Photo ID: 111946 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Platform (MP 56.4) Winter Park, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Winter Park Express exits from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel and pulls alongside the platform at Winter Park. The train is packed to the gills with skiers, ready for a day of fun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111947 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Platform (MP 56.4) Winter Park, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 45 and AMTK 170 lead the westbound Winter Park Express toward a stop alongside the heated platform at Winter Park. A handful of skiers (who did not ride the train) pass by the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111948 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Platform (MP 56.4) Winter Park, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passengers are starting to unload from the Winter Park Express to join the hundreds of other skiers, ready to hit the slopes at Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111949 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Platform (MP 56.4) Winter Park, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express faces a green signal at the east end of Winter Park. However, the train is currently stopped as it is unloading its passengers. In the distance, you can see a few runs at Mary Jane, the more advanced runs at Winter Park. The two prominent runs in the upper right are both blue/black runs. The one to the left is call Hughes, the one to the right is called Little Pierre. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111950 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Platform (MP 56.4) Winter Park, CO 51 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is 9 o'clock in the morning and the Winter Park Express is unloading its passengers. The train apparently has every seat filled! Great news for the future likelihood of the continuation of the operation. Many skiers are gathering, getting ready to get on a lift and start their day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111951 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After most of the passengers have disembarked at the Winter Park ski resort, the Winter Park Express continues west to Fraser with a handful of passengers. You can see the top of the ski resort in the distance, and some more clouds are starting to clear out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111952 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express approaches the grade crossing at Vasquez Road in the middle of residential Winter Park. The train has just two weeks left in what sounds like it has been a very successful season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111953 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After the handful of passengers that rode the train all the way to Fraser are now off the train, the conductor on the Winter Park Express is about to get back on to protect the shove of the train back east by the green signal at the east end of Fraser, visible in the distance. The train will then enter the siding at Fraser to wait for the day until it is time to return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111954 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After dropping its passengers and backing east out of Fraser, the train is now moving west back into the siding at Fraser. The crew will cut the power away and run around the train, tacking it onto the east end so it is ready to head west this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111955 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses the former Kings Crossing Road grade crossing in Winter Park. Why former? There is a (relatively) new underpass that was constructed to bypass the grade crossing. However, not only has UP not bothered to remove the grade crossing, they haven't even disabled the crossing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111956 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr crosses over Grand Park Drive on a relatively new bridge. The bridge was built around 2019 to bypass the grade crossing (which still exists) in the distance. Railroads have annual quotas for grade crossing removals. This is one that UP has been able to remove. Residents of Winter Park were happy as they did not have to wait for long oil (or occasional coal trains) slowly climbing the hill to the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111957 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Grand County, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It's station stop in Fraser complete, the westbound California Zephyr passes underneath US-40 on a clear (green) signal at East Tabernash. Note the slopes of the Winter Park Resort. Around 400 of the skiers on those slopes took the morning Winter Park Express! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111958 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash (9,830 ft) Grand County, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 7 and AMTK 23 lead the westbound Zephyr, running right on time as it heads west on the main at Tabernash. The Zephyr still runs exclusively with P42DCs. The new ALC Chargers require a fuel additive called DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) as they are Tier-4 compliant. Rumor has it that Amtrak has been unable to find a DEF provider for Denver. Denver is the refuel spot for the Zephyr between Chicago and Emeryville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111959 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS062 (East Fraser) Fraser, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Shooting between Winter Park and Tabernash can be a rough proposition as the tracks run (more or less) geographically north-south. That said, I was quite happy with this shot of UP's North Yard to Grand Junction manifest, about to knock down a clear (green) signal at East Fraser. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111960 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single UP SD70ACe brings up a (somewhat rare) eastbound coal load. The train is currently tied down in the siding at Granby. Apparently, one of the units on the train failed as the train was moving through Fraser Canyon. The crew backed the train down between switches at Granby. It currently waits for an additional unit from Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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