Photo ID: 107740 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 1052 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Despite being on the wrong side of the tracks (as far as the sun goes), UP 1988 looks mighty fine as it rounds the curve at State Bridge along the banks of the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107459 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific When exploring Tennessee Pass at various times in the past few years, I have seen some growth of bushes near, and even encroaching on, the rails. However, I have not seen anything like this tree at the west end of Wolcott. It has grown to well over ten feet, right between the rails! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107458 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific In addition to the weeds growing, a few rocks have also gathered near the rails of the siding of Wolcott. The signal head from the siding has been removed. You can still see the pole for the signal with a "P" plate in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107457 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific The west end of Wolcott is located right at milepost 319, as you can see here. It is interesting to note that this is the location at which the original Rio Grande (over Tennessee Pass) is closest to the Denver & Salt Lake mainline (now the Moffat), with the exception of the Dotsero Cutoff, of course. Bond is just about ten miles to the north, as the crow flies, from Wolcott. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107456 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific The siding diverging quite a bit from the main track at the west end of Wolcott. In between the main and the siding, this tree has sprouted and appears to be flourishing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107455 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific Just west of Wolcott, the tracks wrap around a near-90° curve, following along the Eagle River. Note the "X" sign, indicating the grade crossing ahead. There was once a slide fence here, though the wires have long since been removed. If you look closely, you can just see the signal at the west end of Wolcott in the top-left quadrant of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107454 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific A few cattails grow along and between the rails as we look to the west toward Eagle and Gypsum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific These classic "No Trespassing" signs disappeared from along the Moffat (and the rest of the Rio Grande) relatively quickly after SP and, in particular, UP moved in. However, you can still find some near-perfect example along the Tennessee Pass mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107452 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific A few miles east of the town of Eagle, we look east along the Tennessee Pass mainline. The tracks here follow US-6 and I-70. US-6 is visible off to the right. The mountains in the distance represent the challenges that lay ahead for the line, up the 3% grade, to conquer Tennessee Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107438 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Eagle County, CO 1356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has almost completed the (near) 36 miles trip over the Dotsero Cutoff from Bond to Dotsero. After Dotsero, the train will enter in to Glenwood Canyon before making a 15 minute station stop at Glenwood Springs and then continue west on its journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107437 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Range Eagle County, CO 1229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After meeting its eastbound counterpart, the westbound Zephyr rolls through the siding at Range. Restricted to 30 MPH through the siding, the train will accelerate back up to about 50 MPH once it clears the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107436 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Range Eagle County, CO 1262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Even though the Winter Park Express stopped running a month earlier, it would appear that at least one of the Superliners used on the train still has its "wrap" (a sponsorship by Lyft) on it! This coach is on the Eastbound Zephyr, meeting its counterpart at Range. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107435 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Dell Eagle County, CO 1109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Westbound Zephyr glides downhill parallel to the Colorado River about two miles west of the siding of Dell. It's another nine miles (roughly) to the next siding of Range. Even though the Dotsero Cutoff is nearly 36 miles long, there are only two sidings in that stretch! To use an east slope analogy, that is like going from North Yard to Rollins with only two sidings! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107434 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Dell Eagle County, CO 1243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The siding of Dell is a difficult one to shoot as it is in a canyon that is secluded from the road. However, there is a nice shot of the tracks a few miles west of Dell. Here, the Zephyr comes in to view through an S-Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107433 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dell Eagle County, CO 1221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak About three miles east of the siding of Dell, on the Dotsero Cutoff, we find the westbound Zephyr as it continues to follow the Colorado River. The train is crossing over a small trestle for Teepee Creek, which joins the Colorado here. 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