railroads for moving product. Of course, when the refinery was built, what is now the BNSF Brush Sub was actually the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (CB&Q) mainline to Denver from Chicago. Two mergers later (Burlington Northern, and then BNSF), and it is now the BNSF Brush Sub. The UP track, on the other hand, has been UP for all but 10 years of its life. It was originally built by the Denver Pacific Railway in 1870. Ten years later, in 1880, UP bought the Denver Pacific, gaining a direct line to Denver from Cheyenne. In the shot here, a BNSF local sits on the Brush Sub (to the right) while a UP local sits on the Greeley Sub (to the left), both waiting their turn to cross the diamond where the two subdivisions intersect. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109400 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A look at BNSF's yard in Denver. Most of the tracks in the shot are a part of yard limits, and under the jurisdiction of the yardmaster. However, the three tracks on the right of the yard (not including RTDs Commuter Rail tracks) are all CTC and under the jurisdiction of the Brush Subdivision Dispatcher in Ft Worth, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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