Photo ID: 106253 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog A look at one of the (rather colorful) red and silver Herzog ballast cars. As you can see, there is still ballast in this car. Not all of the ballast on the train was needed for the maintenance that was done in Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106251 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog, Union Pacific "One of these things is not like the others!" This ballast train consisted entirely of red and silver Herzog cars, with the exception of one single rusty-brown car (also Herzog). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106082 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog, Union Pacific A pair of units bring up the tail end of a colorful Herzog ballast train through Arvada. The train unloaded on portions of the former Rio Grande and is currently headed toward Cheyenne. From there, it will likely head west to the quarry and reload. When loaded, ballast trains are (not surprisingly) very heavy and, as a result, frequently run with DPUs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106081 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1306 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog Ballast cars, naturally, have large doors on the bottom for dumping the ballast along the right-of-way. Rather than having to operate the doors manually, the doors on each car have a motor, which is powered by a battery. Those batteries are charged by these solar panels. The panels can rotate in order to collect the maximum amount of sunlight possible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106080 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog Some very new (and colorful) Herzog ballast cars rolls eastbound on the Moffat near Simms Street. Herzog is a leading company in track construction and maintenance. The company owns these cars and leases them to railroads who, in turn, use them to dump ballast. It's really nice having such a colorful scheme on these new cars. They definitely stand out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102253 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Troublesome (DS097) Kremmling, CO 2567 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog At the east switch of Troublesome, a Herzog work train has just picked up some track and time to head east to Flat. The train has been working to tidy up the railroad by picking up discarded ties along the right of way. Once reaching Flat, the train will tie down in the house track for the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.