Photo ID: 110978 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Glipin County, CO 368 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6580 leads an eastbound oil train through the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District, Tunnel 29. It is only 75 feet long. Not entirely sure what happened to the number board on the engineers side of the unit. The blue background is an interesting look! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110977 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Boulder County, CO 288 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil train approaches the grade crossing at Cliff. This time of year, snowpack throughout the Rockies is essentially at its lowest. Save for just a few small patches, the Continental Divide is completely free of snow off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110976 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Glipin County, CO 292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead an eastbound loaded oil train out of the valley between Rollins and Tolland. The train is approach a clear (green) signal at Rollins. Indeed, it will only have to briefly stop at Plain for a meet, otherwise making it all the way into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110975 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The valley between Rollins and Tolland is a somewhat undershot portion of the Moffat, but it has absolutely fantastic scenes if you can find the right perspective. Here, an eastbound loaded oil train, with a trio of AC4400CWs on the point, roll east alongside South Boulder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110974 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Along South Boulder Creek and Tolland Road, an eastbound loaded oil train slowly descends the grade in the valley between Rollins and Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110973 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Airport Road Hall, NE 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific Two units lead an eastbound manifest out of North Platte toward the triple track on the Kearney Sub on Main 3. This is a massive manifest that has both a mid-train DPU and a tail end DPU. This is the final picture I took on this little jaunt to Nebraska for the Big Boy. From here, I flew back to Colorado for some continued action on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110972 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Keith (CP B276) Hall, NE 277 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Kansas City Southern (ALL), Union Pacific While in Nebraska to catch the Big Boy, I happened upon a nice surprise when I found this KCS Retro Belle ES44AC. With the CP/KCS merger complete, creating CPKC, the Retro Belle scheme will soon be yet another in the history books. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110971 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Keith (CP B276) Hall, NE 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific Approaching the last crossover before entering the east end of Bailey Yard, a westbound manifest on Main 1 is slowing at an Approach (yellow) signal at West Keith. It looks like the train is all covered hoppers, but that is actually just the first half (or so) of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110970 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Buttermilk Curve Brady, NE 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific For better or for worse, UP 4014 was headed east on Main 3 here at Buttermilk Curve. I saw that because the lighting certain favored Main 1 if you wanted to capture the entire curve. Still, with the green trees in the area, this shot on Main 3 is not terrible. UP has actually gotten rid of a lot of passenger equipment recently, which is why the train is hauling a lot of UP freight rolling stock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110969 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Brady Brady, NE 455 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Brady, NE, along US-30, UP's Heartland of America Tour, featuring UP 4014, is eastbound on Main 3 as a westbound manifest heads west toward Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110968 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Buttermilk Curve Brady, NE 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific A westbound manifest makes its way through the start of Buttermilk Curve east of North Platte. The train is on Main 1 and will actually be meeting UP's Big Boy (UP 4014) just a few miles ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110967 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Buttermilk Curve Brady, NE 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific Many people think of Nebraska as flat and not particularly scenic. While that is no doubt true in parts of the state, you can find some pretty scenic areas and nice curves. One curve in particular that is always worth a visit is Buttermilk Curve, just east of Brady, NE. This is 25 miles (give or take) east of North Platte along the triple track main. Here, a single DPU brings up the end of a westbound coal empty headed for the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110966 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East North Platte North Platte, NE 458 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Kearney (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014, UP 4015, and a handful of passenger cars are headed east on Main 3 at the east end of the largest yard in North American, Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE. The Big Boy is continuing its Heartland of American Tour for 2024. Ahead at CP B283, the train will pick up a string of UP freight cars for the continued trip east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110965 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since the Dotsero Cutoff was completed in the summer of 1934, the owner of the line (Rio Grande, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific) ran manifests between Denver and Salt Lake City. That is, until December 2018 when UP ran the last MRONY (Roper, UT to North Yard, CO). Amazing it has been almost six years since then! Now, UP runs a manifest three days a week between Denver and Grand Junction (and back). Here, the eastbound version of the MGJNY is leaving the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110964 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the Zephyr at Rocky, this MGJNY is headed east on the main at Leyden. The train likely has more empties than loads, as the two GEs on the point are the only two units on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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