Photo ID: 109165 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is becoming less and less common to find "private varnish"...privately owned passenger cars...on the tail end of Amtrak. Amtrak has raised the rates and limited the cities they'll pick up or drop off. However, on this afternoon, a nearly four hour late #5 has three as the train climbs toward Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109166 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three privately owned cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr. The cars are passing by the open hoppers that have been on the inside of this curve for over 50 years, serving as a wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109167 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A small look in to yesteryear at the east switch of Eisele (Clay) as an open-ended passenger car brings up the tail end of the westbound California Zephyr. No doubt the passengers in that car are having an incredible ride. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109168 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Originally delivered by the Pullman Car Company in 1918, Lamberts Point looked like it might be headed for the scrap yard at one point. However, about a decade prior to this picture, a project was put together to refurbish the car and get it back on the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109169 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Colonial Crafts passenger car was built by the Pullman Car Company and is now privately owned. It sometimes gets out along the rails, as seen here, catching a ride on the rear of Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109170 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Salsbury Beach sports the steel-fluted sides of many of the Pullman-built passenger cars from the early-to-mid 20th century. The car, lettered for the Boston and Maine railroad, is now privately own and catching a ride on the westbound California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109171 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 182 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The east two thirds of Eisele (Clay) is relatively straight. However, as you can see in this shot, there is a little dog leg to the left before an S-curve to the right and then left toward the west end. The westbound Zephyr, running almost four hours late, is headed toward the less-than-straight stretch of track on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109172 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Winter runoff and a very wet 10 days or so in May has resulted in a very green Front Range! A wonderful time to get shots of trains like this westbound Zephyr. 10 to 11 months out of the year will find areas like this far more brown than green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109173 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Near the west end of Eisele, a trio of privately owned passenger cars make for a colorful sight as the westbound Zephyr rolls past a colorful cut in the side of the mountain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109174 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Climbing up from Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1, the westbound Zephyr has seven Superliners and three privately owned passenger cars today, making it quite a bit longer than a typical Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109175 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has just emerged from Tunnel 1, with three privately owned passenger cars bringing up the rear of the train. The train is sliding by the fresh development on the new Canyon Pines neighborhood currently under construction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109176 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr glides west on the main at Plain, having just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end. If you look closely in the distance, toward the top-right of the image, you can spot the east portal of Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109177 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound BNSF Denver-Provo has to run in and out of the siding at Leyden in order to get around some maintenance equipment that was holding the main. Indeed, you can see some of the maintenance in the distance. The train is crossing over Indiana Street on a bridge the city of Arvada is hoping to replace in order to widen Indiana Street from two to four lanes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109178 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF moves slowly through the siding at Rocky, passing by a track tamper that is holding on the main track. UP is currently adding new ballast in the area, and maintenance is out to work on it as time permits between trains. Note the fourth unit, a GP39-3, rebuilt from a Santa Fe GP39. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109179 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Weather-wise, it is a perfect day in the Denver-Metro area. The apparently haze is not weather related (per se), but rather smoke from numerous wildfires burning far to the north in Canada. The jet stream is currently bringing the smoke down to Colorado as this BNSF Denver-Provo makes its way up and around Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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