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Photo ID: 108414
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft)
Jefferson County, CO
704
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
The westbound Zephyr passes over the fill and through the cut located just west of Tunnel 2 and prepares to duck in to darkness in the 369-foot-long Tunnel 3.
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Photo ID: 108415
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft)
Jefferson County, CO
781
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
Starting yesterday, the westbound Zephyr departs Denver at 10:05am rather than 8:05am. This change only lasts a week and is in place due to some Union Pacific maintenance windows in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The two hour delay gives crews two extra hours of daylight to work without having to clear up for the Zephyr. These work windows are happening off and on over the next six weeks or so.
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Photo ID: 108416
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft)
Jefferson County, CO
714
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Okay, at first glance, this may just look like a cool nature shot and you are asking "where the heck is the train"? You have to take out your eagle eyes and look near the left side of the frame, about halfway down from the top. You can see the head end of BNSF's Provo-Denver emerging from Tunnel 7 eastbound! In the distance to the right is the town of Boulder, CO.
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Photo ID: 108417
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tunnel 5 (MP 26.1, 866 ft)
Jefferson County, CO
757
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
After meeting the Zephyr at Crescent, BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest leads a relatively short train through Tunnel 5 and approaches Tunnel 4 shortly before noon.
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Photo ID: 108418
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Plastic (MP 16.1)
Arvada, CO
719
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
Finally getting clear of the sharp curves of the mountains, the Provo-Denver exists the east end of Barbara's Gulch. The train will not be able to speed up much, however, as the signal is displaying an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) aspect. The reason being that the train is taking the siding at Leyden to tie down. The crew will be picked up by a van and a relief crew will take the train in to town later in the day.
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