Photo ID: 113525 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr rolls along in Byers canyon, we can see the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon. This is close the start of the Colorado River, which will continue to flow all the way to the Gulf of California. In this shot, note that a fairly significant section of rock face gave way and fell down to the river below. The rocks being much brighter shade of orange, having not been exposed to the elements until relatively recently. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113526 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 39 (MP 113.5, 294 ft) Grand County, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Chasing the Zephyr west on the Moffat can be a bit of challenge. Even though the train, in general, has to go quite a bit slower than cars, the rails actually have a more direct route in several places when the road has to circumvent the terrain a bit more. After shooting the train in Byers Canyon, the next opportunity was here at Little Gore Canyon, 26 (rail) miles to the west. The Zephyr is just emerging from Tunnel 39 in this shot. Little Gore's big brother, Gore Canyon, is just out of site behind the mountain to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113527 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Colorado River has grown a bit in size since we started with it back in Byers Canyon. That was almost 40 miles back to the east. Here, the westbound Zephyr passes underneath "State Bridge". In 1890, a wooden truss bridge was built by the Colorado State Engineer's program across the Colorado River to improvement transportation in the area. Locals referred to it as the "state bridge". The name stuck, and even after being replaced by a more modern steel bridge, the area is still referred to as State Bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113528 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell to Range (MP 142.6 to MP 154.3) Eagle County, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak I was hoping to get a zoomed shot of the Zephyr crossing over the Colorado River here in the Red Canyon, but alas, the train was a bit too fast! By the time I was in the air, he was already come across the bridge. Had to settle for this wider angle shot just west of the bridge itself. Here, we are between the sidings of Dell and Range on the 38-mile Dotsero Cutoff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113529 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific A bit of a surprise on the eastbound Zephyr as a UP C44ACM leads AMTK 201 on the journey east through Glenwood Canyon at the west switch of Grizzly. The original Amtrak P42DC was removed in Salt Lake City and the UP unit was added, likely due to mechanical issues. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113530 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific In August 2020, a wildfire named the Grizzly Creek Wildfire start in Glenwood Canyon and burned over 36,000 acres. You can still see some of the shrubs beneath the power of the eastbound Zephyr that suffered burn damage, as well as most of the slope to the right on the opposite side of the river as well. This afternoon, the California Zephyr has a UP unit giving it a hand. The train is on an Approach (yellow) signal on the main as it will be meeting its counterpart here at Grizzly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113531 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific A nice look at Glenwood Canyon here at the (relatively short) siding of Grizzly. All three sidings in Glenwood Canyon (Allen, Shoshone, and Grizzly) have the mainline closer to the river and the siding closer to the mountain. The Zephyr here is on the main, but is slowing as it will meet the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113532 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific When both trains are on time (or equally late), the Zephyrs typically meet at either Range or Dotsero. However, with the eastbound Zephyr running about two hours late due to a power swap in Salt Lake City, the two trains are meeting here at Grizzly in Glenwood Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113533 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 9 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak East meets west here in Glenwood Canyon at the siding of Grizzly. The westbound Zephyr, is on the siding here at Grizzly, and has a green signal waiting for it at the west end of the siding. The meet was timed very well and was a "rolling meet", meaning neither train had to come to a stop. You can see the eastbound Zephyr on the main to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113534 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr departs the siding of Grizzly on a green signal, around three miles east of Glenwood Springs in the midst of Glenwood Canyon. You can just see I-70 on the opposite side of the canyon in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113535 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG356 (West Grizzly) Garfield County, CO 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak After meeting its counterpart, the westbound Zephyr is departing the siding here at Grizzly to continue the journey west to Glenwood Springs and points beyond to Emeryville. The scenery here in Glenwood Canyon is second to none. It is pretty amazing that I-70 is four lanes through this epic canyon. This would be the final shot of the westbound Zephyr on this day. From here, it was time to chase the eastbound Zephyr back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113536 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Range to Dotsero (MP 156.0 to MP 166.3 (342.0)) Eagle County, CO 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The eastbound Zephyr crosses over the west end of the Eagle River. The Eagle River merges with the Colorado River just to the right of frame. The mostly-idled Tennessee Pass follows the Eagle River east from Dotsero. Indeed, if you look closely, you can see one leg of the wye from the mainline, wrapping east toward the Tennessee Pass mainline. A UP C44ACM is leading the Zephyr this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113537 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS127 (East Bond) Eagle County, CO 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific I've always been interested to try to get some shots from the east end of Bond. The west end is very accessible and pretty easy to shoot. The east end, however, is wrapped back around along the Colorado River, out of view from any roads. I was happy to finally have success on this afternoon with the eastbound Zephyr (led by a UP C44ACM) leaving the east end of Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113538 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Yarmony to Bond (MP 124.6 to MP 127.0) Eagle County, CO 10 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific Just west of State Bridge, the eastbound Zephyr wraps around from Bond on the single track mainline, just below CO-131. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113539 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed State Bridge Eagle County, CO 11 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has a pretty consistent order in its consist. After the power and baggage car, the train typically has a transition sleeper, two sleepers, a dining car, a longue car, and two or three coaches. On this afternoon, it turns out there is a transition sleeper deadheading on the tail end. If you are unfamiliar with the difference between a sleeper and a transition sleeper, this shot really demonstrates the difference. At one end of the car, the door between cars is actually on the first level, rather than on the second level. A transition sleeper is the housing for the Amtrak personnel that ride the train from Chicago to Emeryville (and back), in the case of the California Zephyr. When car attendants, chefs, etc are off duty, they have quarters in the transition sleeper. The door on the end on the first level allows Amtrak personnel to enter the baggage car from the train. It would also allow for a transition between two-level Superliners and single level cars, if there were such a train with that configuration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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