Photo ID: 107126 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific I think I could spend an entire day in Byers Canyon, just looking for different angle to shoot trains as they roll through. This eastbound load is only going about 15 MPH as it last had an approach signal. It'll be stopping for maintenance briefly at the west switch of Sulphur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107122 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr snakes through Byers Canyon along the (rather frozen) headwaters of the Colorado River. The train will follow the Colorado River for the next 150 miles or so! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107121 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr rolls through scenic Byers Canyon at 25 MPH. There are multiple slide fences throughout Byers Canyon. These fences protected the tracks from falling rocks. And, if a large rock breaks one of the wires, the dispatcher is notified and signals around the break drop to restricting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105734 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 16, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1683 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is nothing but wall-to-wall snow in Byers Canyon on this chilly January afternoon. A storm the night before left a couple of new inches, and temperatures well below freezing prevented much of the white stuff from melting. A westbound UP coal empty winds its way through the frigid canyon, headed for Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105729 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 16, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The tracks and US-40 each share one side of Byers Canyon just west of Hot Sulphur Springs. Trains are limited to 20 MPH (Amtrak can go 25 MPH) through the canyon, making it a great place to get a few pictures and get ahead of trains. On a frozen January afternoon, the eastbound Zephyr makes its way along the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105190 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 2147 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The headwaters of the Colorado River in Byers Canyon are quite high as the westbound Zephyr glides by on the opposite side of the canyon from the photographer. Even with the cover of the clouds, Byers Canyon look amazing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104332 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 18, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 1962 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful, sunny (albeit cold) afternoon in Byers Canyon. The 10º curves in the canyon make it possible to see the head end of the Zephyr from the Lounge Car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104166 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 2098 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Ewww...I'm not exactly sure what that is in the water and I'm not sure I want to know! The MNYRO follows the head water of the Colorado River west through Byers Canyon with a lot of the water's top still frozen. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104160 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 1955 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande You may not know it just from this picture, but this is a rather special GP40-2 on UP's roster. You may have guessed at this point that this is a former Rio Grande GP40-2...and you'd be correct. However, this was the first Rio Grande unit to be assimilated in to (and painted in) Union Pacific yellow. In mid-1997, DRGW 3122 had the "honor" of receiving the first repaint on Rio Grande's roster. The unit has somehow managed to keep it's original UP number (5245) and has also managed to stay in Colorado working on locals for the past 15 years, working out of Colorado Springs, North Yard (in Denver) and Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104159 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 2048 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Wheel flanges were whining as the MRONY winds its way through Byers Canyon. You may notice the train has a special visitor. The third unit is a GP40-2 that was picked up at Grand Junction. It has been switching on locals and is headed to Denver for an routine inspection. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104158 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 1935 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A few miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs and this Roper to North Yard manifest is charging up the grade along the head waters of the Colorado River in Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103936 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 1663 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With the sun now completely set, Byers Canyon makes for an interesting subject as a westbound coal empty winds its way through the ten-degree curves of on the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103765 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 8, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Sulphur Springs, CO 2140 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The largest diesel locomotive ever built is accompanied by the Rio Grande Heritage Unit on an eastbound trip through Byers Canyon. The river is running high with snow run-off and heavy afternoon rains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103764 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 8, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Sulphur Springs, CO 2569 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP runs an annual Engineering Special that frequently seems to make its way over the Moffat! Such was the case here as the eastbound special, led by UP 6936, wraps its way through Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101391 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Parshall, CO 1725 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Moving opposite of the Colorado River, UP 5710 leads a coal load from the mines at Somerset east through Byers Canyon. This train will stop at the west switch of Granby while it waits for maintenance crews between Tabernash and Winter Park. Dispatch 82 will even tell the crew that they can go into town and grab a drink if they'd like one as it will be a little while! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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