Photo ID: 113600 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific CSX 1981 and CSX 5477 are a pretty unusual site here in Colorado! CSX 1981 is the Pan Am Railways heritage unit. Pan Am Railways was a New England railroad purchased by CSX in 2022. After arriving in Denver, the mid-train swing helpers will be cut out, and the train will continue east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling (MP 9.8) Arvada, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific CSX 1981 led an 11,500-foot westbound coal empty on Monday. Two days later, CSX 1981 is once again leading on the Moffat! This time, it and a sister CSX unit lead half of that 11,500-foot coal train east across Kipling Street in Arvada. Longs Peak, one of the 14ers (mountain peaks that exceed 14,000-feet in elevation) is clearly visible in the distance to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113595 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 19 (MP 32.1, 1,059 ft) Boulder County, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific The project to increase the height of Gross Reservoir is nearly completion, as you can see in the distance. In the foreground, we've got an extremely long westbound coal empty, led by a pair of CSX units and a newly painted UP C44ACM. CSX 1981 is one of 21 heritage units CSX has painted up, honoring the railroads that have gone in to making CSX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113594 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific This is the longest train I've ever personally seen on the Moffat. The train is effectively two coal empties stuck together into one. Behind the three lead units (including a pair of CSX ES44AHs) is 105 cars. Then, there are three mid-train DPUs (hidden behind the hill at Big Ten). Behind those three mid-train DPUs is another 104 cars. The train is 11,500 feet long. When the head end reaches East Plain, the tail end will just be passing West Eisele (Clay)! At that length, there are only two sidings between Denver and Grand Junction in which the train could fit between switches: Allen in Glenwood Canyon (at 14,250 feet), and Palisade just east of Grand Junction (at 12,200 feet). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113592 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style GEs, including CSX 1981 (on the point), lead the longest train on the Moffat that I've ever personally seen. The train is 11,500 feet long! Basically, two coal trains combined into one. 209 cars, three units on the point, three mid-train swing helpers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113591 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific Alas, the clouds were out in force this morning, so the shutter speed was a bit low on this telephoto shot of CSX 1981, the Pan Am Railways heritage unit, lead a westbound coal empty at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113590 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 23, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, Union Pacific A bit of a surprise on the Moffat this morning, as a pair of CSX units (and a UP unit) lead a westbound coal empty. Even more surprising was CSX 1981 on the point. Along with Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak, CSX has a "heritage unit" program. The lead unit is the heritage unit for Pan Am Railways. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113462 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle to Greeley La Salle, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CSX, Union Pacific We are only a week away from the shortest day of the year, so the sun is setting mighty early! With roughly 30 minutes left before the sun dips behind the Rocky Mountains, a northbound special crosses the South Platte River between La Salle and Greeley. The UP train, with a CSX visitor from the east, is a special nuclear cask train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113461 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine to Brighton Adams County, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) CSX, Union Pacific Just south of the E-470 overpass, a sole CSX ES44AH leads a special train north on the Greeley Sub. The two curious looking cars on this train are carrying radioactive nuclear material. The casks allow the material to be safely transported by rail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113458 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ulster Street Denver, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) CSX, Union Pacific CSX 798 has slowed to a stop on Main 2 just shy of Ulster Street. Shortly, the train will continue west and then head north on the Greeley Sub, where it will stop near Sand Creek to wait for a fresh crew to continue north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113457 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Mesa Adams County, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) CSX, Union Pacific Just west of the small town of Watkins, this special westbound (with a sole CSX leader) crosses a short trestle on the trip. Once arriving Denver, the crew will be relieved and a new crew will take the train north on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113456 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers to Mesa Adams County, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) CSX, Union Pacific CSX 798 rolls west on the main track between Bennett and Watkins. This special train is limited to a max speed of 45 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113454 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Adams County, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) CSX, Union Pacific An unexpected train came west on the Limon Sub on this Sunday morning. Two nuclear casks were being moved by a single CSX ES44AH, seen here crossing Kiowa Creek near Bennett. The nuclear casks are used to transport radioactive material safely by rail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CSX Hiding alongside BNSF's fire fighting trainset, still cast partly in shadows, a CSX ES44AH sits with a couple of BNSF units, waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 380 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, CSX, BNSF If you were unfamiliar with the terrain here, you might think this shot was taken somewhere east of the Mississippi! After all, a CN/CSX lash up is rare enough, but it is almost unheard of in Colorado. CN 3368, an AC44C6M, and CSX 3293, an ET44AH, lead the way south on Main 1 in perfect afternoon light on Super Bowl Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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