Photo ID: 112133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP seems to run an oil train on the Moffat at an average of about 1.5 oil trains per day at the moment. One such example is this westbound on the main at East Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of this westbound oil train at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). There is currently no buffer car on the tail end of the train as there is no crew in the DPU. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Winter is making a push here during the first week of Spring. Fortunately, generally warmer weather is preventing much snow from accumulating along the main here between switches at Eisele (Clay) as a westbound oil train makes its way west. One of the two nose headlights is seemingly burned out on UP 7244. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of AC400CWs lead a westbound oil empty around Big Ten Curve. The train is headed for the transload facility at Wash, near Wellington, UT. From there it will be loaded and either return east over the former Rio Grande, or possibly head west to Salt Lake City and then run over the Overland Route. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Clouds are hanging low on this Sunday morning, with cloud bottoms just barely above Eisele (Clay) as this westbound oil empty climbs the grade on the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7244 and train charge west out of Rocky, making the climb up toward Big Ten Curve. An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver, which is currently tied down, just barely cleared the west switch of Rocky. Engineers have a distance counter in the cab. When the head end was clear of the west switch, the engineer started the distance counter, counting down from the length of the entire train. When it reached zero, the engineer knew the DPUs were clear of the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train meets a (tied down) BNSF Provo-Denver manifest at Rocky. The head end is approaching the turnout to the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (the Rocky Spur). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is running right on time as it rounds the curve toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. AMTK 203 has a very unique paint scheme in honor of 50 years of the Operation Lifesaver program. The unit seems to show up on the Zephyr maybe once a year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is climbing in the fog as the clouds lay low on this Sunday morning. The yellow nose of AMTK 203 is very unique for an Amtrak P42DC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 203, which honors 50 years of Operation Lifesaver, is leading the westbound Zephyr this morning along with AMTK 140. Low hanging clouds and snowy trees make it feel more like December rather than two days before the start of April! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is sporting Amtrak's specially painted Operation Lifesaver P42DC on the point as it moves through a foggy, snowy scene at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As frequently happens, BNSF's Provo-Denver is currently tied down on the siding at Rocky, awaiting a recrew and a spot in the yard. Spring is refusing to fully kick in, as a bit of snow powders the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112009 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific A Canadian Pacific ES44AC is spending some time on BNSF, currently on the head end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest. It is now only a matter of time before this unit is repainted in its new CPKC paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112008 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest passes by the intermediate signal at MP 14.6, just west of Leyden. The train will have a clear shot to run the rest of the way in to Denver after meeting the Rocky Mountaineer at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112007 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four units, including a Canadian Pacific ES44AC, are on the head end of this eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. From this limited view, it would be easy to confuse this with a unit tank (oil) train. One good tipoff that this is not a unit oil train is the lack of a buffer car behind the power. 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