Photo ID: 114334 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The westbound Zephyr took the siding at Crescent. The westbound Denver-Provo manifest went into emergency and stopped just shy of the west switch. The conductor is walking back to the head end after inspecting the train (and finding nothing). The train will soon continue west and take the siding at Cliff to allow the Zephyr to overtake it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114333 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF manifest (two DPUs seen on the rear here) went into emergency and has come to a stop. Unfortunately, the head end of the train is right in the middle of Tunnel 22. That has made it a little more difficult as the head end cannot communicate with DS-378. The conductor walked the train and found no problems. She the used the radio in the DPU to update DS-378. After the long walk to the head end, the train is going to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114073 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak If you are standing at the grade crossing at Crescent, it feels as though the west end must be just around the corner. However, the curve headed west from the crossing is actually quite long. Here, the head end of the eastbound Zephyr is not yet close enough to activate the grade crossing, and the end of the train is at the west switch around the bend. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114072 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Both the westbound and eastbound Zephyrs had a Phase 7 P42DC as the second unit on the train today. Here, AMTK 25 (one of the older P42s) and AMTK 79 lead the Zephyr at the west end of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114071 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running about 45 minutes late, knocks down a green signal at the west end of Crescent. The Zephyr has navigated roughly one third of the Tunnel District, having passed through Tunnels 29 to 19. East of Crescent, Tunnels 18 to Tunnel 1 await. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113237 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 195 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Crescent, the westbound Zephyr rolls through the OS on a green signal. In the distance, construction continues on increasing the height of the dam at Gross Reservoir. The height of the dam was originally 340 feet. It has been increased roughly 60 feet so far, with another 71 feet to go. The dam will be 471 feet tall once complete, tripling the capacity of the reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113100 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After knocking down a green signal at the west end of Crescent, the Zephyr is on the move and throttling up as it heads for Tunnel 19 and the upper end of the Tunnel District. The train will be meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train, currently waiting in the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112232 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 306 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Quite a bit of snow fell in the Denver-Metro area and in the high country of the Rockies overnight. The result is a fantastic, powdered scene here between the west end of Crescent and Tunnel 19. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112231 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful, albeit cold morning as the westbound Zephyr heads west through the cut west of Crescent. The train received a restricting signal (flashing red) at the west end of Crescent. A slide fence has been activated along the main between Crescent and Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111317 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Crescent, the westbound Zephyr appears from around the bend on the main track, knocking down a clear (green) signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111094 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 486 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 8944 and train just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Crescent. The crew on this train had to do some work at Bond and they are starting to run short on their hours of service. DS-378 has informed them they will be recrewed at Rocky, about 15 rail miles ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 366 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Would not mind having the views the owner of the house has near the top of this shot! Among other things, they look down on trains like this oil train, which just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110917 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rounds the bend at the west end of Crescent. The train will pass through a cut before reaching Tunnel 19. The cut is protected along the sides and even over the top by a slide fence. If rocks fall, the wires will help deflect them from the track. If the rocks are large enough to break through the fence, signals will automatically drop to red, the dispatcher is informed, and an automated message is broadcast over the radio on the road channel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110552 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 352 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Crescent. The train is approaching one of the many cuts in the Tunnel District. Note the slide fences lining the tracks on both sides. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110426 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 466 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Out of Tunnel 19, a test run of the Rocky Mountaineer (ahead of the 2024 season) approaches a clear (green) signal at the west switch of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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