Photo ID: 110600 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5856 leads the eastbound Provo-Denver manifest, sitting in the siding at Rocky. The train had to wait for the westbound Zephyr, which you can now see on the main in the distance (above the manifest), heading west. Alas, the crew of the manifest do not get to release the brakes quite yet as another westbound is coming between Leyden and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr wraps around the outside of Big Ten Curve. You can see the the open hoppers behind the train to the left, sitting on the inside of the curve. The hoppers have now been there for over half a century! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110598 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Union Pacific has a daily slow order around Big Ten Curve between 10am and 6pm due to high heat and the concern of sun kinks. Since that 10 MPH slow order went in to effect 20 minutes earlier, the Zephyr is slow climbing up the north leg of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110597 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As we move closer to July, the green in the landscape along the Front Range is starting to fade back toward the brownish color that it is most of the year. The Zephyr, with Phase 5 AMTK 76 and Phase 7 AMTK 174 has a baggage car and the standard seven Superliners in tow just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110596 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr lost about an hour between Lincoln, NE and Hastings, NE. The train made up a bit of that time east of Denver, but was still about 50 minutes late departing west out of Denver. Here, the Denver skyline stands in the haze on this summer morning as the train departs west out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110584 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Sunday morning means we find the westbound Rocky Mountaineer's "Rockies to the Red Rocks" just west of Denver. The nine car train (plus a power car on the very end) appears to be sold out, which is great news (of course) for the train. Tonight, passenger's will stay at the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs, continuing on the Moab, UT tomorrow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110583 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue (MP 11.75) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A couple of unusual things to note about the westbound Zephyr in this shot on Father's Day morning. First, the lead unit is P40DC #824. Now, technically, this unit has been rebuilt to P42DC standards, but the number makes it a bit unusual as not many (ex) P40DCs are still running on Amtrak's roster. The second oddity is the lack of a baggage car. Interestingly, the is actually the norm for the Southwest Chief to run without a baggage car, but that is far less common with the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110582 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street (MP 11.16) Arvada, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is between Simms Street and 80th avenue, running right on time, on a beautiful Father's Day morning. The Denver skyline stands tall in the distance and you can see that the ditch lights are oscillating on the lead unit, horn blowing for the 80th Avenue crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110581 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Arvada, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes in and out of the relatively short (214-foot-long) Tunnel 7 in the Tunnel District. Just ahead at Tunnel 8, the train will make a sharp turn to the left, taking it into the Rocky Mountains on it journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110580 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 4 (MP 26.0, 174 ft) Arvada, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has quite the colorful consist on it this morning, sporting the "Pepsi Can" scheme (a variant on Phase 3) and a Phase 7. The train is in the Tunnel District, though still able to see the front range as it heads geographically north, and moves between Tunnels 3 and 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110579 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Arvada, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has slowed down quite a bit as it knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west switch of Plain, ready to head into Tunnel 2 and the start of the Tunnel District. The west switch of Plain is also a check point for the Zephyr, and if you have your scanner with you, you can hear the crew call out "check point". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110578 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is an unusually humid morning along the Front Range with overcast skies and the threat of severe thunderstorms later on. Meanwhile, AMTK 160 and AMTK 174 lead the Zephyr west toward Rainbow Cut on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110577 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has quite the colorful consist this morning, with AMTK 160 in the Phase 3 variant often known as the "Pepsi Can" scheme and AMTK 174 in Phase 7 leading the train at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110576 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just minutes after existing Eisele (Clay) heading geographically south above, this oil train has made the long 180° turn around Big Ten Loop and is now headed geographically north on the approach to the west switch of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110575 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1943 and train depart the east end of Eisele (Clay) on a clear (green) signal on the journey east toward Denver and points beyond. The foliage is just about at peek colors, with a lot of vivid greens and yellows, despite the sun having descended behind the mountains. 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