Photo ID: 114349 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is running about 40 minutes behind schedule as it glides east on the main track at Cliff along South Boulder Creek. The Zephyr was the seventh train to run through the Moffat Tunnel during daylight hours on this last official day of summer for 2026. A great day in the Colorado High Country! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114336 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 13 and AMTK 203 (the Operation Lifesaver unit) lead the westbound California Zephyr by Tolland amidst some very nice fall colors. The Zephyr has shifted to winter operations, meaning there are now only two coaches on the train due to lower offseason demand. During the summer, the train generally had a third coach added. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114321 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Switch 9 Placer County, CA 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Roseville Amtrak The Northern Sky brings up the rear of the westbound California Zephyr just past Switch 9 on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114320 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Switch 9 Placer County, CA 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Roseville Amtrak At Switch 9, the Roseville Sub passes underneath I-80 and, when going west, goes from a single track main back to two main tracks. Here, the westbound Zephyr emerges from under I-80 on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114317 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Norden Norden, CA 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Roseville Amtrak This dome car, the Northern Sky, was originally built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) in 1955 as Union Pacific #5003. The car was generally on UP's City of Los Angeles until 1973 when it used on Amtrak on the original Auto Train. In 1992, it was acquired and rebuilt in the current scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114316 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Norden Norden, CA 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Roseville Amtrak, Union Pacific UP 5727 leads the westbound Zephyr out of the Norden snow shed on Donner Pass. Donner Pass averages around 30 feet (9.1 meters) of snow each winter. Several control points are built within snow sheds to help protect the switches from the snow so crews do not have to dig the switches out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114315 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Shed 47 to Norden Norden, CA 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Roseville Amtrak, Union Pacific The westbound Zephyr has just exited from Tunnel 47 (known as "The Big Hole") on Donner Pass and is continuing west on Main 1. UP 5727 was added to the train in Denver due to a mechanical issue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114197 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr just knocked down a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) signal at the east end of Plain and is now running west on the siding. CSX 7106 is waiting on the main, leading an eastbound oil train. The Zephyr has a green signal waiting for it at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114196 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has exited Tunnel 1 and is making its way through the curves and cuts that leads to the east switch of Plain. The train is going to run through the siding at Plain as there is a loaded oil train waiting on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114192 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Colorado typically has clear skies in the mornings in the summer. However, a cold front is starting to move in, and some clouds are gathering over the mountains this morning as the westbound Zephyr climbs the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114191 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is running just a few minutes behind schedule as it makes its way through Little Ten Curve and toward the west end of Rocky. The train is going to meet an eastbound oil train at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114190 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Both P42s on the westbound Zephyr are kicking up some exhaust as the train climbs the roughly 2% grade to Big Ten Curve. In the distance, on the main at Eisele (Clay), an eastbound UP coal train is waiting for the arrival of the Zephyr. Indeed, if you are unfamiliar with the geography and layout of the tracks here, welcome to the interesting engineering of Big Ten Curve! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114189 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Cannot ask for better conditions than this, as the westbound Zephyr charges out of the west end of Rocky. This has the potential to be the last shot I take of the "standard" Zephyr of the last few decades. What do I mean by that? Both P42DCs are Phase 5, the baggage car is Phase 3, and all the Superliners are Phase 4b. Increasingly, as Amtrak shifts toward Phase 7 (including with the cars), it is more and more likely to see at least one Phase 7 engine or car on the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114085 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 130 and AMTK 164 lead the Zephyr west of Tunnel 1. The baggage car is sporting the Phase 3 paint scheme that all the new baggage cars received. However, it has faded quite a bit. More than I would have expected considering how relatively new the baggage cars are. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114084 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One of the first houses to actually start construction in the Canyon Pines development above the tracks at Tunnel 1 is visible in the distance. AMTK 130 is leading the Zephyr into Tunnel 1. 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