Photo ID: 103453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 1650 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is running right on time as it heads west through Clay. The morning sun on the plains would quickly become obscured by clouds when heading into the high country. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103454 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 2001 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Never let it be said that UP dispatchers don't do their best to keep Amtrak running on time! Here, the westbound Zephyr is overtaking (passing) a manifest at Crescent. The manifest is headed for Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103455 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1863 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just because May is less than a week away doesn't mean you can't find snow on the ground in the Rockies! The westbound Zephyr is making good time as it heads west through Crescent on a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103456 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Crescent, CO 1715 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak While the tail end of the California Zephyr is bathed in morning sunlight, the train is heading for a major change in weather! On the other side of the Continental Divide in Winter Park (about 25 miles west of this location), there is over a foot of fresh snow on the ground and it is still coming down! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103457 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1985 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Don't lose your balance! There is a great view looking down on the tracks from a cliff about a quarter of mile east of the east end of Cliff. This coal load is about to cross over South Boulder Creek and dive into Tunnel 29. The start of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103458 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1756 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This may be a view from Cliff that you aren't used to. Most shots at Cliff from either the west end or the east end. Not many come from in between the two! This eastbound coal load is meeting a westbound empty and is now about a quarter of a mile away from the east end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103459 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1726 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting an eastbound coal load, this Somerset-bound empty is throttling up and leaving the siding at Cliff westbound. The creek in the foreground is South Boulder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103460 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS036 (East Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1889 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After an eastbound coal load passed by, I knew I had a little bit of time before the next westbound reached Cliff. I took advantage of the time and gained a little altitude on the north side of the tracks to shoot the MNYGJ. I was grateful for the overcast skies above me...on a clear day, the shadows would have killed this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103461 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1910 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is certainly a shot that you have probably seen a hundred times from the west end of Rollins. However, I included it mainly because of what you can see in the distance behind the train. A track inspector is on the rails, following the train west. Talk about train chasing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103462 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 45 Rollinsville, CO 2068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific South Boulder Creek is running rapidly east as this westbound coal empty charges up the valley. After getting stuck at Crescent for a couple of hours, the Grand Junction bound freight won't have to stop again until Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103463 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) East Portal, CO 1884 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific We are pretty close to the highest point on any active mainline (non-excursion) in the United States! The Moffat Tunnel Sub peaks out (pardon the pun) at 9,242 feet above sea level inside the tunnel. Here, the MNYGJ is on the mainline approaching the east portal of the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103464 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) East Portal, CO 1952 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The addition of new block signals at the west end of East Portal allow for this situation. The MNYGJ is about to enter the Moffat Tunnel with a double yellow (Approach Diverging). This tells the crew that they will be taking the siding at Winter Park, most likely for a meet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103465 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 25, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 2199 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is a picture that I've been wanting to try to get for awhile and the opportunity finally presented itself! A westbound coal empty wraps through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek on its journey west. The east end of Leyden is directly above the flag on the lead unit. You can see the tower that is near the west end of Leyden on the left side of the picture. And, in the distance, note the Cherokee Power Plant, which receives coal from Union Pacific. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.