Photo ID: 112144 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The final run of the Winter Park Express Ski Train for the 2024-2025 winter season is rolling east, emerging from the east portal of Tunnel 7 in the lower part of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111419 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the west portal of Tunnel 7, the westbound Zephyr passes through a cut as the head end rounds the bend toward the east portal of Tunnel 8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111298 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Boulder County, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The pair of P42DCs leading the westbound Zephyr this morning kick up a bit of exhaust as the train emerges from Tunnel 7. This relatively short tunnel is the last tunnel from which a view of the plains is possible from both ends of the tunnel. Just ahead, the train will enter Tunnel 8 and curve into South Boulder Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110581 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Arvada, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes in and out of the relatively short (214-foot-long) Tunnel 7 in the Tunnel District. Just ahead at Tunnel 8, the train will make a sharp turn to the left, taking it into the Rocky Mountains on it journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110373 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With temperatures right around 60°F (15°C) and crystal clear blue skies, it is a wonderful day along the Front Range. A P42DC and a P40DC (which has since been rebuilt as a P42DC) lead the westbound Zephyr in the middle of the Tunnel District. The train is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 7. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110287 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Boulder County, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY passes through Tunnel 7 toward the east end of the Tunnel District. The manifest has six units on the head end and a single DPU on the end, with sixty cars in between. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109683 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific About two miles west of Plain, the westbound Rocky Mountaineer continues to gain elevation as it passes through Tunnel 7. This is close to the west (technically north) end of the portion of the Tunnel District from which the Colorado plains are visible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109678 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Within just the past two minutes, the westbound Zephyr has passed in and out of six tunnels, with the tail end just about to enter in to Tunnel 7. Just ahead and around the bend, the train will enter in to Tunnel 8. At this point, passengers are enjoying a great view of the Colorado plains. However, after existing from Tunnel 8, only the incredible mountain scene of Eldorado Canyon will be visible. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108416 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 774 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Okay, at first glance, this may just look like a cool nature shot and you are asking "where the heck is the train"? You have to take out your eagle eyes and look near the left side of the frame, about halfway down from the top. You can see the head end of BNSF's Provo-Denver emerging from Tunnel 7 eastbound! In the distance to the right is the town of Boulder, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108072 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Boulder County, CO 805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is between Tunnel 7 and Tunnel 8 in the heart of the Tunnel District on a beautiful May morning. The train is about to disappear in Tunnel 8 and, after emerging, the plains will no longer be visible. Tunnels 1-7 are along the eastern slope of the Front Range of the Rockies, but Tunnel 8 curves the tracks around the northeast face of Elderado Mountain, into the Rockies for the journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.