Photo ID: 110085 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 478 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr departed Denver about 30 minutes late, and is about 90 minutes behind the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) as it charges west on the main at Plain. UP has a lot of equipment and stacks of panel track alongside the House Track at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110084 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 415 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A year from now, if the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) runs in 2025, there will very likely be houses in the background in this shot. For the first run in 2024, however, there is only asphalt and a few construction vehicles behind the westbound Ski Train on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110083 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 438 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 142 and AMTK 192 lead the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) up the grade toward Tunnel 1. This trainset came the other way over the Moffat last Monday when it came to town (from Emeryville, CA) on eastbound California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110082 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The coaches at the head end of the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) offer a fantastic glint in the early morning sunshine at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110081 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The five car Winter Park Express (Ski Train) is making its way through the S-Curve near the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110080 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Halfway through Eisele (Clay) on the main, the first Winter Park Express of the season is making good time on its trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110079 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 457 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just 12 minutes after the sun rose over the eastern horizon, the first Winter Park Express (Ski Train) of the 2024 season charges west between Leyden and Rocky. Just like last year, this year's Ski Train consists of a pair of P42DCs, four coaches, and a lounge car (spliced between the four coaches). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110078 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Overcast skies this morning allowed for some different perspective of the westbound Zephyr (there are not in terrible light). The train is moving toward the west end of Eisele (Clay) as we look back toward Big Ten, Little Ten, and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110077 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has made it way up and around Big Ten Curve and is facing a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). A cold front is moving in to the area, and the skies are overcast this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110076 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 51 and 61 lead the westbound Zephyr up the north side of Big Ten Curve. The Zephyr had an extra lounge car on the end when it departed Chicago yesterday. It was dropped off in Denver this morning, although the reason is not clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110075 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr climbs the grade on the north side of Big Ten Curve. The previous day, there was a 10 MPH slow order around Big Ten due to high winds. Today, however, the wind has died down and the Zephyr is moving at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train sits in the siding at Rocky, waiting for the westbound Zephyr to come out of Denver. Currently, the siding at Leyden is filled with empty well cars, so it cannot be used for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110069 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street (MP 8.37) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX A CSX AC4400CW brings up the tail end of the Provo-Denver. The paint is looking very clean and sharp on the unit. A very quick way to identify this as a unit with AC traction motors is to look on the cab. The lightning bolt beneath the number indicates this is an AC unit. This particular unit went west of the Moffat a few days ago as DPU on the tail end of a loaded coal train headed for Valmy, NV. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110068 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street (MP 8.37) Arvada, CO 390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Running parallel to Oberon Road in Arvada, BNSF 9072 leads the Provo-Denver manifest east on the Moffat. The train has around 8 miles remaining in its trip to BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110067 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 374 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver has just passed through the high/wide defect detector and is crossing over Carr Street in the middle of Arvada on its journey in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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