Photo ID: 111433 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is currently stopped on Track 4 at Denver Union Station. A few passenger are still arriving, ready to board the train that is scheduled to depart in roughly 15 minutes. The train is a bit forward on Track 4 as the train has to stop at the fuel pads for the engines as Denver is a refueling stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111432 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The final Superliner on the morning Zephyr is a combined Coach-Baggage car. It is sitting on Track 4 near the classic Denver Union Station building. Despite all the construction in this area over the past 20 years, the station itself hasn't changed much, and still sports the classic "Union Station" and "Travel by Train" signs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111431 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak One of the more interesting features of the ALC-42 Chargers is this open grating on the long hood. Like the F40PH and the P42DC, the ALC-42 is a cowl unit, with no external walkways. The walkways are located inside the car body, and is visible here at this grating. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111430 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The ALC-42 Chargers hold roughly 2,200 gallons of diesel fuel. As you can see from the reading, almost exactly half of the fuel has been used on this particular units. 1,173 gallons are still in the tank. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111429 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A look at the conductor's side of AMTK 341, sporting the Phase 7 scheme. As is the case with many units, the model number is on the nose. The builders plate is also located on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111428 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When Amtrak was first formed in 1971, it was EMD that primarily got into the passenger power game, with the SDP40, followed by the F40PH. Then, in the 1990s, GE won the next contract with Amtrak with the P42DCs, beating out EMD's F59PHI. Fast-forward another 30-ish years, and neither EMD or GE (well, now Wabtec) are in the passenger game! Siemens is in the process of building 125 ALC-42 "Chargers" to supplements (or, in some instances, replace) the aging P42DC fleet. The units will be numbered 300 to 424. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111427 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A look at the nose of P42DC AMTK 78. You can definitely see the years of age on the face of the unit, with various scratches, dents, and scuffs. The unit was delivered in June 1997. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111426 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is sitting on Track 4 at Union Station for its standard morning station stop. The train arrived 40 minutes early, and is expected to depart right on time. AMTK 341, an ALC-42 "Charger", sits on Track 5. Amtrak has ordered 125 of these of Siemens-built units, and they are still being delivered. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111425 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak One of two Sleeping Cars (not including the Transition Sleeper) sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station on the westbound California Zephyr. The first round of Superliner were delivered to Amtrak between 1979 and 1981, so this Superliner is right around 45 years old. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111245 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 169 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is making its scheduled stop at Denver Union Station in a scene that is now an urban jungle, radically different from how it looked 20 years earlier. The Zephyr has received all of its releases and will be ready to pull at its scheduled departure time of 8:46am. Note the A-Line and N-Line commuter trains sitting on the tracks to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110653 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is stopped on Track 4 at Denver Union Station for its scheduled station stop. Here at Denver, there is a crew change. The crew getting off the train has been on since Lincoln, NE. The new crew will take the train to Grand Junction, CO. In the foreground, an RTD A-Line train (from Denver International Airport) is arriving on Track 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110652 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The classic Union Station building, now declared a National Historic Landmark, has been surrounded by new buildings over the past 15 years. The westbound Zephyr is stopped on Track 4 for its station stop. An RTD commuter train is out of service on Track 6. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110340 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak I have spoken to many railfans over the years that say Amtrak got it right with their first paint scheme in 1972. The bloody nose / pointless arrow Phase 1 scheme was (and is) quite unique, and I was very happy to catch the heritage version on AMTK 161 on Track 4 and Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110339 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak AMTK 174 wears the newest paint scheme Amtrak has to offer. The Phase 7 scheme, introduced in 2022, is the "go-forward" scheme for Amtrak for the foreseeable future after roughly 20 years of Phase 5 as king. AMTK 161, on the other hand, has the original Amtrak scheme. The Phase 1 scheme was introduced in 1972 and is often referred to as either the "bloody nose" scheme, or the "pointless arrow" scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When train hall behind Union Station was rebuilt in 2010, a fuel tank was placed under the ground to allow for refueling of Amtrak without needing a fuel truck to be present. Diesel fuel is being pumped in to AMTK 174 from the tank during its stop at Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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