Photo ID: 112160 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On an overcast and rather gloomy morning, the westbound Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. The FRA has an inspection car (DOTX 221) on the train this morning, checking out the rails as the train proceeds on its way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112159 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After proceeding through Eisele (Clay) on the main at restricted speed, due to an erroneous track occupancy, the Zephyr is accelerating now that it is back on a green signal. FRA inspection car DOTX 221 is in tow this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112158 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is slowly making its way west at restricted speed on the main at Eisele (Clay), after getting flagged by a red signal at the east end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112157 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After receiving authority, via PTC, to proceed past a red signal, AMTK 199 is throttling up so the train can continue at restricted speed on the main. Note the FRA inspection car (DOTX 221), directly behind the power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112156 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 199, leading the California Zephyr, has come to a stop just east of Eisele (Clay). As you can see in this shot, the Zephyr is looking at a double red signal at the east end. There is an erroneous track occupancy between switches on the main ahead, and DS-380 is going to give the Zephyr authority to pass the red signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112155 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) DOTX A look at one of the Federal Railroad Administration's inspection cars, DOTX 221, as it sits behind the power and ahead of the baggage car on the westbound California Zephyr. The FRA has a couple of inspection cars that are often sent out to inspect the rails all across the United States. These cars are sometimes on Amtrak, and sometimes just on freight trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112154 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Grabbing a quick roster shot of AMTK 179 as the paint scheme actually looks quite good (and quite clean). In the distance, a BNSF oil train is tied down in the siding at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112153 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr has come to a stop, facing a double red signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). There is a track occupancy on the main track between switches at Eisele, so DS-380 is going to need to flag the Zephyr by signal at the east end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112152 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with the Denver skyline in the distance, is coming around the south edge of Big Ten. On this particular morning, the FRA has one of their inspection cars, DOTX 221 on the train behind the power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112151 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The paint on this AC4400CW has definitely seen better days! Most likely, there was a fire on the long hood of the unit at some point, scorching the paint. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112150 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest is typically configured in a 3x2 setup. However, this instance of the train is significantly shorter than most, so BNSF apparently decided to run it with five units all on the point. The train tied down in the siding at Rocky about six hours ago, and it is waiting for a crew to come out of Denver and take it the rest of the way into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112149 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Well, this wraps up my coverage of the Winter Park Express Ski Train for the 2024-2025 season. It sounds like it has been a tremendously successful year, with the train expanding to run five days a week (Thursday through Monday). Here's hoping the train returns to be just as successful next winter. For now, the P42DCs and the Superliners will be taken on the Zephyr west to California later in the week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112148 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Winter Park Express passes by BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest, currently tied down in the siding at Rocky. Meanwhile, in the distance, we see the tail end of a westbound oil train that is departing the siding at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112147 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the final run of the Winter Park Express Ski Train for the 2024-2025 season makes its way around Little Ten Curve at Rocky, we see a westbound oil train that the Ski Train met at Eisele (Clay). DS-378 has given the oil train a green signal, and it is starting to pull west, out the west end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112146 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Winter Park Express passes through the very appropriately named Rainbow Cut. From this picture, you can probably see how the cut got its name. The colors of the rock seams nearly cover the entire spectrum of the rainbow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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