Photo ID: 109071 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 5, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 3, gaining speed after passing through a slow order alongside maintenance at Plain. The giant fill on the left side of the frame is relatively new, having been created in 2013 after epics rains washed out the old fill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109051 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP (empty) oil train emerges from the west portal of Tunnel 3. From Tunnel 1 to Tunnel 8, the tracks skirt the very eastern edge of the Rockies Mountains, offering amazing view of the plains. In the distance on the west side of the frame, you can catch a glimpse of the back half of the unit tank train, still on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109050 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In between Tunnels 2 and 3, three SD70ACes have this westbound oil empty on the move. In September 2013, the large fill on the left side of the frame was washed out by record levels of rail fall. The Moffat was closed for about a week as UP worked tirelessly to rebuild the fill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108811 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 543 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1982 leads a loaded unit oil train east through Tunnel 3 at the east end of the Tunnel District. The head end is passing the fill that washed out in 2013 after a "500 year flood" hit the Denver-Metro area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108782 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 15, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 944 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) RMR The first official run of the "Rockies to the Red Rocks" Rocky Mountaineer heads west on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. The Rocky Mountaineer worked out an arrangement with Union Pacific to allow the operation of this train on a portion of the former Rio Grande. It will operate west on Sundays and Wednesdays from Denver to Glenwood Springs, CO. It will stay there overnight and run on Mondays and Thursdays west to near Moab, UT on the Cane Creek Sub. Passengers will disembark there and new passengers for the trip east will be picked up. It will then return to Glenwood Springs, CO. On Tuesdays and Fridays, the train will run east from Glenwood Springs, CO to Denver. The two UP SD70Ms being leased for the operation - UP 5107 and UP 5105 - have been give a wrap to cover up the flag and "Union Pacific" on the long hood, replaced with "Rocky Mountaineer". The train here is between Tunnels 2 and 3, just west of Plain around MP 25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108716 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 14, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 597 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal load emerges from Tunnel 4, running through Tunnel 3, and crosses over the fill just west of Tunnel 2. This fill was washed out in September 2013 when "500-year" rains hit the Front Range of the Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108415 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 781 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Starting yesterday, the westbound Zephyr departs Denver at 10:05am rather than 8:05am. This change only lasts a week and is in place due to some Union Pacific maintenance windows in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The two hour delay gives crews two extra hours of daylight to work without having to clear up for the Zephyr. These work windows are happening off and on over the next six weeks or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108414 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 704 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes over the fill and through the cut located just west of Tunnel 2 and prepares to duck in to darkness in the 369-foot-long Tunnel 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108218 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 699 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Nearing the east end of the Tunnel District, an eastbound UP manifest...the only one left on the Moffat...approaches the west portal of Tunnel 2. You can see the train coming through Tunnel 3 toward the right, and then wrap around out of view and into Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 688 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passengers aboard the westbound California Zephyr have a fantastic view out the right side of the train as they overlook the Great Plains. The head end of the train is ducking in to Tunnel 4. Passenger counts on the Zephyr are still well below normal, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, but counts are slowly starting to rise again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108186 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 693 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is on the approach to Tunnel 3 with AMTK 184 (Phase IV Heritage Unit) second in the consist. The tail end of the Zephyr is crossing over the fill that washed out in September 2013 after an unprecedented amount of rain hit the Denver area. On this morning, fortunately, there is not a cloud in the sky and it is a very comfortable 72°F outside. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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