Photo ID: 108843 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 510 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Rocky, the westbound Zephyr is climbing up toward Big Ten Loop. Within just a few minutes, the train will be headed the opposite direction on the track higher up in the shot. The Zephyr is also rolling very slow at 10 MPH as there is a slow order around Big Ten Loop due to high winds on this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108844 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After climbing up and around Big Ten Loop, the Zephyr is now moving northwest (geographically) after having been moving southeast just minute earlier. The train is looking at an Approach (yellow) signal at east Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108845 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is just a few minutes late as it passes by an Approach (yellow over red) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train, which has pretty consistently been seven Superliners since Amtrak went back to its daily schedule, will meet an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver here and then pass a BNSF Denver-Provo at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108846 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 564 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 7467 passes by a huge herd of Elk which is casually hanging out a few hundred feet from the tracks, just west of the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108847 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr climbs toward Tunnel 1 on a beautiful, albeit blustery, morning. If you look in the background, you might notice a bit of a gash in the hillside in the background. This is part of a new neighborhood, called Canyon Pines, that has just started construction. The neighborhood will include houses up to and even on top of Tunnel 1! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108848 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 505 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Dynamic brakes whine as a trio of GEs work to control the speed of this eastbound Provo-Denver manifest as it passes by the neighborhood of Leyden Ranch, just west of the siding of Leyden. The train has a Clear (green over red) signal at the west end of Leyden as it has a straight shot down to Utah Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108849 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of units bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver as the train makes its way down the main at Leyden. BNSF's yard has requested that, instead of running down to Prospect Jct on UP's main, the train will instead cross over at Utah Junction from UP's main to the BNSF main. Most likely the yard has asked to do this in order to hold the train at Rennicks until the yard is ready for it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.