Photo ID: 114019 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Brush Commerce City, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak A rather unusual consist on the Zephyr this morning as a quartet of P42DCs lead the train. The train also has an extra sleeper, and two additional sightseer lounge cars on the tail end. The train is approaching the east switch of Irondale, running just under three hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114020 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Irondale Commerce City, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak An almost three hour late Zephyr knocks down a green signal at East Irondale, the Denver skyline visible in the distance. I'm not sure why two extra sightseer lounge cars were on the train this morning, but it made for a bit of a unique shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114021 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS901 (Stock Yards) Denver, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific UP's daily MNYGR (Manifest, North Yard, CO to Green River, WY) is beginning its journey as it passes through the control point at the Stock Yards. The track to the right leads to Xcel Energy's Cherokee Power Plant. For decades, the power plant was powered by coal from mines in the Colorado high country. Today, the plant is powered by natural gas, so the track is no longer used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114022 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS901 (Stock Yards) Denver, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific Denver is one of the largest metropolitan area in the United States that is not located near a fairly significant waterway (major river or lake). The South Platte River does run through Denver. However, as you can see in this shot with UP 7434 crossing the South Platte, it is not exactly the Mississippi River! Three units lead UP's MNYGR across the river on the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114023 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A relatively short Laurel to Denver manifest just arrived off the Front Range Sub with a bit of a rainbow lineup on the head end, including a Warbonnet and a CSX ES44AC. The train has come to a stop at the south end of Rennicks Yard near Prospect Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114024 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Many of BNSF's Warbonnets still exist, and many of them have held up pretty well over the past few decades. BNSF 4717 is a great example, third on the southbound Laurel-Denver manifest this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114025 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rennicks Yard Denver, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CSX, BNSF I'm thinking this unit may have recently been rebuilt. Or, at a minimum, was recently repainted. The "Dark Future" on this CSX unit looks darn near pristine as the fourth unit on the BNSF Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114026 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr starts to accelerate on the main track after clearing a 10 MPH slow order, a herd of elk hear the approaching train and are started to move further up the mountain side. The elk on the far left even looks like it might be calling out a warning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114027 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In addition to the scenery, wildlife is certainly one of the draws for passengers that choose to ride the California Zephyr. This morning, a small herd of elk hustle away from the tracks, trying to distance themselves from the noisy steel beast rolling by them. A quartet of P42DCs lead the unusually long (11-car) train this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114028 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr had a quartet of P42DCs on the point this morning. I'm not entirely sure why the extra power was on the train. It was suggested that two units might be headed to Siemens in California to carry out a new Airo train set. It is also possible the extra power was due to the additional Superliners on the Zephyr today. Yet another possibility is just a power relocation move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114029 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, running almost three hours late, approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1 in this shot taken for a very familiar vantage point. However, what makes it a little unique this morning is the fact the train has four P42DCs on the head end, instead of the typical two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114030 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Four P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr under overcast skies and chilly temperatures near Pactolus, west of Cliff. Temperatures today in the Colorado high country were only in the 40s. Certainly colder that the seasonal norm. Despite the relative lack of precipitation this past winter, the foliage has greened up quite nice. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114031 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 14, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) AMTK 33038 I am not entirely sure why there were a pair of sightseer lounge cars bringing up the end of the westbound Zephyr on this morning. Perhaps they are being taken to California for the Coast Starlight, but it seems the Southwest Chief or Empire Builder would be more likely candidates for that task. Note the final lounge car, which is sporting the new Phase 7 paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.