Photo ID: 102963 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 80 Granby, CO 2305 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful June afternoon as a slightly tardy California Zephyr makes its way west a few miles west of Granby. The train is following the headwaters of the Colorado River. June may mean summer, but that doesn't mean you can't still find a lot of snow in the Rockies! 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 1745 (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: 102965 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 122 Grand County, CO 2162 (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: 102966 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 123 Grand County, CO 1717 (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: 102967 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 123 Grand County, CO 1793 (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: 102968 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 65 (CP DS065) Tabernash, CO 1949 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's daily MRONY holds on the main track at Tabernash. The dispatcher has informed the train that they will be waiting for a little bit. The MNYRO has to set out a pair of cars on the house track at Fraser, and the crew will need to hold here in the meantime. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102969 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 61 Fraser, CO 1759 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Amazing to think that trains once ran over that mountain range in the distance! On this fabulous June day, UP's MNYRO pops out of the trees and into the clearing in Fraser Valley. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102970 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 62 (CP DS062) Fraser, CO 2063 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYRO comes to a stop at the east switch of Fraser. Here, the crew will make a cut and tie down the back portion of the train. Then, two gondolas will be set out on the house track. The hill on the right side of the shot is used for intertubing in the winter. You can also see the ski run at Winter Park in the distance, and even a ski lift atop the mountain in the upper right hand corner. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102971 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 62 Fraser, CO 1895 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Anybody need a slightly-used Pontiac!? As the MNYRO pulls into the siding, a very old Pontiac (feel free to comment on the year as I have no clue) sits on its bare axles in the dandelions. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102972 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 61 Fraser, CO 1831 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After holding for about an hour at Tabernash while waiting for the MNYRO to perform some work at Fraser (which can still be seen in the siding), the MRONY is finally on the move eastbound once again. Note that practically every pine tree in the shot is purple! All those trees have died as a result of the "Beetle Bark" epidemic in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102973 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 56 Winter Park, CO 2169 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Say so long to the western slope of the Continental Divide! The MRONY is about to duck into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel at the base of Winter Park. This is almost the exact spot the Ski Train used to stop to pick up passengers.... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.