Photo ID: 109291 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes by various industries in the small town of Fort Morgan on the eastern Colorado plains. For a good portion of the year, the Zephyr rolls through here in the dark. In the summer months, however, the train typically arrives just after the crack of dawn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109292 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars, each with a different heritage and wearing a different paint scheme, catch a ride on the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train makes its scheduled station stop at Fort Morgan. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109293 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After making a crew change in Lincoln, NE, the westbound Zephyr makes four station stops before reaching Denver. The final of the four stops is the small town of Fort Morgan, CO, located about 80 miles east of Denver. The town has a population of roughly 11,500 people, and the station stop is generally completed in two minutes or less. Here, in the early morning sun, the 90 minute late Zephyr tries to expedite the stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak In the final miles on the approach to Denver from the east, the Zephyr must pass through the most industrial part of the Denver area through the city of Commerce City. Among the industries is the Suncor oil refinery, located on either side of the BNSF mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train crosses over UP's Belt Industrial Lead and crosses underneath the Regional Transportation District's (RTD's) N-Line commuter rail, which connects Denver to the suburb of Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109296 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After meeting the morning westbound Zephyr at the east end of the 31st Street Yard, the hottest train in or out of Denver, BNSF's ZDENCHI, is rolling by the Suncor Oil Refinery toward the diamond at Sand Creek. BNSF's Brush Sub crosses over UP's Greeley Sub at the diamond (the track in the foreground) which takes UP from Denver to Cheyenne. A trio of elephant-style GEs lead the high priority east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109297 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While double stack intermodal trains are a "dime a dozen" on lines like the Transcon and the Overland, they are far less common in the Denver-Metro area. Indeed, they are probably one of the least photographed types of trains I have. However, BNSF does run a Z-Train between Denver and Chicago (and back) six days a week. The eastbound version typically departs Denver shortly after sunrise in the summer months. Here, an ES44C4 and a pair of C44-9Ws lead the hot shot east by the glass reflection of Barr Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.