Photo ID: 105198 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak That is the right way to take a train ride through the Colorado Rockies! Sitting on an open vestibule on the back of the California Zephyr. The train has clear signals to continue west toward Grand Junction along the high waters of the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105199 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1599 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO has some extra equipment behind the head end power. This includes two switch engines and three CCRCL's. That is an acronym for "Control Car Remote Control Locomotive". They are essentially a bridge for running units in remote control mode. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105200 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1489 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This MP15AC (also designated as an MP15N after being rebuilt by UP) is on its way to Grand Junction. Not sure if it going to actually be used for switching, or if it simply going there for storage. There are lots of older units currently being stored on the west side of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105201 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1450 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific How's this for an interesting looking beast? This is the shell of a B30-7 that is now a "Control Cab Remote Control Locomotive" or CCRCL. Basically, Union Pacific removed the prime mover and the fuel tank (note that the exhaust stack is capped). They also removed the control stand and blacked out most the windows on the cab. They also installed remote control electronics to the units. The unit can still be MU'd to other units, allowing this unit to act as a "bridge". This unit can be hooked up to a powered unit and the person on the ground can then remotely control anything. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105202 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1380 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This Control Cab Remote Control Locomotive (CCRCL) has received quite a bit of tagging! It is on its way to Grand Junction...whether or use or for storage remains to be seen. In order to easily distinguish these remote control units (which have no prime mover and cannot move under their own power), UP painted them gray. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105203 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1409 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Sometime around 2004, UP was really getting into remote controlled locomotives. This allows a person on the ground to control a locomotive using a remote control pack. Since locomotives had to be retrofitted with RCL equipment, UP got creative and took some old B30-7's, added the RCL equipment, and removed virtually everything else. This allowed these units to be hooked up to any power in the yard and control them remotely for switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105204 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1758 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This MP15AC started life wearing scarlet and gray. Southern Pacific was one of several railroads to buy the MP15AC for switching. The MP15AC largely replaced the older MP15DC. Do not let the name mislead you...both models had DC traction motors (as AC traction motor technology was not really developed until the 1990s). The MP15AC, however, used an AC alternator to generate electricity that was then converted to DC for the traction motors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105205 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Newcastle New Castle, CO 1417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The journey (by rail) from Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction is about 90 miles. The Zephyr does not waste much time on that journey! It can go at least 60 MPH for about 55 of those miles, and at least 70 MPH for 40 miles. One such stretch of 70 MPH track is seen here, just east of the small town of New Castle, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105206 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Newcastle New Castle, CO 1472 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The scene at east New Castle is a very green one, thanks to all the moisture Colorado has been getting this May. The westbound Zephyr, running about 2 1/2 hours late, passes by a Pepsi warehouse at track speed. Glenwood Springs is located beyond the canyon seen to the left side of the frame, in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105207 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Newcastle New Castle, CO 1390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The private cars "Evelyn A Henry" and "Warren R Henry" bring up the tail end of the westbound California Zephyr as it blazes toward a clear signal at 70 MPH. The town of New Castle, CO, which the train is passing through, is about 10 miles west of Glenwood Springs and has a population of roughly 2,000 people. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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