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Photo ID: 108834
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Granby
Grand County, CO
574
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
After getting a few shots of the Zephyr going in to Gore Canyon, it was a bit tricky catching up with him again! I could have gotten a shot in Byers Canyon, but it was raining pretty hard there and, after shooting the westbound Zephyr there earlier in the day, I opted to just get ahead and get a shot here, west of Granby. Definitely need to come up a little earlier in the season next year and get a shot of those fall colors!
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Photo ID: 107756
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1154
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward (and past) the passenger depot in Granby. The train will continue east to Tabernash where it will wait until the eastbound Zephyr can get around.
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Photo ID: 107755
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1059
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
From right to left, we have the main track, the siding, and the house track at Granby. Interestingly, not only does the main have welded rail, but the siding has welded rail as well.
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Photo ID: 107754
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Granby
Grand County, CO
1054
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Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Just a few weeks past peak fall colors, a few golden leaves are still clinging to the trees here west of Granby. UP 1988 and UP 8237 lead a coal load east. The train is only 78-cars and, as such, has two units on the point and two units on the rear.
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Photo ID: 107423
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Granby
Grand County, CO
1309
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
A favorite location of mine on the west slope of the Moffat is just west of Granby. The lighting is not ideal for the westbound Zephyr, but it could be worse. It offers a nice view of the train in front of the Continental Divide in the distance.
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Photo ID: 107422
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1250
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr is stopped at Granby so two passengers can get onboard. The consist of the Zephyr is pretty typical for the Spring. There is a transition sleeper (for the crew), two sleepers, a diner, a lounge car, and three coaches on the tail end.
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Photo ID: 107421
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1140
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr rolls to its second stop west of Denver at Granby. This is typically a very brief stop as only a handful of passengers (if that many) get on or off.
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Photo ID: 107420
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Granby
Granby, CO
1264
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rio Grande
A Denver and Salt Lake crane sits in the house track at Granby. Just a stones throw away from this spot is the future home of the "Moffat Museum". This crane will be moved over to the museum at some point in the future. It was brought to Granby from Denver about two weeks ago on April 14, 2018.
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Photo ID: 107143
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1233
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
A quick look at the Silver Rapids and the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the California Zephyr as it sits at the platform at Granby to pick up three passengers. In less than two minutes, the train will be pulling away from the little depot.
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Photo ID: 107142
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1577
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
Three passengers are waiting on the platform at Granby to board the eastbound Zephyr. The train is slowing so it can pick up said passengers and continue on its way quickly.
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Photo ID: 107130
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1122
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
A westbound coal empty rolls downgrade on the main at Granby with seven units on the point. In the distance, you may notice a dog leg in the tracks. This is because, many years ago, Granby actually had two sidings! An east siding and a west siding. The east siding was on the north side of the main and the west siding was on the south side of the main. In the late 1980s, the two were connected. The east siding got welded rail and became the main. The old main on the east siding was connected to the west siding and became the extended siding.
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Photo ID: 107129
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Granby
Grand County, CO
1207
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
We are a few miles west of Granby for this eastbound coal load. It just passed a clear intermediate and is also passing by the detector at mp 79.9. One of these Septembers, I really want to try to get up here in the morning for this same shot. All the trees in this scene glow a magnificent yellow during fall.
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Photo ID: 107120
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
West of Granby
Grand County, CO
1232
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
Although the skies are mostly overcast, a brief break allowed for some great sunlight on the westbound Zephyr as it cruises along west of Granby! AMTK 184, the Phase 4 Heritage Unit, leads the way.
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Photo ID: 107119
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1158
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
AMTK 184 leads the westbound Zephyr past the "Granby, CO" station sign that Amtrak has put up along the platform. The engineer gives a friendly wave out the front window of the cab.
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Photo ID: 107118
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Granby
Granby, CO
1188
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Subdivision
Railroad
Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr slows as it approaches the depot at Granby. Unlike the station stop at Fraser, which is about 10 minutes and gives passengers a chance to step off the train, the stop in Granby is much shorter. Just long enough to let passengers off that are staying and let passengers on that are coming!
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