Photo ID: 109955 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific If you look a bit in the background of this oil train, you'll notice a bend in the tracks to the left. Indeed, you might notice that the main track where the back half of this train is looks to align perfectly with the siding on the far side of the bend. You'd be correct as, until sometime around 1990, there were actually two sidings at Granby. An east siding and a west siding. Each was about 4,700 feet long. The two siding were ultimately combined to make a single 7,325 foot long siding (and main) that exist today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109954 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound oil train is passing by the currently idle station at Granby on the main track. Indeed, the station will not be used again until a very late Amtrak #6 shows up about eight hours after this shot was taken. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109953 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 241 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the sun is dipping lower and lower in the western sky, this eastbound oil train is on the roll, climbing the grade on the mainline at Granby. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109952 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As far as train station go in 2023, the Granby Station is by far one of better looking, more well kept stations that you will find in the United States, particularly in small towns. Even though there are only two Amtrak stops per day, both of which are generally less than three minutes, the station looks fantastic! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109951 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS076 (West Granby) Granby, CO 250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound oil train is facing a clear (green) signal at West Granby. However, the train is currently stopped. The reason? There is a gas station located right next to the rails here and the conductor has made a quick trip over to the store to buy some supplies for himself and the engineer on their trip east to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109933 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is slowing for a brief station stop at Granby. The train arrived ahead of schedule, and stayed stopped at the depot until the scheduled departure time of 10:37am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107756 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward (and past) the passenger depot in Granby. The train will continue east to Tabernash where it will wait until the eastbound Zephyr can get around. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107755 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific From right to left, we have the main track, the siding, and the house track at Granby. Interestingly, not only does the main have welded rail, but the siding has welded rail as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107422 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is stopped at Granby so two passengers can get onboard. The consist of the Zephyr is pretty typical for the Spring. There is a transition sleeper (for the crew), two sleepers, a diner, a lounge car, and three coaches on the tail end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107421 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rolls to its second stop west of Denver at Granby. This is typically a very brief stop as only a handful of passengers (if that many) get on or off. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107420 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande A Denver and Salt Lake crane sits in the house track at Granby. Just a stones throw away from this spot is the future home of the "Moffat Museum". This crane will be moved over to the museum at some point in the future. It was brought to Granby from Denver about two weeks ago on April 14, 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107143 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A quick look at the Silver Rapids and the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the California Zephyr as it sits at the platform at Granby to pick up three passengers. In less than two minutes, the train will be pulling away from the little depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107142 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three passengers are waiting on the platform at Granby to board the eastbound Zephyr. The train is slowing so it can pick up said passengers and continue on its way quickly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107130 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty rolls downgrade on the main at Granby with seven units on the point. In the distance, you may notice a dog leg in the tracks. This is because, many years ago, Granby actually had two sidings! An east siding and a west siding. The east siding was on the north side of the main and the west siding was on the south side of the main. In the late 1980s, the two were connected. The east siding got welded rail and became the main. The old main on the east siding was connected to the west siding and became the extended siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107119 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 184 leads the westbound Zephyr past the "Granby, CO" station sign that Amtrak has put up along the platform. The engineer gives a friendly wave out the front window of the cab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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