Photo ID: 109853 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is just over an hour late as it passes the west switch of Eisele (Clay). The Zephyr overtook a westbound UP coal empty at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109823 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6889 and train roll through the west switch of Eisele (Clay) on the journey east toward Denver. UP 6889 was originally built to have a 6,000 horsepower prime mover as an AC6000CW. However, the 6,000 horsepower experiment was relatively short-lived, and the unit has been rebuilt by UP and is now designated as a C44ACM. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109726 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In 2018, it was common to find eight Superliners on the Zephyr through the winter months. Post-COVID, an a coach and a sleeper have both been dropped from the train, making six Superliners the current winter standard. P42DCs still reign on the Zephyr, despite Amtrak taking receipt on 18 ALC-42s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109660 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 195 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A quartet of P42DCs on the point of the westbound Zephyr passes by the eastbound signal at west Eisele (Clay) on its journey west. The 3rd and 4th P42DCs were just picked up today in Denver. If you look closely, you can see one door on the baggage car currently open. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109655 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A pair of GEs lead a westbound empty oil train through the OS at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Some trees are definitely sporting some strong yellows here at the lower elevations, even more than halfway through October. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109515 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There are some great colors in the shrubs at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Hopefully, passenger on board the morning westbound Zephyr are taking in the fantastic sights the train has to offer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109416 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Coal has certainly dwindled in recent years on the Moffat, but reports are that the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch has received an uptick in orders and hopes to load close to a train a day! Not all trains will run east on the Moffat. Some will run west as export coal. Here, a westbound empty departs the west end of Eisele (Clay) after the westbound Zephyr ran around it at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109387 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is exceptionally rare to catch the eastbound Zephyr with glorious morning light on the east slope of the Moffat. One of those exceptional morning came this morning though as the eastbound Zephyr is almost 16 hours late! It got stuck in the Nevada desert as the tracks were blocked due to torrential rains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109386 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Eisele (Clay), a very late eastbound Zephyr knocks down a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) signal and gets read to take the siding. The almost 16-hour late Zephyr is meeting its westbound counterpart. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109238 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A standard pair of P42DCs lead a typical consist of a baggage car and seven Superliners west over the switch and out of the siding of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109236 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil train approaches the east end of Eisele (Clay) in the distance as a single DPU clear the west switch. Momentarily, the switch will throw and the westbound Zephyr will get a clear (green) signal to continue its trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109235 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Take a look at UP's newest official paint scheme. After two decades of the American flag on the long hood, UP has made the decision to reduce the size of the flag and put it on either side of the nose. Union Pacific is returning to the long hood, and the UP shield is replacing the wings on the nose. This unit is designated as an C44ACM, a rebuild of a former AC6000CW. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109082 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 205 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Eisele (Clay), a typical pair of P42s lead a baggage car and six Superliners, one shy of the seven that tends to be the standard on the Zephyr these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108956 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Now running over seven hours, the westbound Zephyr departs Eisele (Clay) on the main. Hopefully, the train will not experience any more significant delays between here and Emeryville, CA! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108912 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 18, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Eisele (formerly Clay), the westbound Zephyr heads west on a green signal. Being the winter season, ridership on Amtrak is down and, as such, the Zephyr only has six Superliners today. A transition sleeper, sleeper, diner, lounge car, and two coaches. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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