Photo ID: 113642 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021, and painted up two units (a P42DC and a Charger) in a special commemorative scheme. For five years, the P42DC has managed to elude me, but I finally caught it on this beautiful Easter Sunday. AMTK 100 and AMTK 25 lead the eastbound Zephyr through the Denver suburb of Arvada, running about 25 minutes late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113641 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is running about 25 minutes late as it rolls east through Arvada at 66th Avenue. Spring has sprung on many of the trees in the Denver suburb. Leaves are starting to return and, despite a very dry winter, things are starting to green up a little bit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113640 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MNYGJ, which usually runs west at night, happened to make a daylight appearance on the west slope as it meets an eastbound UP passenger special (currently tied down in the siding) at Fraser. I like this shot as you get a good overview of much of the town of Fraser, and see the Winter Park ski resort in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113639 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Fraser, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This shot was a little bit frustrating. Why, you might ask? The lighting and scenery could not be much better, but why did the unit with the old, worn out paint scheme have to be on the point!? Ah well. UP's MNYGJ is approach a green signal at the east end of Fraser, James Peak standing tall in the distance on a beautiful Easter Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113638 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP passenger special is tied down in the siding here at Fraser. You can see the Fraser platform along the main, and the depot across the street in the background. The Winter Park Express had its last weekend last week, so the siding at Fraser was not in use. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113637 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific If you haven't seen UP's newest "official" paint scheme yet, here it is! One thing you likely will immediately notice is that the wings have been removed from the nose in favor of the classic UP shield. My best guess is that the wings have been removed for monetary reasons, as the shield is much smaller. In any case, a pair of C44ACMs sit on the point of an eastbound passenger special, now tied down in the siding at Fraser. I was hoping for a side-by-side shot here with the eastbound Zephyr, but the Zephyr departed about 15 minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113636 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6001 and UP 6909 are both recently rebuilt C44ACMs and have a fresh coat of paint. UP's latest paint scheme, specifically. The 12-car train is now tied down in the siding, and will remain here until Tuesday morning (about 40 hours) before it will proceed east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113635 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS063 (West Fraser) Grand County, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP passenger special, which is currently deadheading, is approaching a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) signal at the west end of Fraser on a beautiful Easter Sunday afternoon. The train will tie down in the siding at Fraser until Monday morning, when some passengers will show up and depart east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113634 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser to Tabernash (MP 63 to MP 65) Grand County, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific has gotten rid of a lot of their passenger equipment. However, they still have two dozen or so cars on the roster, a dozen of which are on this passenger special that is headed for the siding at Fraser just ahead. UP usually does a pretty classy job running passenger equipment, and today is no exception with a pair of freshly-painted C44ACMs on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113633 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 26 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With its station stop at Fraser complete, the eastbound Zephyr is starting to roll east on the main. AMTK 100 and AMTK 25 lead the train as it approaches a green signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113632 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sulphur (7,830 ft) Grand County, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On Easter Sunday, UP ran an eastbound OCS (Officer's Special) from Grand Junction, CO to Fraser, CO. The train did not have any passengers onboard, and was being relocated to Fraser for some special passengers that will board tomorrow (Monday). Here, the 12-car special rolls east at Sulphur with two very shiny C44ACMs leading. The second unit was originally delivered as an AC6000CW in November 2000. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113631 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby to Sulphur (MP 76.2 to MP 84.6) Grand County, CO 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I made the trek west over the Continental Divide to get a shot of the eastbound Zephyr with AMTK 100 leading. This is a specially painted P42DC, celebrating Amtrak's 50th anniversary in 2021. This is actually the first time I've seen it in person. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113630 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 5, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sulphur (7,830 ft) Grand County, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is on the main track at Sulphur, along the headwaters of the Colorado River. The train met BNSF's westbound Denver-Provo manifest here at Sulphur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113629 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Laramie Laramie, WY 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific This particular SD70M, currently in storage in the yard in Laramie, WY, is one of 25 SD70Ms that Southern Pacific received prior to the merger with Union Pacific. In fact, UP 3999 here was the last of the 25 units, SP 9824, delivered in August 1994. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113628 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Laramie Laramie, WY 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Laramie (UP) Union Pacific Talk about graffiti! If UP 4357 is put back in to active service (it is currently being stored in Laramie, WY in this shot), I certainly hope that one of the first stops will be at the paint shop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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