Photo ID: 112014 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG369 (West Chacra) Garfield County, CO 234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the west switch of Chacra, along I-70, the Rocky Mountaineer is starting to pick up a bit of speed after leaving yet another canyon behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108565 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG367 (East Chacra) Garfield County, CO 903 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific A single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load at the east end of Chacra. The scenery heading east toward Glenwood (and Glenwood Canyon) is looking pretty good! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108564 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 367 Garfield County, CO 990 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe-T4 and an SD70M lead a loaded coal train across the Colorado River alongside I-70 just east of Chacra. The train will roll through Glenwood and follow the eastbound Zephyr through Glenwood Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108563 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG367 (East Chacra) Garfield County, CO 886 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP coal load crosses underneath I-70 and follows along the Colorado River at the east end of Chacra. If you look close, you can see empty coal hoppers in the siding at Chacra. These hoppers have been sitting in the siding here for at least 6-8 months, and possibly longer! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108562 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG390 (East Lacy) Garfield County, CO 966 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP's 100 SD70ACe-T4s are not seen particularly often in Colorado, and even less frequently on coal trains. On December 30, however, UP 3000 led a westbound train from Denver to Grand Junction. The power was wyed in Grand Junction and UP 3000, along with an SD70M, was added to the point of an eastbound coal load! The duo, along with the standard DPU compliment in the middle and end of the train, made the trip back east on New Year's Day 2021, see here leaving the siding at Lacy after the eastbound Zephyr ran around the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108561 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG390 (East Lacy) Garfield County, CO 924 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with seven Superliners in tow, knocks down a clear signal at the east end of Lacy. For the past few months, the Zephyr has generally been running without a baggage car, and New Year's Day 2021 is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108560 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 897 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak In the Grand Valley of western Colorado west of Rifle, the eastbound Zephyr overtakes a UP coal load patiently waiting in the siding at Lacy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108559 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 396 Garfield County, CO 995 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An interesting pair of units - an SD70ACe-T4 and an SD70M - lead an eastbound coal load amid a beautiful landscape between the sidings of Dos and Lacy. The train will be taking the siding at Lacy to allow the eastbound Zephyr to pass by without delay. A great way to kick off 2021! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108337 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Lacy Garfield County, CO 938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF Just west of Lacy, an ES44AC, ET44C4, and ES44DC lead the Denver-Provo west. These three units make for a rather unique trio for the journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108336 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 902 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF The entire Denver-Provo is condensed down thanks to the help of a 300mm lense! The train has a clear signal down the main at Lacy, a few miles west of Rifle. In fact, the houses seen in the distance are in Rifle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108330 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 952 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak East meets west at the siding of Lacy, a few miles west of Rifle. Amazing what a difference a day can make. Yesterday, #5 and #6 met at East Portal, about 170 miles to the east! Then, #5 was almost nine hours late. Today, #5 is on time, but #6 is running about three hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107445 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Silt Garfield County, CO 1314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak A longer-than-normal Zephyr (13 cars, compared to 9) heads east along I-70 in western Colorado. The train will pass through the town of New Castle before entering the west end of Glenwood Canyon. Because the train can go 79 MPH here, it would not be possible to catch up to the train again until Glenwood Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107444 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Silt Garfield County, CO 1361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The trees and grass are really starting to green up here at the start of May as the Eastbound Zephyr flies by at 79 MPH as it approaches a connector road that connects US-6 and the I-70 Frontage Road (across I-70). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107443 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Silt Garfield County, CO 1328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The profile of the Eastbound Zephyr looks a little different today! That is because the train has a quartet of Amtrak California cars on the headend. While I do not know for sure where they were headed, I would speculate they are going to Beech Grove, IN. Amtrak has its main maintenance facility here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107442 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Parachute Garfield County, CO 1335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr accelerates up toward the posted trackspeed of 79 MPH as it is just east of the control point of Parachute (visible in the shot). This control point leads to a small BNSF yard that was once used for soda ash trains out of the plant at Parachute. Beyond that is the siding of Grand Valley, so named for this grand (and wide) valley the tracks run through here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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