Photo ID: 108512 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Eagle County, CO 706 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Nearing the west end of the Dotsero Cutoff, the westbound Zephyr emerges from behind trees that are in the middle of their transition from summer to fall. A beautiful time to ride the rails through the Rockies! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107350 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Eagle County, CO 1194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr glides along the Colorado River just a few miles east of Dotsero. AMTK 156 was taken off the Winter Park Express a week earlier as the Zephyr needed it for power. It was then returned to Chicago for a 92-day inspection, and is now back on the Zephyr once again! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107349 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Eagle County, CO 1213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The curves of the track along the Dotsero Cutoff are, in general, not quite as tight as those on other parts of the Moffat. As a result, the Zephyr is able to move along the cutoff at speeds around 50 MPH. Here, the Zephyr is at track speed as it glides down the grade that averages around 0.3%. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107346 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Eagle County, CO 1310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The Eastbound Zephyr just left Dotsero and is now on the Dotsero Cutoff. The cutoff was started in 1932 and was completed in 1934. The cutoff, running nearly 40 miles, connected the mainline of the Denver and Salt Lake at Bond, CO to the mainline of the Denver and Rio Grande Western at Dotsero, CO. By the 1930s, the D&RGW controlled the D&SL, so the cutoff created a far more direct route between Denver and Salt Lake City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104320 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Dotsero, CO 1772 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak I love this picture. It just seems to peaceful. The Zephyr is on the Dotsero cutoff here between Dotsero and Range, following along the Colorado River. What more really needs to be said!? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.