Photo ID: 108241 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 831 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr creates a nice silhouette against the morning sun at Barr Lake. The train is running about 1 hour and 15 minutes behind schedule this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108242 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 905 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr skirts the western edge of Barr Lake, several birds fly along the surface of the water and away from the rapidly-moving passenger train. In the distance, you can see Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14-ers, standing tall in the morning sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108243 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 963 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The hottest train in Colorado, the ZDENCHI (Denver to Chicago) crosses the fill along Barr Lake after meeting the Zephyr at the siding of Barr. The dispatcher had a great meet set up, and the Z-Train was stopped for less than 15 minutes. I love this perspective as you get water, the plains, and mountains all in the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108244 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Hudson Adams County, CO 918 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The Front Range does not see much intermodal traffic, compared to many other parts of the country. However, one intermodal train you can find 5-6 days a week is BNSF's Denver to Chicago Z-Train (and its counterpart). It is the highest priority train in or out of Denver. The train departs Denver in the mornings, typically between 6:30am and 8:00am. The Chicago to Denver generally arrives Denver between 5:00pm and 7:30pm. Here, just east of Hudson, today's Z-Train has a trio of GEs on the point making track speed over Box Elder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108245 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 688 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Today's westbound Zephyr lost about 90 minutes in the Osceola, IA / Creston, IA area last night. It was able to make up some time between Fort Morgan and Denver and is now only about an hour late as it heads west on the main at Plain. For the first time (that I can recall) since the pandemic hit, the Zephyr has eight superliners, including three coaches! It has only been running with seven for quite some time. Astute observers will be able to spot the west portal of Tunnel 1 near the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108246 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 672 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses the grade crossing at Plain, heading for points west. The next stop will be Fraser in a little over an hour. There is nothing coming east on the Moffat at the moment, so the train has a clear shot west. In the distance, you might notice the east portal of Tunnel 4! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108247 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 720 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the west switch of Crescent as afternoon storms build to the southwest over the plains. There is a break here in the Tunnel District as Tunnel 19 is just out of sight to the west and Tunnel 18 is east of Crescent, which is a 5,550 foot long siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108248 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 699 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the middle of Arvada, just north of the intersection of 66th Avenue and Oberon, there is a rather secluded lake called Oberon Lake One. Driving on Oberon Road, you wouldn't know it was there as the fill the tracks run on blocks the view of the lake. However, from a slightly elevated vantage point, you can clearly see the lake, as can passengers aboard this evening's eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108249 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 684 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo departed Denver late in the evening on this Saturday. The crew was called at 17:10, but the train had to wait for the arrival of the Zephyr in Denver before they were able to head out. But here, the head end is running through the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch on the approach to Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108250 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The sun is just minutes away from descending behind the mountains to the west, casting a shadow here on the tracks at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Fortunately, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest is snaking through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain and Coal Creek just in time to catch the last light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108251 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Exhaust shimmers in the sunlight as four units work to pull the Denver-Provo around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon and up toward Tunnel 1. Due to a temporary slow order, the train is only making 10 MPH on the climb right now in the midst of the quickly setting sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108252 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 751 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo moves directly away from the setting sun, as the sun offers a blast of lights just minutes before ducking behind the mountains. The crew will have clear blocks ahead all the way to the Moffat Tunnel and beyond as there is absolutely no eastbound traffic to oppose it at the moment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.