Photo ID: 107426 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of (elephant style) P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr through the winding curves of Byers Canyon along the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107425 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Byers Canyon is not only a beautiful canyon to travel through, but it is also one of the few canyon through which the tracks and a road both travel! With the rails on the north side of the Colorado River, US-40 follows along on the south side of the river. Here, the Zephyr is seen from the slightly higher angle of the highway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107423 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Granby Grand County, CO 1273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A favorite location of mine on the west slope of the Moffat is just west of Granby. The lighting is not ideal for the westbound Zephyr, but it could be worse. It offers a nice view of the train in front of the Continental Divide in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107336 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Sulphur Grand County, CO 1175 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I've always liked the view from the US-40 overpass just east of Sulphur. It is a great spot for eastbounds, particularly in the afternoon hours. Here is UP's Roper, UT to North Yard, CO manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107335 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Sulphur Grand County, CO 1142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound MRONY has a lot of power on the head end as it works up the grade to the east of Sulphur. Not all of the unit are actually online and loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107141 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is nearing the east end of Byers Canyon, at which point it will be able to accelerate back up to 65 MPH as it continue from Sulphur on to Granby for its next station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107140 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking down from US-40, we find a rift in the frozen ice covering icy cold waters of the Colorado River. We also find the private cars Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium as they make their way east through Byers Canyon on the back of the California Zephyr. Note: The "Silver Rapids" apparently has been renamed the "Silver Smith"...either temporarily or permanently, I'm not sure... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107139 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with two P42DCs, a baggage car, seven Superliner, and two privately owned cars rolls east along the Colorado River and the sheer rock walls of Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107138 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Flat Grand County, CO 1255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two veterans of the original California Zephyr roll by on the end of the modern California Zephyr. The first car is the Silver Rapids. The second car is the Silver Solarium, and it was owned by the CB&Q and made the journey on the end of the train many, many, times! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107137 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Flat Grand County, CO 1310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr has left 70 MPH track behind and is now slowing as it approaches a sharp curve at the west entrance to Byers Canyon. Due to the sudden speed change, UP has a detector set than, when an eastbound is detected, an automated voice comes on the radio reminding the train that they are approaching 20 MPH track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107136 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Troublesome Grand County, CO 1565 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two private cars bring up the rear of the Zephyr. 35 years ago, you could see cars like these two breezing by on the Moffat six days a week. They are veterans of the original California Zephyr, which ran until the formation of Amtrak in 1971. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107135 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS097 (East Troublesome) Grand County, CO 1215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is clipping along at 70 MPH, which is track speed between Kremmling and Flat. The east switch of Troublesome was the location of a costly (and, sadly, deadly) derailment on Tuesday, May 15, 1956. The crew on an eastbound manifest missed an approach signal at west Troublesome. The train was meeting a westbound manifest, and the westbound was not yet clear of the east switch. The eastbound train realized the mistake too late, and ran the red signal and side-swiped the westbound train. This led to the creation of a short movie called "The Trouble at Troublesome". It was produced by Rio Grande to show to employees in training. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107133 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Flat Grand County, CO 1091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound coal empty just passed a clear signal after previously having a restricting signal in Byers Canyon. that means he can let off the brake a bit and start to accelerate back up to track speed. Here, the train passes a grade crossing that leads to a shooting range in the summer months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107132 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound coal load got a restricting signal (flashing red) and the previous intermediate. The reason was due to an activated slide fence toward the west end of Byers Canyon. In this shot, a few rocks lay alongside the rails. The culprits? I'm not sure... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107131 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At this time of year, the Colorado River is almost entirely frozen over in Byers Canyon. Looks like a white path through the canyon, which this westbound coal empty is following. All the power the train will need once it is loaded is coming along for the ride. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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