Photo ID: 102303 Date Shot Photo By August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train An artistic moment struck me when returning to Denver on the Ski Train. The ground is wet after recent rains which have now moved over Denver in the distance. Meanwhile, the Ski Train races down the main at Clay toward Big Ten Loop, the siding streaking by in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102173 Date Shot Photo By June 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Coal trains along this stretch of track are pretty common...BNSF power on a coal train here though, not nearly as much! Headed for the Wildcat mine on the Utah Railway (near Helper, UT), this coal empty sports a brand new SD70ACe on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102162 Date Shot Photo By June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed East Clay (DS020) 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A wide angle view of Big Ten Curve as seen near the east switch at Clay. The head end power is visible on the left side of the shot, headed west back toward the rest of the train. The hoppers that serve as a wind break on Big Ten are on the other side of the hill with the lone tree on the top. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102161 Date Shot Photo By June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed East Clay (DS020) 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load heads east out of Clay toward Big Ten Loop. After leaving Clay, the tracks turn east and offer a wonderful view of the Denver-Metro area and plains beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102160 Date Shot Photo By June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed East Clay (DS020) 364 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A different perspective of the east switch at Clay as an eastbound coal train leaves the block on an approach diverging signal. After a crew change to Rocky, this coal train will continue east to Chiles, KY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102157 Date Shot Photo By June 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed East Clay (DS020) 258 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just east of the east switch of Clay, this eastbound MRONY is entering the upper end of Big ten Curve. In a few minutes, the train will be behind me, heading toward Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101611 Date Shot Photo By September 30, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay (DS022) 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The mountains right along the Front Range don't have a lot of deciduous trees that can offer good fall colors. However, there are a few hiding amongst the pine trees as seen here at the west switch of Clay. A coal empty with three units (no DPU) hustles west as the last of five westbounds to leave Denver before 11am! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101532 Date Shot Photo By August 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay (DS022) 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Look west at the west end of Clay, you can see the gain in elevation between west Clay and east Plain. In this shot, the Ski Train is over a mile (trackwise) away, but has incurred a noticeable gain in elevation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101531 Date Shot Photo By August 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train In the summer morning light, the Ski Train winds its way west on the mainline at Clay. From Highway 72, the tracks through Clay appear to be relatively straight. In reality, though, there are several curves as you head through the block. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101530 Date Shot Photo By August 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The siding of Clay was originally named for the clay found in the area. The clay was a fire red color and, for awhile, the name of the siding was in fact Fireclay. The siding here at Clay has a permanent 12 MPH slow order on it and heavy loaded trains are not allowed through the siding. This is because the siding rests on the soft clay and the railroad doesn't want to risk a derailment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101529 Date Shot Photo By August 18, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Clay is definitely one of the more undershot sidings between Denver and the Moffat Tunnel. No doubt because Clay is a bit more inaccessible than the rest. A bit of a hike through Jefferson County Open Space can get you into the area though. The Ski Train is approaching the west end of the block here. Not the jointed rail on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101322 Date Shot Photo By May 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It isn't very often that things get this green in Colorado. The green season typically lasts for a few weeks in May (maybe June), but things get brown pretty fast as summers tend to be dry. However, things were looking good on this day as BNSF's Denver to Provo (MDVPVJ) heads west through Clay. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101273 Date Shot Photo By April 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay (DS022) 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Conditions on this April day were extremely interesting. There was a thick fog above 5700 feet and the temperature was only 25 degrees. Snow from the night before had frozen onto the trees and the plants, as seen near the west switch of Clay. UP 7114 leads a coal empty west at 15 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101272 Date Shot Photo By April 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay (DS022) 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 5588, a C44AC-CTE, brings up the back of a coal empty coming over the west switch of Clay. White was the theme of the day as there was fresh snow on the ground and thick fog in the air. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101271 Date Shot Photo By April 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Rail Location Times Viewed Clay (DS022) 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I thought the American Flag looked good through the frost-covered trees near the west switch of Clay. This is the third unit on a westbound coal empty trying to negotiate with the fog! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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