Photo ID: 105198 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak That is the right way to take a train ride through the Colorado Rockies! Sitting on an open vestibule on the back of the California Zephyr. The train has clear signals to continue west toward Grand Junction along the high waters of the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105197 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr runs down the main track at Bond along the Colorado River. The westbound MNYRO, with a fresh crew that just got on in Bond, is pulling as well on the siding. It will stop at the west end of Bond and wait for the eastbound Zephyr (which the westbound Zephyr will meet at Dell) before proceeding west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105196 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Bond, CO is a crew change point for Union Pacific (as it was for both Southern Pacific and Rio Grande too). Both eastbound and westbound trains (not running on the Craig Branch) stop in Bond. Westbound trains leave Denver with a Denver-based crew. Upon arriving in Bond, that crew goes to a hotel and a Grand Junction-based crew comes from the hotel. That crew gets on the train and takes it (to their home) in Grand Junction. There was an MNYRO in Bond that was swapping crews as I came through. The new crew started pulling toward the west end of Bond just as the westbound Zephyr came by on the main. In this shot, both trains are moving the same direction, the Zephyr on the main (with a clear signal ahead) and the MNYRO on the siding (with a red signal ahead). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103948 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 18, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Center Bond) Bond, CO 1481 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the crossover at Center Bond, this eastbound coal load crosses over from the main to the east siding at Bond. Here, the crew will tie the train down and get a ride to Yampa. The crew on this train is based out of Grand Junction. A Denver-based crew will take the train to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103938 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Center Bond) Bond, CO 1815 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the crossover at Center Bond, a westbound coal train continues down the mainline. You can see the clear indication on the left-hand signal. This is the spot where the Craig Branch breaks away and the Dotsero Cutoff begins. It is also a crew change point. The westbound streaking by here will stop at Bond and be relieved. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101381 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond (DS129) Bond, CO 1898 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is 7:15pm as this westbound coal empty winds its way west past the crossovers at Center Bond. In the foreground from left to right are the main track, siding, and two yard tracks. In the distance, you can see the Craig Branch diverging from the Main Track and quickly gaining some altitude. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100691 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 9, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 2917 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Once a scheduled station stop for the Rio Grande Zephyr, Bond is now nothing more than a checkpoint for Amtrak, and the train doesn't stop as it rolls through the one busy yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100494 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 30, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1744 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Almost 130 miles west of Denver, this coal empty has come to a stop on the east siding of Bond. The signals for the center crossover are red because the train is now waiting for a relief crew coming from Grand Junction. Cars from the Craig Branch (spotted by the Phippsburg Local) sit on the two outside tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100277 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 21, 2004 Tyler Eaton Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1984 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Chicago North Western, Union Pacific The road power for the MNYGJ is cut away from its train to pick up some 30 cars at Center Bond. A patched CNW AC4400 is closest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100281 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2004 Tyler Eaton Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1777 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Nearing Bond, this eastbound coal train slowly winds through the horseshoe curve at Copperspur Road. 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