Photo ID: 108838 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 622 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Barely five miles east of Fraser and the scenery has changed from wet to snow! The eastbound Zephyr is about to plunge in to the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Tunnel. While the snow at Winter Park is not deep enough to accommodate skiers just yet, more snow is definitely in the forecast and it shouldn't be long before a new ski season kicks off. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108743 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS058 (West Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer 11 cars from the Canadian Tourist Company Rocky Mountaineer make up a "dry run" of the upcoming Rockies to the Red Rocks tourist train the company will operate in Colorado and Utah. The train that will run should consist of 14 cars. Unfortunately, Rocky Mountaineer power did not come to the US with the trainset, and rumor has it the train will run with leased UP power throughout its run in 2021. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108742 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer At close to 9,000 feet above sea level, a "dry run" of the Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks passenger train proceeds west on the main at Winter Park. In the distance are James Peak (left, 13,301-feet above sea level) and Parry Peak (right, 13,397-feet above seal level), making up part of the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108504 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 799 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here at Winter Park, close to 9,000 feet above sea level, many of the trees have already shed their leaves for the winter. However, several are still hanging on and offer up a great a backdrop for the westbound Zephyr. This is the last Monday the Zephyr will run for the foreseeable future as Amtrak has chosen to change all long distance trains to run three days a week instead of daily! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108319 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS058 (West Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 816 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 184, the Phase IV Heritage Unit, leads the westbound Zephyr out of the west switch of Winter Park on a crystal clear morning in the Colorado Rockies. US-40 is the highway to the left, which comes over the Continental Divide via Berthoud Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107334 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As is typical, a single DPU (an ES44AC) brings up the tail end of this eastbound coal load in Winter Park. Soon the train will reach the apex of the summit in the tunnel and go in to dynamic brake mode. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107333 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Loaded coal trains try not to stop between Tabernash and the Moffat Tunnel due to the steep grade. Trying to start on the grade can easily result in a broken coupler. This train is is creeping along at about 10 MPH at Vasquez Road in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107332 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 3, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1083 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ET44AC leads an eastbound coal load up the (steep) grade between Fraser and Winter Park. The train is coming up on the Vasquez Road grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107157 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I include this shot of the Winter Park Express mainly to point out something interesting...note that the signal to the left of the train is showing a yellow aspect. You may ask how this is possible since the train is in the block beyond the signal! Before answer the question, also note the "R" on the milepost plate of the signal. The milepost reads as "565R". That "R" indicates this signal is a "Repeater". Not only does the signal not give any indication of the track here, it does not even give any permission to approaching trains. It simply repeats the condition of the signal at East Winter Park. This is done so westbound trains emerging from the Moffat Tunnel can know what to expect at the signal at East Winter Park. In this case, the signal is yellow because the Winter Park Express will make a reverse move behind the signal at East Winter Park. The train had to flag past the east switch because the Zephyr is still in the Moffat Tunnel at this point. The train will back up so it can get a clear signal through the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107156 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is just about the perfect scene for Winter Park and the Winter Park Express (Ski Train)! The snowing is coming down as passengers, no doubt tired from a good day on the slopes, board the train for the trip back to Denver. Meanwhile, I'm going to be stuck in the car, driving in the oncoming storm over Berthoud Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107155 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1694 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express sits along the platform at the base of the slopes of Winter Park. Passengers from the left are being released on to the platform in order to start the boarding process. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106166 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When UP runs a passenger train for senior managers of the company, they almost always ensure that the power on the train is pristine. This special is no exception! These two ET44AHs are less than a month old as they lead just such a passenger special west in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106165 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1838 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Fall colors and afternoon showers! Two brand new ET44AHs leads a westbound UP passenger special by some bright fall-colored aspen trees in Winter Park. Some threatening afternoon clouds hang over James Peak in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104163 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 1612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific You can see numerous skiers still hitting the slopes of Winter Park in the background as the tail end DPU on this MNYRO emerges from the Moffat Tunnel and passes the repeater signal at MP 56.5. This signal displays the same aspect as the east switch of Winter Park, which can be see in the distance toward the right side of the photo. The signal allows westbound trains to know what to expect at the east switch of Winter Park. If this repeater is red, trains may pass the signal, prepared to stop at east Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104162 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 1808 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Not too hard to determine where this was taken! The winter ski season is getting close to an end as this westbound MNYRO pops out of the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel and passes by a still-busy Winter Park ski resort. This former Espee AC4400CW is one of a handful that got double UP shields on the nose when it was patched. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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