Photo ID: 107142 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three passengers are waiting on the platform at Granby to board the eastbound Zephyr. The train is slowing so it can pick up said passengers and continue on its way quickly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107143 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby Granby, CO 1291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A quick look at the Silver Rapids and the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the California Zephyr as it sits at the platform at Granby to pick up three passengers. In less than two minutes, the train will be pulling away from the little depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107144 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1609 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at the harsher side of railroading! The east switch at Tabernash was not locking up on the dispatcher's board, meaning he could not be certain it was properly lined. As a result, the dispatcher was not able to get the Zephyr a light out of Tabernash. The solution was to have the conductor hop off the train with a broom and sweep the snow and ice out of the switch points. Then, manually throw the switch to the siding and back to the main. Meanwhile, the Zephyr got authority from the dispatcher to proceed past the red signal at east Tabernash. Once the lead units are on the switch, the conductor will put the switch back in power and the train will continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107145 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1665 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Near the head end of the train, the conductor from Amtrak puts the switch at east Tabernash back in power (under dispatcher control). The Zephyr is temporarily stopped while the conductor does that, offering up a great view of the Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium on the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107146 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1620 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Now that's what I'm talking about! The snow is coming down hard as the eastbound Zephyr passes by the Winter Park Express at Fraser. The Zephyr will stop at the platform here at Fraser to drop off and pick up passengers, and give all passengers the opportunity to step off the train for a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107147 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express gets ready to proceed east behind the Zephyr, as we get a look at the Silver Solarium sitting on the back of the Zephyr at the platform at Fraser. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107148 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1672 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love Amtrak and I am really happy that the California Zephyr continues to run in 2018. But there sure is something elegant about the Budd-built cars of the original Zephyr! The Silver Solarium (and the Silver Rapids ahead of it) sit on the main at the platform at Fraser. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107149 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1600 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Silver Solarium has a good looking neon sign on the tail end, advertising its history. Love the representation of the Golden Gate Bridge, too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107150 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1538 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love how each of the cars from the original California Zephyr all had names. Each one was named Silver something. Not only were they all named, but the three railroads that operated the train (CB&Q, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific) gave cars of the same type similar names. For example, all of the observation cars that were found on the end of the train were given names that somehow related to great views and/or celestial things. Western Pacific had the Silver Planet and Silver Crescent. CB&Q had the Silver Solarium, Silver Horizon, Silver Penthouse, and Silver Lookout. Rio Grande had the Silver Sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107151 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1534 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Fraser is a pretty popular destination for a lot skiers. While there is the Winter Park Express (Ski Train), it mainly bring up passengers from the Denver-area. Other skiers ride the California Zephyr to and from Fraser. Several passengers on the platform, including this gentleman, head for their assigned coach, ready to board. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107152 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1641 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The snow comes down as the eastbound Zephyr approaches the Vasquez Road grade crossing in Winter Park. After a couple of delays due to weather, the Zephyr is now rolling on clear signals and will have a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1636 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This was my last shot of the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the Zephyr on this February day in 2018. You can barely see any of the Amtrak equipment, so it isn't too hard to imagine this shot was taken in 1968 instead of 2018! Incidentally, Happy Birthday to the Silver Solarium, which turns 70 here in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1717 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Following just six minutes behind the eastbound California Zephyr, we find the eastbound Winter Park Express! It is going to be a little delayed today as the dispatcher held the train at Fraser to wait for the Zephyr. 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: 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.

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