Photo ID: 110980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 38 (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 35 (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 90 (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 112 (Add a Comment) 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. Photo ID: 108247 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 719 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the west switch of Crescent as afternoon storms build to the southwest over the plains. There is a break here in the Tunnel District as Tunnel 19 is just out of sight to the west and Tunnel 18 is east of Crescent, which is a 5,550 foot long siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108200 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it leaves Crescent behind and gets ready to duck in to Tunnel 19. One of the more well-known landmarks that passengers on the Zephyr watch for is Gross Reservoir. The dam is one of the primary water supplies for Denver and currently holds roughly 14 billion gallons of water. As Denver is growing though, there is a project to also raise Gross Reservoir another 131 feet by 2025. This will nearly triple the amount of water in Gross Reservoir, adding 25 billion gallons of capacity, allowing a total of roughly 39 billion gallons of water to be stored. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103659 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 16, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Crescent, CO 2056 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Westbound California Zephyr is running on time as it knocks down the signal at west Crescent. Gross Reservoir stands in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.