Photo ID: 113540 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just east of State Bridge, the tracks follow along the Colorado River. However, the country road makes an impressive climb up and over the top of the hill. You can see a small bus making that climb above the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113539 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 12 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has a pretty consistent order in its consist. After the power and baggage car, the train typically has a transition sleeper, two sleepers, a dining car, a longue car, and two or three coaches. On this afternoon, it turns out there is a transition sleeper deadheading on the tail end. If you are unfamiliar with the difference between a sleeper and a transition sleeper, this shot really demonstrates the difference. At one end of the car, the door between cars is actually on the first level, rather than on the second level. A transition sleeper is the housing for the Amtrak personnel that ride the train from Chicago to Emeryville (and back), in the case of the California Zephyr. When car attendants, chefs, etc are off duty, they have quarters in the transition sleeper. The door on the end on the first level allows Amtrak personnel to enter the baggage car from the train. It would also allow for a transition between two-level Superliners and single level cars, if there were such a train with that configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113527 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Colorado River has grown a bit in size since we started with it back in Byers Canyon. That was almost 40 miles back to the east. Here, the westbound Zephyr passes underneath "State Bridge". In 1890, a wooden truss bridge was built by the Colorado State Engineer's program across the Colorado River to improvement transportation in the area. Locals referred to it as the "state bridge". The name stuck, and even after being replaced by a more modern steel bridge, the area is still referred to as State Bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.