Photo ID: 109075 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running about two hours late as it passes through Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky. Interestingly, the foliage on the south side has sprouted leaves while the north side is still barren. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109076 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. When UP took over the Moffat after the UP/SP merger, UP assigned control point IDs to every control point in addition to their name. For example, East Rocky was given the ID "CP DS016". The "CP" stands for "Control Point". The "DS" represents "Denver and Salt Lake", the original owner of the line. The "016", in theory, represents the nearest milepost. However, East Rocky is actually around milepost 17.5...so "CP DS017" would have made more sense. An interesting little enigma that lasts to this day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109077 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 277 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) AMT The morning Zephyr rolls west on the main at Rocky, passing by some maintenance equipment tied down in the house track. Some individual strips of rail lay on the ground. If you happen to be new to trains, this shot illustrates one way you can (in general) identify which track is the main line. If you look on the right two tracks, you can see angle bars...steel bars used to connect to pieces of track. The track Amtrak is on is welded rail, so each piece of track is 1/4 of a mile long! Consequently, you really do not see any angle bars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109078 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, currently heading geographically south, is rolling slowly up the grade out of the west end of Rocky. There is currently a 10 MPH slow order through here. I did not hear a specific reason for the slow order. The Zephyr has a typical consist of seven Superliners this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109079 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak May and June are my two favorite months in the Denver area. They tend to be the two greenest months of the year. The fields here are greening up in the temperate weather after some good snow and a few rains earlier. The Zephyr is climbing toward Big Ten Loop and, in just a few minutes, will be knocking down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay) near the top of the shot in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109080 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 8, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just minutes after climbing through the S-Curves toward Big Ten Loop in the foreground, the westbound Zephyr is now moving geographically north at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.