Photo ID: 104071 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield,CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Denver area got hit by two snow storms over the course of four days. The first one left 15-24 inches of snow behind and the second added another 2-3 on top. This was the first (nearly) cloud-free morning in about five days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104070 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield, CO 304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Tried my best to get a rural looking shot despite the fact this area is anything but rural anymore! The Flat Iron Crossing mall is behind the train to the left and a relatively new condo complex is to the right. However, the Rockies look fantastic on a sunny February morning. Interestingly, you can actually see UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub on the mountains in the distance! Plainview is roughly above the double stacks (with Rainbow Cut above the first car) and tunnels 3 and 4 are above the lead unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103903 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 11, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a beautiful September 11th, 2011, the westbound California Zephyr is running right on time as it approaches the east switch of Rocky. Due to flooding in the mid-west, the Zephyr is currently only running between Denver and Emeryville, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103869 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 235 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here is an interesting find on the back of the MNYGJ! A Herzog machine is being transported from Denver to Grand Junction. This was in fact a topic of confusion briefly between the dispatcher and the train. They had thought this was a single car, when it fact it is two cars on the manifest. The dispatcher thought an extra car had been picked up from North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103868 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 28, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYGJ is exceptionally long on this particular Sunday. According to the crew on the head end, the train is 6,200 feet long! Six units (3 on the point and 3 mid-train, just visible to the right) are charged with getting the huge manifest west to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103636 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield, CO 416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The power on BNSF's Longmont Turn on this day is truly fantastic! A quartet of SD40-2's climb up the grade into Broomfield, pulling at 58 cars at milepost 17. As great as it was to watch, it was even more fantastic to listen too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103585 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Although it is only 3,000 feet long, this train still weighs close to 7,000 tons. Rocks (ballast) is just about the heaviest thing trains transport. Gone are the days when you'd find scoria in these ballast cars. UP gets its ballast from quarries in Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103584 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here is something rather interesting. As UP 4158 passed by me, I noticed that it is labeled as an SD70M-2 on the cab. I have no clue why as it was delivered, at least, as an SD70M. The trucks do look fairly new and perhaps that explains it, but I'm not sure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103545 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Brighton, CO 580 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey One of two trains that transport the greatest show on earth. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train is on the rails 11 months out of year, running coast to coast. The train is arriving in Denver as the show opens in less than 36 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103544 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Brighton, CO 585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The first pictures I've taken of UP 3985 since it ran on a double-headed Cheyenne Frontier Days train in 2005. The UP steam guys did a fantastic job getting her ready to hit the rails again. The engine is leading the greatest show on earth (the circus train) and is about to pass underneath E-470 south of Brighton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103543 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Brighton, CO 792 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 3985, which has been "in the shop" for the past five years or so, has been put back together, been given a spot on shine, and is out running the mainline! UP coordinated with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to have UP 3985 lead the circus train south on the Greeley Sub. UP 3985 leading a 63-car passenger train (okay, some freight mixed in...but still). What a site! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103513 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Littleton, CO 495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An SD70ACe and a AC4400CW lead up a loaded coal train approaching Titan Road just south of Littleton. The train has 120 hoppers and four units for power. This is pretty typical for BNSF and the train won't make much better than 15 MPH for its trip up the Palmer Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103498 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield, CO 474 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Buck Local has just received a warrant to proceed from MP 18 down to MP 11. There, it will have to wait for a few minutes for MOW to clear up! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103399 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 175 (Walsenburg) Walsenburg, CO 396 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Spanish Peaks (BNSF) San Louis and Rio Grande These tracks were once owned by Rio Grande before the Espee (and UP) came along. The tracks lead over Le Veta Pass to Alamosa (and beyond). UP recently sold the line to the San Luis and Rio Grande railroad. UP now interchanges with the SLRG right here in Walsenburg. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103398 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 171 (Walsenburg) Walsenburg, CO 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Spanish Peaks (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific In Walsenburg, ABS signaling ends when traveling north toward Pueblo. Here, a dwarf signal marks the start of ABS when heading south. The C&S (BNSF) mainline is on the left and the Rio Grande (UP) mainline is on the right. 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