Photo ID: 109284 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr approaches Rainbow Cut halfway through Plain as an early afternoon thunderstorm starts to form over the Rockies in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109283 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the grade crossing at Plain, the Zephyr heads west, attempting to make up a bit of time. The train departed Denver Union Station three hours late after departing Chicago nearly three hours late the day before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109241 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest has been holding off the grade crossing so as to avoid blocking local traffic while waiting for the Zephyr to show up. Now that the Zephyr is here, the manifest will start rolling toward the east switch at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109231 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Despite how it might appear, this is actually not a meet between a westbound oil train and an eastbound BNSF manifest. Both of these trains are actually eastbound. The oil train has slow-rolled on the main at Plain, allowing the BNSF manifest to catch up to it on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109049 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a BNSF Provo-Denver at Eisele (Clay), this long, empty UP oil train is heading west on the main at Plain. The train is likely headed for the transload facility at Wash, UT, just east of Price. From there, it will return east over the Moffat and east on the plains to its final destination. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108980 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr glides west on the main at Plain, approaching the grade crossing. If you look in the distance, you can see a tunnel portal. That is the east portal of Tunnel 4, which the Zephyr will be passing through in just a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108920 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 258 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express On the second Friday of its 2023 run, Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train heads west on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108873 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr glides west on the main at Plain as it approaches the grade crossing on a fantastic October morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108872 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 306 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr heads down the main at the east end of Plain. Note the substantial development occurring just up the hill from the tracks. This is the new development known as Canyon Pines that will include 180 new houses. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108719 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 572 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF coal load is passing by a lot of MOW at Plain. Several track panels, sometimes referred to as "snap track" are laid out both on the house track and alongside it. The coal load met the Zephyr here at Plain, and has a clear signal coming out the east end of the siding. So it will not need to stop. In the distance, you can see the two end DPUs coming out of Tunnel 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108718 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 577 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal load, which loaded at the Savage loadout near Price, UT, is coming through Rainbow Cut on the siding at Plain. Hiding behind the coal load in the distance is the westbound Zephyr, ready to get a Clear (green) signal as soon as the coal train clears the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108264 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 695 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has changed a lot over the last few decades. It used to be quite a bit longer, not only in terms of Superliners, but for many years, Amtrak hauled some freight in boxcars and trailers at the back of the train. However, that is no longer the case as Amtrak got out of the freight business entirely and now a passenger can stand at the back of the train and look right out the window and gaze upon the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108263 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 683 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking west through the siding at Plain from above the westbound Zephyr. There is currently a 15 MPH slow orders in the siding at Plain, so the Zephyr is creeping along toward the west switch. Once there, the train will wait for a few minutes until BNSF's Provo-Denver arrives. The manifest is currently out of Crescent, a few miles to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108262 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 784 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passenger on board the Sightseer Lounge car enjoy the view of the plains from the Zephyr at Plainview. A few passengers may have picked up on the drone, hovering not too far off in order to get the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108261 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There isn't a cloud in site on the first morning of July as the Zephyr enters the siding at Plain. A "Big Game" unit is number two in the lineup today. The train will be meeting an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver that is out of Crescent. 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