Photo ID: 108869 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 578 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Demand appears to be down a bit on the Zephyr as this mornings only had six Superliners. Two sleepers, a diner, a sightseer lounge, and two coaches. The train is about 40 minutes late here, just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108868 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 694 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70AH - given such a designation because it is four tons heavier than an SD70ACe for added traction - brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108867 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of SD70ACes have been cut in as the mid-train swing helpers on this eastbound coal load. Upon reaching North Yard, it will be up to the head end crew to cut these units out and deliver them to the fuel tracks. Up until a few years ago, this would have been the job of hostlers based at North Yard. However, UP eliminated all the hostler positions in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108866 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 593 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of AC4400CWs leads an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. Fall colors are still about a month away from becoming common place in the Denver-Metro area. Once the most commonplace of all trains on the Moffat, coal trains have fallen in to relative obscurity these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108865 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 530 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr wraps its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. A UP coal load on the siding now has a clear (green) signal and is slowly starting to roll east. Near the top of the image, you can see the track at the siding of Eisele (formerly Clay). In the top-right corner of the image, you can see some moved earth around Tunnel 1 for the new Canyon Pines development. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108864 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 684 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An eastbound UP coal load sits in the siding at Rocky, meeting the westbound Zephyr which rolls by on the main. After the Zephyr passes, the coal load will get a clear (green) signal to continue east to Denver. There, it will get a crew change and continue east on the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108863 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 686 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A P42DC and a P40DC lead a 90-minute late Zephyr west through the lush narrows of Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky. Amtrak has now taken delivery on 15 ALC-42s from Siemens, the first of 110 such units. Over the next few years, the ALCs will replace the P42s and P40s on long distance trains, so shots of P42s and P40s on the Zephyr will become increasing rare. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108862 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 25, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Four ALC-42s lead a 2 hour late Zephyr at the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Alas, the light had faded enough that it wasn't quite possible to get a shot without some motion blur visible. The Zephyr has been running on yellow signals since Crescent, following a slow-moving loaded UP oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108861 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 25, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 534 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the light rapidly fades, a pair of SD70ACes show some motion blur on the point of an eastbound oil train. The train will go in to the siding at Rocky and tie down. In the distance, notice the earth movement that is the result of the new Canyon Pines neighborhood currently under construction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108851 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 24, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 614 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There are few scenes as beautiful as the one seen here, with a fresh layering of snow not only on the ground, but still in the trees, creating that powdered sugar look. A pair of P42DC, including AMTK 130 (Phase I heritage unit) keep the Zephyr rolling west on time just west of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108850 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 24, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a clear, cold morning after a February blizzard, the westbound Zephyr climbs toward the east portal of Tunnel 1 in a frozen winter wonderland. AMTK 130, the Phase II heritage unit, is second up on the train today. February is generally the coldest month of the year in Colorado and this day is no exception as the temperature is only 2°F (-17°C)! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108849 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 840 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of units bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver as the train makes its way down the main at Leyden. BNSF's yard has requested that, instead of running down to Prospect Jct on UP's main, the train will instead cross over at Utah Junction from UP's main to the BNSF main. Most likely the yard has asked to do this in order to hold the train at Rennicks until the yard is ready for it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108848 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 775 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Dynamic brakes whine as a trio of GEs work to control the speed of this eastbound Provo-Denver manifest as it passes by the neighborhood of Leyden Ranch, just west of the siding of Leyden. The train has a Clear (green over red) signal at the west end of Leyden as it has a straight shot down to Utah Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108847 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr climbs toward Tunnel 1 on a beautiful, albeit blustery, morning. If you look in the background, you might notice a bit of a gash in the hillside in the background. This is part of a new neighborhood, called Canyon Pines, that has just started construction. The neighborhood will include houses up to and even on top of Tunnel 1! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108846 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 814 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 7467 passes by a huge herd of Elk which is casually hanging out a few hundred feet from the tracks, just west of the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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