Photo ID: 111722 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 156 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Four seconds before 8am, and the Winter Park Express is climbing the 2% grade from the base of Coal Creek Canyon up toward Tunnel 1. So far this season, the morning Ski Train has been running on time, and usually arriving Winter Park a few minutes early. The eastbound train has been late more often, but I'm sure skiers would prefer to have the evening train late over the morning train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111721 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I really enjoy the westbound morning run of the Winter Park Express toward the start of the season. When the train reaches Leyden, such as in this shot, the sun has just barely crested the horizon to the east, just about 20 minutes after sunrise. The glinting sun off the side of the P42s and seven Superliners just cannot be beat! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111720 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Yesterday morning, thanks to the weather, the Winter Park Express left Leyden in a nice "blue hour" light. This morning, all the clouds have cleared and the Winter Park Express as the Winter Park Express knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Leyden in glorious "golden hour" light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111719 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is cold and overcast this morning as the westbound Zephyr passes through western Arvada, just west of Leyden. Despite severe weather in the mid-west, the Zephyr is right on time this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111718 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr came to town with an extra coach this morning. The extra coach was dropped off in Denver because one of the coaches on the Winter Park Express has defective bathrooms. The coaches will be swapped out tonight, and the defective coach will likely head to Chicago tomorrow evening. Here, the Zephyr is just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111717 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express has just emerged from Tunnel 1 on its journey west to Winter Park. The train is running about 20 minutes early today. Passengers onboard have to be really happy they are not currently on I-70. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111716 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Winter Park Express Ski Train passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111715 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express is hustling along at track speed west of Leyden as some snow is falling. This is the first day of expanded service. Two coaches were added to the Winter Park Express this week. This is the longest the train has been under Amtrak in the last few years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111714 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Even though the sun has technically risen, it stills looks to be blue hour out as the Winter Park Express heads west at MP 14. There is a small winter storm blowing through this morning. Snow is lightly falling, but the wind is blowing hard. It is 30°F (-1°C) out, but with the wind, it feels like it is about 10°F (-12°C). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111713 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Leyden, the Winter Park Express Ski Train is making its way west. Two additional coaches have been added to the train since last weekend. Amtrak worked with Winter Park and the State of Colorado to expand service. The train will have seven cars (six coaches plus the lounge car) for the rest of the season, and it will run Thursdays through Mondays! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111712 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This BNSF oil train, like all oil trains on the Moffat, was loaded at the Transload facility in Wellington, UT. Interestingly, I shot this train about a week earlier, on New Year's Eve, when it was headed west on the Moffat in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111711 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After spending several hours tied down in the siding at Rocky, waiting for a fresh crew, this BNSF oil train is back on the move in Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111710 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr was delayed by about two hours when departing Chicago the previous day due to mechanical issues. Later on the journey in Nebraska, between Hastings and McCook, the Zephyr was delayed another three hours due to a broken rail. The mid-west has been experiencing some extreme cold weather, and it has caused some havoc on the rails. Trying to make up time, the Zephyr is headed west from Leyden, just over five hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111709 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Mechanical issues before departing Chicago, and then severe weather in the mid-west has resulted in a more than five hour delay for the westbound Zephyr when it departed Denver today. Just west of Leyden, the train is making track speed, attempting to make up time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111649 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking out the back of Winter Park Express Ski Train, the morning sun breaks through mostly cloudy skies at the east end of Rocky. A thick layer of frost is covering most everything this morning, making for a very beautiful scene. 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