Photo ID: 103019 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 1825 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Simms Street in Arvada, CO, a UP coal load heads toward Bypass Track 2. Once there, the mid-train swing helpers will be cut out and the train will continue east toward Kansas. Sunny Sunday mornings in Colorado...doesn't get much better! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102991 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Arvada, CO 1790 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is just about as ideal a Colorado morning as you can get! UP's MRONY has a clear signal as it approaches the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 21, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 Arvada, CO 1868 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr heads down the main track at Leyden on the longest day of the year, running right on time a short time before sunset. I like this shot as it gives Leyden a classic rural feel, when in reality it is surrounded by suburbia now! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102986 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 2877 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After running for several days on the western slope, this Operation Lifesaver train makes its way back toward Denver on a cloudy June afternoon. The HEP was provided by UP E9B (#963B). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102967 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 123 Grand County, CO 1736 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In a lot of ways, this turned out to be one of my favorite shots of this particular day. The Zephyr certainly isn't an overpowering component in the shot, but that's okay. Just a nice, lazy day in the Colorado high country along the Colorado River! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102966 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 123 Grand County, CO 1659 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The towering 14ers of the Rockies are many miles to the east now, but that doesn't mean the mountains are gone. In fact, the westbound Zephyr is still close to 7,000 feet above sea level! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102965 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 122 Grand County, CO 2040 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr makes its way through one of the numerous (too many to count) S-Curves along the Colorado River. The tracks actually follow the river for over 230 miles, from Granby, CO to Westwater, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102964 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 110 Grand County 1689 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After winding through Gore Canyon, the Zephyr approaches a clear signal at the east end of the siding of Azure. This is looking down on the train from the location know as "Inspiration Point" along Grand County Road 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102962 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 1833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express The equipment from the Grand Luxe Express (previously the American Orient Express) heads down Main 2 at Fox Junction, headed for Prospect Junction. The train will wrap around into the BNSF yard and back down Main 1 on the Joint Line to Burnham. The yellow dwarf signal is for a southbound coal load also ready to depart North Yard southbound. The Colorado Rockies play a night game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field in the distance. It is the first game with probationary coach Jim Tracy after Clint Hurdle was fired earlier in the day. The Rockies won, 3-0. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102961 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 1811 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express, Union Pacific After waiting here for about an hour, a "pilot" crew has finally showed up to help the crew that brought the train down the Moffat get the train to Burnham. The crew is not familiar with the north end of the Joint Line, so a crew that is familiar had to come and ride with the Moffat crew to get them there safely. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102960 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 1882 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express After Colorado Railcar (owner of the Grand Luxe Express) went belly up in 2008, I was skeptical if I'd ever have another chance to get a shot of the Grand Luxe Express cars leaving. Fortunately, on this day, the cars are being sent to Burnham where employees of Phil Anschutz will work to get the cars into good working order. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102959 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 1801 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express, Union Pacific A pair of fairly clean UP ES44AC's lead up a deadhead special for the former Grand Luxe Express. The two Amtrak P42s had issues in California and needed a little help from UP! The train is running nearly 24 hours behind schedule here as the train wraps through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102958 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 19 Arvada, CO 1799 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express Coming around Big Ten Loop is a deadhead special! This equipment is from the former Grand Luxe Express (and before that, the American Orient Express). The cars were purchased by Phil Anschutz, who just sold the Ski Train. The reason? Well, that isn't clear just yet... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102935 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 (CP DS012) Arvada, CO 3245 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande As UP 1989 and the MRONY depart Leyden, the pass the classic DRGW signal at the east switch. I've wanted to get a shot from this perspective for awhile now, and thought UP 1989 would be the perfect candidate for the shot. What do you think of the spot? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102934 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 (CP DS012) Arvada, CO 2610 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After sitting at Leyden for a little over 45 minutes (to wait for the MNYRO to get out of North Yard), the MRONY now has a clear signal and departs Leyden with UP 1989 leading the way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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