Photo ID: 111651 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the cafe on the sightseer/lounge car, you can see the self-serve snacks that you can grab, as well as the menu showing everything available to passengers. Most folks that order in the morning get coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Quite a few bar selections are served for the return trip to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111650 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 5, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Jefferson County, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There is a sightseer/lounge car on the Winter Park Express Ski Train. The cafe is open for the trip up and the trip back, allowing passengers to buy a variety of food and drink. The cafe car attendant is based in Chicago, and spends 2-3 weeks in Denver, away from home, to work and serve customers on the journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111419 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the west portal of Tunnel 7, the westbound Zephyr passes through a cut as the head end rounds the bend toward the east portal of Tunnel 8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111418 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 6 (MP 26.4, 536 ft) Jefferson County, CO 217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Hard to beat the view of powdered pine trees out the window of the Zephyr as the train approaches the east portal of Tunnel 6 in the lower half of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111417 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 251 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is nothing short of amazing that in an era when a computer would have been something of a Sci-Fi novel, surveyors scouted along what is now the grade of the Moffat Tunnel on the edge of the Colorado Rockies and said "sure, we can build a railroad there"! Like tens of thousands of trains before it, the westbound Zephyr passes over fills and through a cut on the approach to Tunnel 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111416 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Plain, the westbound Zephyr enters the narrow single track territory of the Tunnel District. The head end is just about to enter into Tunnel 2, and there will be another 15 closely spaced tunnels after Tunnel 2 before the train reaches the next siding of Crescent, and the end of the lower half of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111415 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This has come to be one of my favorite views on the Moffat along the Front Range. "Sister" units AMTK 180 and AMTK 179 lead an on-time Zephyr through a powdery white scene about halfway through the siding of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111296 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In between Tunnel 3 and Tunnel 4, the westbound Zephyr is creeping along at restricted speed. Right around 10 MPH (16 KPH). The train received a restricting signal at the west end of Plain and will continue at this speed until (at least) the east portal of Tunnel 10, the location of the next signal. The head end of AMTK 159 is just about to duck into Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111295 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr had an approach (yellow over red) signal at the east end of Plain. Upon reaching the west end, they discovered they had a restricting (flashing red) at the west end. I'm not sure why that was the case, but the train will have to proceed west at restricted speed until it encounters a more favorable signal aspect. Restricted speed means the train has to be able to be able to stop in half the visible distance ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111185 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The head end of an eastbound military train, 7,700 feet in length, emerges from Tunnel 2. The rest of the train stretches back and through Tunnels 3 and 4 (and beyond, out of view). The train originated in Yermo, CA and is ultimately headed for Fort Riley in Kansas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111184 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 4 (MP 26.0, 174 ft) Jefferson County, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound military train emerges from the east portal of Tunnel 4. The train was stopped for about 30 minutes in the middle of the Tunnel District around MP 28 due to an air hose coming apart and sending the train into emergency. Fortunately, the air hose was only 16 cars back, so it didn't take the crew too long to fix the issue and get back on the move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111183 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil empty has come to a stop on the siding at the west end of Plain. I thought this perspective was rather cool, with the train hiding behind the pine trees. The train is facing a red signal, waiting for a meet with an eastbound train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110896 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Plain, the ledge narrows and the Zephyr heads toward the east portal of Tunnel 2 as it starts its journey into the heart of the Tunnel District. The UP oil train on the siding will have to wait a bit longer as an eastbound is at Crescent, waiting on the Zephyr. This oil train will have to wait on that eastbound before it is its turn to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110895 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Jefferson County, CO 229 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A UP oil train sits on the siding at Plain as a four hour late Zephyr overtakes the train on the main. Severe weather in the mid-west was responsible for delays to the Zephyr. The oil train just barely fit in the siding. Not how close to the signal the lead unit is. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110884 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Tunnels 2 through 7 sit on the edge of the Rockies with a spectacular view of the plains (behind the camera). The tracks move (roughly) geographically north here, working their way from Coal Creek Canyon to South Boulder Canyon. At Tunnel 8, the tracks take a hard left and dive into the Rockies. Passengers on the Zephyr this morning are enjoying the views. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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