Photo ID: 113367 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 36 (MP 108.8, 229 ft) Grand County, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific It's been a heck of a chase, going after this eastbound coal load with a pair of Canadian National units on the tail end. This would be the final view of it as it disappears into the west end of Gore Canyon, Tunnel 36 and 35 just ahead. You can see a pair of mid-train swing helpers just ahead, in between those two tunnels. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113366 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 39 (MP 113.5, 294 ft) Grand County, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian National, Union Pacific A pair of Canadian National units bring up the tail end of an eastbound loaded coal train, getting ready to disappear into Tunnel 39 at the east end of Little Gore Canyon. This time of year, the Colorado River is just about at it lowest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113365 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Gore Canyon Grand County, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In the middle of Little Gore Canyon, an eastbound UP coal load is in between Tunnel 40 and Tunnel 39. Little Gore Canyon is a relatively short canyon, but it is also one of the narrowest and most impressive canyons on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113364 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Azure to Radium (MP 111.7 to MP 116.1) Grand County, CO 127 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The lighting is not fantastic for this shot, but the perspective is a mighty interesting one! You can see both the head end and tail end of this eastbound coal train. Three UP units lead and a pair of CN units bring up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby to Sulphur (MP 76.2 to MP 84.6) Grand County, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The head end of this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is right at MP 78, passing by some remaining fall colors just a few miles west of Granby in early morning light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113170 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser to Tabernash (MP 63 to MP 65) Grand County, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is always a scenic and amazing ride. However, the last week of September is one of the absolute best times of year to ride the Zephyr if you can. The train is just east of Granby, heading into Fraser Canyon ahead. Fall colors are at the peak, with the Fraser River lazily twisting around in the terrain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113165 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser to Tabernash (MP 63 to MP 65) Grand County, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After picking up a UP crew that went dead on their hours at Granby, the Rocky Mountaineer is again on the move, heading east out of Granby toward Fraser Canyon along the Fraser River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113163 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Overlook Grand County, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer heads away from the camera along the headwaters of the Colorado River with some fantastic fall colors west of Granby. As you might imagine, this is the best season for the Rocky Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113162 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Overlook Grand County, CO 238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Unfortunately, one of the two Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s was down for the count and spending some time in the shop, so RMRX 8600 was filling in on this trip. The engineer offers up a friendly wave as the train passes Grand County Road 57. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113161 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Overlook Grand County, CO 204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A few miles west of Granby, the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer passes a green intermediate signal as it passes through a cut of golden cottonwood trees. This is a shot I've wanted to get for several years, and I was happy the opportunity finally presented itself! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113151 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak In the rapidly fading light, the westbound Zephyr climbs up the east slope of Thompson Hill. The dirt mounds of the desert cast some crazy shadows in the low light, giving the desert a different feel from the middle of the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113150 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak AMTK 60 and AMTK 190 lead the westbound Zephyr by the intermediate signal just east of Thompson. Union Pacific started replacing signals in the Utah desert 15 years ago. A project that seemingly has been abandoned. Some signals were replaced. Some new signal masts were erected with no signal heads and never completed, and others, like this intermediate, were never touched. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113149 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak Running right around 40 minutes late, the westbound Zephyr charges quickly across the Utah desert west of Sagers. You can seen the tracks in the distance, winding their way across the desert. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113148 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brendel Grand County, UT 247 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific UP 1616 is putting on a bit of a show, kicking up some exhaust as it throttles up, climbing in elevation toward the mainline at Brendel, another 15 or so miles to the north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113147 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brendel Grand County, UT 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific unveiled UP 1616, sporting the paint scheme that honors the 16th US president, Abraham Lincoln, in early 2025. While there was no official word why this unit was painted up, it is widely speculated that it was done in advance of the announcement between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to merge. Abraham Lincoln once stated that it was his dream to see a transcontinental railroad that would run from the Pacific to the Atlantic. That certainly seems to be a strong indicator why this unit was created. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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