Photo ID: 103143 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2060 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Grand Luxe Express If I had taken this shot one year earlier, you would have seen the Ski Train cars in the shot! These are the tracks at Burnham at which the Ski Train was stored during the off season. Instead, the tracks are now filled with former Grande Luxe Express cars. The cars were purchased by Phil Anschutz and are currently being repaired and upgraded. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102962 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 1890 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express The equipment from the Grand Luxe Express (previously the American Orient Express) heads down Main 2 at Fox Junction, headed for Prospect Junction. The train will wrap around into the BNSF yard and back down Main 1 on the Joint Line to Burnham. The yellow dwarf signal is for a southbound coal load also ready to depart North Yard southbound. The Colorado Rockies play a night game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field in the distance. It is the first game with probationary coach Jim Tracy after Clint Hurdle was fired earlier in the day. The Rockies won, 3-0. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102961 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 Denver, CO 1867 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express, Union Pacific After waiting here for about an hour, a "pilot" crew has finally showed up to help the crew that brought the train down the Moffat get the train to Burnham. The crew is not familiar with the north end of the Joint Line, so a crew that is familiar had to come and ride with the Moffat crew to get them there safely. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102960 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 1942 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express After Colorado Railcar (owner of the Grand Luxe Express) went belly up in 2008, I was skeptical if I'd ever have another chance to get a shot of the Grand Luxe Express cars leaving. Fortunately, on this day, the cars are being sent to Burnham where employees of Phil Anschutz will work to get the cars into good working order. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102959 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Arvada, CO 1859 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express, Union Pacific A pair of fairly clean UP ES44AC's lead up a deadhead special for the former Grand Luxe Express. The two Amtrak P42s had issues in California and needed a little help from UP! The train is running nearly 24 hours behind schedule here as the train wraps through Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102958 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 19 Arvada, CO 1853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express Coming around Big Ten Loop is a deadhead special! This equipment is from the former Grand Luxe Express (and before that, the American Orient Express). The cars were purchased by Phil Anschutz, who just sold the Ski Train. The reason? Well, that isn't clear just yet... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101685 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek Canyon Arvada, CO 1761 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express At the end of the California Zephyr, seven GrandLuxe Rail Journey cars are being pulled along to form the GrandLuxe Limited. The cars look pretty good on the outside, and passengers on the inside are no doubt enjoying them too! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101683 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek Canyon Arvada, CO 1761 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express A shot of the seven GrandLuxe Rail Journey cars that were placed on the end of Amtrak 5 to form the "GrandLuxe Limited". The cars are about to cross over Highway 72 at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The building in the foreground is a Colorado Department of Transportation facility where they store salt/sand for the highway in the winter. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101608 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 30, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22.5 Arvada, CO 1895 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express The GrandLuxe Rail Express offers several different trips around North America throughout the course of the year. One of the trips offered is the "Rockies, Sierra, Napa Valley" tour. The train spends seven days between Denver and San Francisco with passengers enjoying tours of Arches and Canyonlands National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Lake Tahoe, just to name a few. During the second day of the trip west, the train is passing by Blue Mountain on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101607 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 30, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16.5 Arvada, CO 1969 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express Union Pacific's dispatchers do a nice job keeping the westbound GrandLuxe Rail Express running on clear signals. In the distance (above the front half of the train), you can see a westbound BNSF manifest working its way through Clay. The manifest would ultimately hold in the siding at Plain for the passenger special to pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101606 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 30, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chem Spur (MP 16) Arvada, CO 1865 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express Adding a little color to the shot, the GrandLuxe Rail Express passes near Chem Spur. The newest car on the train, the "Great Dome Lounge" is a beautiful addition to the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101605 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 30, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chem Spur (MP 16) Arvada, CO 1794 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Grand Luxe Express Formerly known as the American Orient Express (and now the GrandLuxe Rail Express) heads west for the second (of seven) days spent along the rails between Denver and San Francisco. Unlike in 2005 (the last time the train ran west on the Moffat), this year the train is led by three (leased) P42's instead of just two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101600 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 3042 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Grand Luxe Express The recently renamed Grand Luxe Rail Express (formerly the American Orient Express) sits on Track Two at Union Station while a wonderful display of post-game fireworks are set off from Coors Field. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101599 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Grand Luxe Express In honor of the Colorado Rockies, there were quite a few purple-ish colored fireworks being set off for the post-game fireworks show. Meanwhile, the Grand Luxe Rail Express sits on Track Two, awaiting a departure westbound in roughly 36 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101598 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 28, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Denver Union Station Denver, CO 2655 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Grand Luxe Express A look down the platform along the Grand Luxe Rail Express on Track Two at Union Station while post-game fireworks are set off at Coors Field in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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