Photo ID: 108504 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here at Winter Park, close to 9,000 feet above sea level, many of the trees have already shed their leaves for the winter. However, several are still hanging on and offer up a great a backdrop for the westbound Zephyr. This is the last Monday the Zephyr will run for the foreseeable future as Amtrak has chosen to change all long distance trains to run three days a week instead of daily! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108319 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS058 (West Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 819 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 184, the Phase IV Heritage Unit, leads the westbound Zephyr out of the west switch of Winter Park on a crystal clear morning in the Colorado Rockies. US-40 is the highway to the left, which comes over the Continental Divide via Berthoud Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107334 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As is typical, a single DPU (an ES44AC) brings up the tail end of this eastbound coal load in Winter Park. Soon the train will reach the apex of the summit in the tunnel and go in to dynamic brake mode. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107333 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Loaded coal trains try not to stop between Tabernash and the Moffat Tunnel due to the steep grade. Trying to start on the grade can easily result in a broken coupler. This train is is creeping along at about 10 MPH at Vasquez Road in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107332 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1090 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ET44AC leads an eastbound coal load up the (steep) grade between Fraser and Winter Park. The train is coming up on the Vasquez Road grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107157 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I include this shot of the Winter Park Express mainly to point out something interesting...note that the signal to the left of the train is showing a yellow aspect. You may ask how this is possible since the train is in the block beyond the signal! Before answer the question, also note the "R" on the milepost plate of the signal. The milepost reads as "565R". That "R" indicates this signal is a "Repeater". Not only does the signal not give any indication of the track here, it does not even give any permission to approaching trains. It simply repeats the condition of the signal at East Winter Park. This is done so westbound trains emerging from the Moffat Tunnel can know what to expect at the signal at East Winter Park. In this case, the signal is yellow because the Winter Park Express will make a reverse move behind the signal at East Winter Park. The train had to flag past the east switch because the Zephyr is still in the Moffat Tunnel at this point. The train will back up so it can get a clear signal through the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107156 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1729 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is just about the perfect scene for Winter Park and the Winter Park Express (Ski Train)! The snowing is coming down as passengers, no doubt tired from a good day on the slopes, board the train for the trip back to Denver. Meanwhile, I'm going to be stuck in the car, driving in the oncoming storm over Berthoud Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107155 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1697 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express sits along the platform at the base of the slopes of Winter Park. Passengers from the left are being released on to the platform in order to start the boarding process. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1722 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Following just six minutes behind the eastbound California Zephyr, we find the eastbound Winter Park Express! It is going to be a little delayed today as the dispatcher held the train at Fraser to wait for the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1641 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This was my last shot of the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the Zephyr on this February day in 2018. You can barely see any of the Amtrak equipment, so it isn't too hard to imagine this shot was taken in 1968 instead of 2018! Incidentally, Happy Birthday to the Silver Solarium, which turns 70 here in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107152 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1647 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The snow comes down as the eastbound Zephyr approaches the Vasquez Road grade crossing in Winter Park. After a couple of delays due to weather, the Zephyr is now rolling on clear signals and will have a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106166 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1479 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When UP runs a passenger train for senior managers of the company, they almost always ensure that the power on the train is pristine. This special is no exception! These two ET44AHs are less than a month old as they lead just such a passenger special west in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106165 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1844 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Fall colors and afternoon showers! Two brand new ET44AHs leads a westbound UP passenger special by some bright fall-colored aspen trees in Winter Park. Some threatening afternoon clouds hang over James Peak in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105985 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific EMD's testing special glides west down the grade alongside the Winter Park Ski Resort. A new building has been constructed off to the right, and construction continues inside the fenced area. Not sure what the new building's purpose will be. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105984 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division The first test run of the day has just about been completed for EMD's SD70ACe-T4s. The consist will pull down and on to the main at Winter Park where the crew will grab a bite to eat and prepare to go east. Then, they will take the train back through the tunnel and over to East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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