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 308 (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 330 (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 317 (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 280 (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 297 (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 252 (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 264 (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 291 (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 255 (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 295 (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. Photo ID: 111509 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 240 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead a westbound oil train at Rocky. The train has no DPUs on the tail end, so it'll have to pick up some after it loads at Wellington, UT, before it departs east. There is a bit of overgrowth on the Rocky Spur leading up the hill from the main at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111508 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Following about 30 minutes behind the Zephyr, a westbound UP oil train knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. As you can see, the train wraps through Barbara's Gulch and can be seen in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111465 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Palmer Lake, CO 388 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, BNSF Official sunset is still about 20 minutes off, but the sun is well-hidden by the mountains on the west side of Palmer Lake. As we look north, we see a diverging clear signal, indicating a northbound is coming and will take the usual route onto Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111462 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific After dropping off a trio of lumber cars in the yard at Colorado Springs, UP 2692 is now pulling out of the yard on the siding. Once clear of the yard switch, the train will back up and put its train together before continuing south. The train is right at the Cimarron crossover, a little less than a mile from the south end of the siding. BNSF's Denver South dispatcher will inform the train that they will be at Colorado Springs for one northbound before it is their turn to continue south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111461 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific UP 2692 has come to a stop on the siding, just barely across Las Animas Street in Colorado Springs. The train is dropping off three cars in the Colorado Springs yard. The conductor is working on throwing a switch and, in just a moment, the train will back off the crossing and into the yard. 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