Photo ID: 108228 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 930 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ferromex, BNSF It's always fun to catch power that is foreign to the area. Along the Front Range, it is pretty much all BNSF and UP, all the time. So seeing a visitor from the south such as this Ferromex ES44ACs is particularly cool. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108227 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1021 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a perfect, picturesque morning in Arvada a few days in to summer as BNSF's Provo-Denver rolls east towards the crossing at Simms Street. BNSF manifest are now the only manifests that use the former Grande between Denver and Salt Lake. UP's manifest traffic between the two cities now entirely goes via the Overland Route in Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108226 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 924 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The eastbound Provo-Denver passes by a "yellow board" east of Leyden on the approach to Simms Street. If you are unfamiliar with yellow boards like this one, they are an indication to trains that there is a speed restriction in place. Typically, these speed restrictions are expected to be in place for days or even weeks if MOW takes the time to put up the boards. In this case, this is a 40 MPH speed restriction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108225 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 979 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four units leads a 52-car manifest through Little Ten Curve at the west end of Rocky. When the railroad was first built, back in the Denver and Salt lake days, Rocky was actually named Arena. The name was changed after Rio Grande acquired the D&SL. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108224 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 880 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three ES44ACs, one of which being a Ferromex unit, and an SD70ACe lead an eastbound Provo-Denver around the bend toward a clear signal at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108223 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An early morning eastbound Provo-Denver makes its way through one of the S-Curves at Blue Mountain. Third up in the head end consist is a visitor from the south! A Ferromex ES44AC helps the three BNSF units on the journey to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108222 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 889 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A quartet of GEs (including an ES44DC, an ET44C4, an AC4400CW, and another ES44DC) lead up the westbound Denver-Provo up and around Big Ten Curve. You can clearly see the back end of the train, still being pulled up from Rocky, on the north side of Big Ten. These four units had a short stay in Denver as they actually led the Provo-Denver east in to town yesterday morning. Now, they had back to Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108221 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 863 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The Denver-Provo is leaving Rocky behind and is taking on the 2% climb up and around Big Ten Curve an in to Eisele (Clay). Interestingly, these four units led the Provo-Denver east in to town yesterday. A quick overnight fuel up and back to Utah they head. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108220 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 855 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's westbound Denver-Provo is on the main at Rocky. In the foreground is the main part of Big Ten Curve. As the crow flies, the train is about 1/2 mile away from the curve. By rail, however, it is still close to two miles away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108212 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 968 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Despite having four units, this Provo-Denver is actually pretty darn short! Only 21 cars making up the train today, including a box car, three covered hoppers, an empty centerbeam, and 16 tank cars. The train is paralleling CO-72 and Welton Reservoir. This Reservoir was built in 2002 and started filling in 2003. It's primary use is for drinking water. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108211 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 936 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Zephyr at Rocky, BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest rolls east toward Leyden alongside CO-72. The train now has a clear shot in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108199 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Minutes before sunset, two DPUs bring up an eastbound coal empty past the gentle waters of Barr Lake east of Denver on the Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108198 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1000 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Following not too far behind the eastbound Zephyr, this coal empty is moving at track speed, as you can deduce from the slight blur of the lead engine! A few people are enjoying a quite June evening in a boat on Barr Lake in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108194 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 979 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Following on the heals of UP's only-remaining eastbound manifest is this BNSF Provo-Denver. The MGJNY is meeting the Zephyr at Rocky and the Provo-Denver here will be taking the siding at Eisele (Clay) to meeting the Zephyr. It is currently snaking its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, on the approach to Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108152 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Northport Bridgeport, NE 899 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Angora (BNSF) BNSF A pair of manned SD70ACes help shove on the back of this eastbound coal train as it leaves the Valley Sub behind and starts on the climb up the Angora Sub toward Alliance. The sole DPU on this train is an SD70MAC. A bit of a special catch these days as the majority of SD70MACs are currently in storage around BNSF's system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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