Photo ID: 108825 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes by a spot in Byers Canyon in which a fairly significant portion of rock broke free and tumbled down in to the Colorado River. Despite the overcast and rather washed out skies, Byers Canyon also looks pretty great. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108824 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 492 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running about 90 minutes behind schedule, the westbound Zephyr snakes its way through Byers Canyon. Being November, this is the time of year when the Colorado River is just about at its lowest level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108507 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 643 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Byers Canyon is relatively short, but still very scenic. The tracks skirt the north side of the canyon and Colorado River while US-40 allows cars to run through the canyon on the south side. Here, the Zephyr heads away from the camera on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108506 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 658 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr makes its way west along the Colorado River through Byers Canyon, just west of Sulphur, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107752 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988 looks pretty sharp as it leads a coal train east through Byers Canyon. The Colorado River is somewhat low, typical for the fall. The train has clear signals all the way to Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107751 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1085 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The red of UP 1988 offers a very colorful contrast against the falls colors of the Colorado High Country. This 78-car coal load will be entering Byers Canyon shortly on its journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107750 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1083 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After cruising along at 45 MPH for the past several miles, UP 1988 is now slowing down to 20 MPH in preparation for entering Byers Canyon from the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107426 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of (elephant style) P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr through the winding curves of Byers Canyon along the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107425 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Byers Canyon is not only a beautiful canyon to travel through, but it is also one of the few canyon through which the tracks and a road both travel! With the rails on the north side of the Colorado River, US-40 follows along on the south side of the river. Here, the Zephyr is seen from the slightly higher angle of the highway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107141 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is nearing the east end of Byers Canyon, at which point it will be able to accelerate back up to 65 MPH as it continue from Sulphur on to Granby for its next station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107140 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking down from US-40, we find a rift in the frozen ice covering icy cold waters of the Colorado River. We also find the private cars Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium as they make their way east through Byers Canyon on the back of the California Zephyr. Note: The "Silver Rapids" apparently has been renamed the "Silver Smith"...either temporarily or permanently, I'm not sure... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107139 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with two P42DCs, a baggage car, seven Superliner, and two privately owned cars rolls east along the Colorado River and the sheer rock walls of Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107132 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound coal load got a restricting signal (flashing red) and the previous intermediate. The reason was due to an activated slide fence toward the west end of Byers Canyon. In this shot, a few rocks lay alongside the rails. The culprits? I'm not sure... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107131 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At this time of year, the Colorado River is almost entirely frozen over in Byers Canyon. Looks like a white path through the canyon, which this westbound coal empty is following. All the power the train will need once it is loaded is coming along for the ride. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107127 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 1447 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Most of the canyons on the Moffat (South Boulder, Fraser, Gore, etc) are not accessible unless you have a drone or go on a very long hike! It is lucky that US-40 runs through Byers Canyon on the opposite side of the Colorado River from the tracks. It offers nice views like this one, in which an eastbound coal load is pulling through the sharp curves of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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