Photo ID: 104394 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14-MP 15) Arvada, CO 80 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love that you can still find spots in the urban Denver-Metro area to find shots like this! Colorado definitely still has that western feel to it. The horses here were far more interested in me and what I was doing than the westbound Zephyr gliding by at track speed in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104393 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14-MP 15) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A trio of horses are far more interested in the fresh hay than in the westbound Zephyr approaching in the background. After a brief delay for a coal trains (whose crew was running short on time) at Arvada, the Zephyr is only off schedule by about ten minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104373 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 11, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With the Denver skyline standing tall in the distance, the on-time westbound Zephyr passes by the east end of Leyden on a clear signal. On this particular morning, the Zephyr had a trio of P42DCs leading the train out of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104372 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 11, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As is often the case, the area along the front range of the Rockies in Colorado has been getting more snow after the new year than before. March is, in fact, the snowiest month in Colorado. Plenty of the white stuff remains from the blizzard two days earlier as the westbound Zephyr approaches the east switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104359 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 25, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak is kicking up the snow the morning after 10+ inches of the white stuff fell in Arvada. The clear skies brought with it chilly temperatures, and it is only 18°F (-8°C) as the on-time Zephyr approaches 66th Avenue. 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 133 (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 136 (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 209 (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. Photo ID: 104336 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 24 hours earlier, the scene at East Leyden was very different as the snow had not yet started falling. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104335 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a very, very dry winter along the Front Range, the snow is very much a welcome sight. The westbound Zephyr, running nearly an hour late, approaches the east switch at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104334 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Thanks largely to stimulus money a few years ago, Amtrak was able to refurbish several of their P40DCs that had been in long-term storage. One such rebuilt unit (AMTK 815) made an appearance on the westbound Zephyr, seen here at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104333 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This particular shot, looking straight down the main from east Leyden, hadn't been feasible for over a decade due to tree growth. However, the primary tree blocking the shot died and the owner cut it down, opening the view up again! The westbound Zephyr is just knocking down the clear signal. Note "Kermit the Frog" strapped to the front of the Zephyr. Whenever this particular crew takes Amtrak west (Wednesdays and Saturdays), you can find Kermit on the point. It is an ongoing joke with the crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104332 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 18, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 177 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful, sunny (albeit cold) afternoon in Byers Canyon. The 10º curves in the canyon make it possible to see the head end of the Zephyr from the Lounge Car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104331 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 18, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gore Canyon Kremmling, CO 151 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking out the window of the Lounge Car on the Zephyr, the Colorado River is largely frozen at the bottom of Gore Canyon. The Zephyr is approaching Tunnels 36 and 35. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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