Photo ID: 113535 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak After meeting its counterpart, the westbound Zephyr is departing the siding here at Grizzly to continue the journey west to Glenwood Springs and points beyond to Emeryville. The scenery here in Glenwood Canyon is second to none. It is pretty amazing that I-70 is four lanes through this epic canyon. This would be the final shot of the westbound Zephyr on this day. From here, it was time to chase the eastbound Zephyr back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113534 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr departs the siding of Grizzly on a green signal, around three miles east of Glenwood Springs in the midst of Glenwood Canyon. You can just see I-70 on the opposite side of the canyon in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113533 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak East meets west here in Glenwood Canyon at the siding of Grizzly. The westbound Zephyr, is on the siding here at Grizzly, and has a green signal waiting for it at the west end of the siding. The meet was timed very well and was a "rolling meet", meaning neither train had to come to a stop. You can see the eastbound Zephyr on the main to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113532 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific When both trains are on time (or equally late), the Zephyrs typically meet at either Range or Dotsero. However, with the eastbound Zephyr running about two hours late due to a power swap in Salt Lake City, the two trains are meeting here at Grizzly in Glenwood Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113531 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific A nice look at Glenwood Canyon here at the (relatively short) siding of Grizzly. All three sidings in Glenwood Canyon (Allen, Shoshone, and Grizzly) have the mainline closer to the river and the siding closer to the mountain. The Zephyr here is on the main, but is slowing as it will meet the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113530 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific In August 2020, a wildfire named the Grizzly Creek Wildfire start in Glenwood Canyon and burned over 36,000 acres. You can still see some of the shrubs beneath the power of the eastbound Zephyr that suffered burn damage, as well as most of the slope to the right on the opposite side of the river as well. This afternoon, the California Zephyr has a UP unit giving it a hand. The train is on an Approach (yellow) signal on the main as it will be meeting its counterpart here at Grizzly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113529 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific A bit of a surprise on the eastbound Zephyr as a UP C44ACM leads AMTK 201 on the journey east through Glenwood Canyon at the west switch of Grizzly. The original Amtrak P42DC was removed in Salt Lake City and the UP unit was added, likely due to mechanical issues. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113108 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy (MP 387.7 to MP 390.1) Garfield County, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This UP passenger special was set to depart Rifle, CO at 10am. Indeed, right at the stroke of 10am, it started rolling on a green signal. The train is in the Grand Valley of western Colorado, following along the Colorado River, approach a green signal at east Lacy. Many (if not all) of the "C-Level" managers at Union Pacific, including CEO Jim Vena, are onboard this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112280 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific At one point, Rio Grande started to add two main tracks through all of Glenwood Canyon. However, the project proved to be too expensive, so it resulted in one very long siding, and three sidings overall in the canyon. Allen, toward the east end, is 14,250 feet long. Shoshone is very short at 3,960 feet, and almost connects to Allen, separated only by a short tunnel. Then, there is Grizzly, a 5,060 foot long siding is next, and it is here that we find this westbound oil empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112279 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC and a pair of SD70ACes lead this westbound oil train on the main at Grizzly in the middle of Glenwood Canyon. The trees on the opposite side of the Colorado River were burned in the massive Grizzly Creek fire in August 2020. The fire consumed nearly 30,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112275 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly to Glenwood (MP 355.6 to MP 359.7) Garfield County, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak One of the most scenic places any long distance Amtrak train traverses is Glenwood Canyon. In addition to the tracks and the Colorado River, the canyon contains I-70. This was one of the final major pieces of the interstate system to be completed. Until the 1980s, I-70 was just a two lane highway through the canyon. Now, it is four lanes through the entire thing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112018 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG403 (East Grand Valley) Garfield County, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the east switch of Grand Valley, the pair of GP40-3s of the Rocky Mountaineer keep the test run of the train on the move west through the town of Parachute. Just out of view to the left, UP's Minturn Local is patiently waiting on the Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112017 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Valley Garfield County, CO 216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP's Minturn Local, which runs east out of Grand Junction, is holding on the siding at Grand Valley, waiting on the Rocky Mountaineer. Although the local is named the Minturn Local, it has been decades since it actually ran to Minturn. Now, the town of Gypsum, which is on the far west end of Tennessee Pass is as far east as it runs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112016 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy Garfield County, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just east of the east switch of Lacy, the westbound Rocky Mountaineer is following along the Colorado River on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112015 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy Garfield County, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer It is shaping up to be a beautiful March day in western Colorado as the westbound Rocky Mountaineer moves through a temporary speed restriction on the main track west of Rifle. The train has seven passengers cars and a power car for this test run. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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