Photo ID: 112662 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 21 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, having departed Denver only about seven minutes late, has knocked down the green signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay). AMTK 203, Amtrak's Operations Lifesaver unit, is second out in the consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112633 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 20, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 157 and AMTK 25 lead the westbound Zephyr at West Eisele (Clay). The train has a baggage car, a Transition Sleeper, three regular Sleepers, a Dining Car, a Lounge Car, and three Coach Cars. This was the summer standard before COVID, and it looks like Amtrak is moving back to this as the standard Zephyr consist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112625 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak About 10 years ago, Amtrak increased the cost of hauling private cars on their long distance trains. They also put in a few other rules and regulations, and reduced the number of stops where private cars could be picked up or dropped off. As a result, the number of private cars on the Zephyr have decreased quite a bit. In fact, the two most common private cars to show up on the Moffat the past few years seem to be the Patrick Henry cars, the Evelyn Henry and Warren Henry. Here, both cars are again headed west on the Moffat at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112501 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF There are four units leading this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver as it knocks down a flashing yellow over red (Advanced Approach) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112493 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineer on UP's MGJNY has dimmed the headlight as the train approaching the westbound Zephyr at the west end of Eisele (Clay). One of the two engineers on the westbound Zephyr is climbing down from the cab to give a roll by to the eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112253 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my favorite effects of a snowstorm is the changing of the landscape from color to (seemingly) black and white. UP's armor yellow paint stands out strong against the snowy backdrop of the mountain here at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112252 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After PTC causing a "penalty application" of the brakes (incorrectly), bringing the train to a stop at both West Crescent and West Plain, the system behaved properly here at West Eisele (Clay). The train passed the clear (green) signal at the west end, and continued rolling east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112251 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY wraps through the S-Curves around Blue Mountain Drive, although much of the train is barely visible, obscured by the crazy, late-April snow currently falling hard. 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 117 (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: 112139 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A westbound UP oil empty is in the siding at Eisele (Clay). Fortunately, this particular oil train is short enough to fit between switches. The third unit on the oil train is kicking up a bit of exhaust while idling. The conductor of the oil train is on the ground to give the eastbound Zephyr a roll by, making sure he does not spot any problems. The oil train will be stuck here for two more eastbounds: a loaded oil train, and the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is sporting Amtrak's specially painted Operation Lifesaver P42DC on the point as it moves through a foggy, snowy scene at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111894 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The temperature is 26°F (-3°C) this morning, as the Zephyr leaves Eisele (Clay) and passes through a scene of powdered white frost. The train lost about 45 minutes trying to get to the station in Denver, waiting for the (late) Ski Train to depart. It is now about 1 hour and 15 minutes behind schedule. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111877 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak While there was not a lot of snowfall overnight, there was a log of fog. That fog turned to freezing fog when polar airs brought the temperature down to close to 0°F (-18°C). That resulted in a lot of rime ice forming on the vegetation. Here, at 11am, the temperature is still only 10°F (-12°C) out. That along with the overcast skies are keeping the rime ice on the trees and plants as the westbound Zephyr comes through the scene at West Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111809 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Denver area has had several unseasonably warm days in the last week. As a result, nearly all the snow in the area has melted away. However, there is still plenty of snow to be had in the Colorado high country, which is where skiers on the Winter Park Express are headed as the train departs Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111765 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Winter Park Express is finally in a scene better representative of its name! Snow covers the ground as well as the trees here at the west end of Eisele (Clay) as the train heads west toward the Winter Park Ski Resort. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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