Photo ID: 104383 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 144 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As much as I'm not a fan of the "nose only a mother could love" on the newest EMD power, I also must admit that the SD70ACe is definitely growing on me. While I have always thought of EMD as being really good at aesthetics, the boxy notch-nose doesn't seem to quite fit. What do you think of the SD70ACe? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104382 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific For over five years, AC4400CWs and C44ACCTEs have ruled UP trains on the Moffat, including manifests. Most of the time that is still the case. However, when a little variety sneaks in, it is always a welcome treat. Such was the case on this wintery morning as an SD70ACe snuck in to the consist, sandwiched between a pair of C44ACCTEs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104381 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This storm, which left 2-5 inches of the white stuff, snuck up the meteorologists in town! They were expecting a dusting with less than one inch. I wasn't complaining though as the snow blowing off the cars of this MNYRO make for a nice effect as the train knocks down the signal at east Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104380 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 97 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The tail end of an eastbound coal train prepares to disappear through the cut just east of 66th Avenue in Arvada. I recall my dad taking a picture from near this location in the late 70s of a westbound DRGW coal empty that had six Tunnel Motors on the point! Time marches on... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104379 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 104 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load is approaching the 66th Avenue roughly halfway between Leyden (CP DS011) and Arvada (CP DS007). At Tennyson Street, the train will be relieved by a new crew that will cut out the swing helpers and tie the train down on Bypass Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104371 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 9, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530ft) Arvada, CO 89 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The unmistakable purple of the derail plate that is protecting the east end of the house track sits quietly in the cold. It is doing its job as two maintenance of way gondolas sit on said house track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104370 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 9, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530ft) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Plenty of snow, invisible rails and a nice quiet setting at Plain. All that was missing was a train! I was only able to hang out for about thirty minutes. While the hope spring is eternal, nothing showed up during the time I was there. This shot is looking east along the rails (geographically south) from the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104358 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6-MP 7) Arvada, CO 154 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Winters in general (and blizzards specifically) are the perfect time to crank out a few black and white shots! This HPVODEN (or QPVDVJ in the UP computer) is nearing the end of its journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104357 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6-MP 7) Arvada, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This is one of my favorites types of shots. The snow flying everywhere! This train held in the siding at Leyden for a couple hours to wait for Amtrak and the MNYRO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104356 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6-MP 7) Arvada, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Charging east through the snow, this Provo-Denver manifest is on the (relatively new) Main 2. The track in the foreground is the Arvada Siding, used by UP to interchange coal traffic to BNSF for the Coors Brewery in Golden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104355 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6-MP 7) Arvada, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF If you are hot, this picture might help to cool you off a bit. The first real blizzard of the 2012-2013 winter season finally hit the Front Range. Here, BNSFs HPVODEN is coming through Arvada (CP DS007) on Main 2 on its way east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104340 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Minutes after passing the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road (for which the control box and tracks are visible in the foreground), the westbound Zephyr is about to disappear in to Tunnel 1 on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104339 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Having successfully navigated the S-Curves at Blue Mountain, the westbound Zephyr is making the ascent from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1. The hotbox detector at MP 22.6 is visible in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104338 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Arvada, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 809, a P40DC, is leading the westbound Zephyr on this morning. The P40DCs were delivered with 4,000 HP compared to the 4,250 in their P42DC successors. However, having gone through several rebuild programs, the P40s on the road now (including 809 in this picture) have had electrical upgrades and engine modifications from GE and are now rated at 4,250 HP as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104337 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Arvada, CO 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a very Christmasy scene at Blue Mountain road crossing as the westbound California Zephyr approaches. This is the most snow the Front Range has seen all winter long! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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