Photo ID: 113441 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr got a short delay just east of Leyden this morning on its way west. A passenger on the train had to be removed from the train for reasons I was not able to figure out from listening to the scanner. Regardless, the train came to a stop with the last Superliner on the grade crossing at 80th Avenue, where Arvada police were waiting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113442 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 164, Amtrak's Phase 4 heritage unit, leads the westbound Zephyr this morning as the train rolls west at track speed west of Leyden. The body of water directly behind the Zephyr is Welton Reservoir. The body of water further off in the distance is Standley Lake Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113443 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west switch of Eisele (Clay), the westbound Zephyr has a green signal and continue west. The engineer is calling the foreman of a maintenance crew working west of Plain. The crew has a Form B active and a red board up, so the Zephyr needs to get permission to pass through the limits of the Form B Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113444 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 28 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 164 and AMTK 77 lead the westbound Zephyr as it climbs the 2% grade up from the base of Coal Creek Canyon to the east portal of Tunnel 1. In the distance, you can see the paved road, interestingly named Moffat Road, that is part of the new Canyon Pines housing development. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113445 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 32 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Always nice to see a little variation on the Zephyr, such as Amtrak's Phase 4 heritage unit leading the train this morning, getting ready to dive into Tunnel 1. It has been an unseasonably warm week with a lot of high winds. While the winds are not too bad right now, the temperature is already 60°F (16°C) at 10 o'clock in the morning in mid-December! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113446 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About two hours earlier, BNSF's Provo-Denver came down the Moffat and took the siding at Rocky. The conductor tied some hand brakes and aligned the derail in the derail position. The derail exists so that, should the uncrewed train roll east for any reason, it will intentionally derail (away from the main track) before entering the main track. As you can see, a single switch point is creating a break in the south rail, which would result in the train derailing if it started to roll. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113447 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of ES44ACs lead BNSF's Provo-Denver this morning. The tracks at Rocky are not visible from the highway at CO-72, which you can see in the distance (a few cars on it). But the tracks are not far below the horizon as viewed from the highway. From this perspective, we can also see west to Tunnel, and Plain, and even toward Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.