Photo ID: 110996 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Most of Eisele (Clay) is cast in the shadows of the mountains at 5:45pm this time of year. However, there are a few sections toward the east end that are still lit, and the head end of the Zephyr enters one such section here. Not the westbound UP oil train in the distance at Little Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110997 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the Zephyr rounds Big Ten Curve, you can clearly see the roughly 2% grade of the tracks as they descend down from the mountains. Off in the distance, the buildings consisting of the skyline of downtown Denver stand tall. In an hour, give or take, the Zephyr will be amongst those iron giants for its station stop at Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110998 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is creeping along at 10 MPH due to a slow order around Big Ten Curve. The slow order is in place due to the risk of sun kinks in the rails as a result of hot summer temperatures. Granted, at this point, it is only about 80°F (27°C) out. You can just barely see the east end of Rocky and the start of Barbara's Gulch in the top left portion of the image. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110999 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With a westbound oil train in the clear in the siding at Rocky, the Zephyr is looking at a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. When Daylight Savings time ends in November, the sun will have set here by the time the eastbound Zephyr arrives, even when it is running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111000 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the rays of the setting sun, you can see a little exhaust kicking up on the Zephyr as the train accelerates a bit, approaching the east end of Rocky where speed limits increase. The westbound oil empty on the siding is starting to accelerate as well, the head end already past west Rocky and out on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111001 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The sun is getting much lower in the western sky earlier in the day as we get closer to the end of the summer. Passengers on the eastbound Zephyr enjoy last afternoon views as the train accelerates into Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111008 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An overview of UP's Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE. This is the largest rail classification yard in the world! The yard encompasses 2,850 acres, has two separate hump yards, totaling 114 yard tracks. The yard handles roughly 14,000 rail cars daily. It is also the location of one of the largest engine facilities, and also has a car repair facility that replaces 10,000 pairs of wheels annually. In this shot, you can see the west hump yard in the foreground and the east hump yard in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111009 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific From the north side of Bailey Yard, we look across the east hump yard and the engine facility. Any railcars come from the west are sorted in the east yard for eastbound trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111010 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific In this shot of Bailey Yard, you can see the east hump yard taking up the main part of the shot. The west hump yard, which sort all railcars heading west, is partly cutoff in the upper west side of the shot. The handful of tracks in the center are through tracks, used mainly for intermodal trains that are not stopping in North Platte. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111011 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Tracks at the bottom of this shot make up the eastbound receiving yard. Manifest trains that need to be broken up and sorted enter this yard. Their cars are then sent over the east hump and enter the east hump yard. Cars are then pulled out of that yard and trains are built in the east departure yard in the top right part of the picture. The westbound counterparts are visible to the top left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111012 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific From the south side of Bailey Yard, you can see dozens of engines waiting for, or having just been repaired, at the locomotive facility. On the other side the maintenance facility is the east hump yard, filled with cars waiting to be added to new eastbound trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111013 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Forgive the somewhat low resolution of this picture. It is a cropped shot from my iPhone 15 from above Bailey Yard. I noticed two of UP's six heritage units, UP 1989 (the Rio Grande unit) and UP 1988 (the Katy unit) are both at the facility. Not sure if they are waiting for repairs, or have just been released. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111014 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific One of the cool features of Bailey Yard is the Golden Spike Tower. This is an observation deck that was built by Union Pacific that serves as both museum and viewing area of the yard. If you are ever in North Platte, it is worth a visit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111015 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Dozens of tracks make up the east hump yard here at Bailey Yard in North Platte. You can see the locomotive maintenance facility on the left side of the shot. In the distance near the top of the frame, you can see the westbound run through tracks and the "spare yard". The spare yard alone has almost as many tracks as North Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111016 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bailey Yard North Platte, NE 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Crossing over Bailey Yard and looking west, we see the east classification yard as well as three through tracks. On the right side of the frame, the westbound through tracks have quite a few trains ready to go. For aviation fans, my Cessna 172 is currently configured for "slow flight", with the flaps down to reduce my airspeed for better viewing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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