Photo ID: 100200 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 26, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent Crescent, CO 1843 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load, led by winged UP AC4400CW 6293, meets the Ski Train at the siding of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100192 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 11, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Byers Canyon, CO 1593 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Southern Pacific, Union Pacific Clouds are moving in and threaten a summer storm as this eastbound coal load passes along US 40 and the Colorado River through Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100189 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 11, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Byers Canyon, CO 1581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr follows the Colorado River through Byers Canyon on a sunny summer morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100183 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 28, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek Canyon Arvada, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In the early morning light, this coal empty is wrapping around the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on the accent toward tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100181 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent Crescent, CO 4358 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The specially chartered Ski Train just left the siding of Crescent. Because this train has been chartered, it is heading westbound in the evening. This makes for some outstanding pictures because the train is typically heading away from the sun during its normal runs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100180 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent Crescent, CO 2049 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Although "Genesis" P42s are the standard power on the California Zephyr these days, a P32-8 does appear from time to time. Such is the case on this evening as Amtrak 6 is approaching Crescent with P42 #139 and P32-8 #505. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100179 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clay Arvada, CO 2594 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Thanks to a particularly large snow storm in March, the meadow along the tracks at Big Ten Curve are very green! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100178 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 19, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 3671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train With the Denver Skyline behind (right side of the picture) the summer Ski Train is moving west. This is not the typical summer Ski Train, however. This train has been chartered for a dinner special that left Union Station around 5:00pm. The train will proceed west to Tabernash, wye, and return back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100150 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Arvada, CO 2322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande The Rocky Local, which runs west out of Denver on Tuesday's and Thursday's, is backing down the Rocky Spur toward the mainline. For many months, UP GP60s 1900 and 1901 (formerly Rio Grande 3154 and 3155) have worked the Rocky Local with a Rio Grande GP40-2 spliced in between. On this day, DRGW 3100 gets the duty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100148 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 27, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Jct Utah Jct, CO 1391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF There is a switch just west of the signal bridge at Utah Junction that connects the BN "New North Main" with the Union Pacific main. It is this crossover that BNSF 4166 is currently traversing to head west on the Moffat Sub toward Grand Junction and, eventually, Stockton, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100146 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 20, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky Arvada, CO 1419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On Easter Sunday, a westbound UP manifest is running through Barbara's Gulch, approaching the siding of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100145 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 1608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty (with a winged AC4400CW leading) is just out of Leyden heading west. This train is ultimately headed for one of the mines on the North Fork Subdivison, southeast of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff Pinecliff, CO 3774 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Just west of Tunnel 29, the shortest tunnel in the tunnel district, the Ski Train is passing over South Boulder Creek on the bridge at milepost 36.5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100102 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 21, 2002 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 2428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Ski Train The sun glistens off the side of the first run of the winter Ski Train for the 2002-03 season. Unfortunately, Amtrak 242 (the normal lead unit for the train) is in the shops. On this morning, UP SD70M 5108 leads the Ski Train west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100101 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 21, 2002 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical Arvada, CO 1782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Very early on a Saturday morning, a westbound UP manifest approaches a clear intermediate signal at Chemical, just west of Leyden. The manifest is about twenty minutes ahead of the first run of the winter Ski Train for the 2002-03 season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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