Photo ID: 108618 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 836 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The (once again) daily Zephyr is moving geographically east even though it is the westbound Zephyr, climbing up toward Tunnel 1 from the base of Coal Creek Canyon. This is the first official return of the daily Zephyr after a near-eight month running of thrice weekly due to COVID-19. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108617 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Return of the daily Zephyr! After nearly eight months with the Zephyr running only thrice weekly, starting today, an eastbound and westbound Zephyr will be running through Denver daily once again. Here, the westbound Zephyr, running about 30 minutes behind schedule, passes by Blue Mountain Road on a beautiful May morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108616 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 982 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr accelerates west out of Leyden and over Indiana Street, it should be noted that this is a scene that continue to change and indeed has the potential to change even more in the coming years. New houses are being built on the north side of the tracks. Indeed, the classic Rio Grande bridge over Indiana Street may be living on borrowed time. There is a push to widen Indiana Street from two lanes to four lanes through here. That would necessitate a slight grade realignment for a new, wider bridge. There currently is no funding for the project, so, for now, the old bridge is safe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108615 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 10 is looking at a signal that recently cleared (turned green). The engineer is putting the proverbial pedal to the metal as the train starts accelerating. As far as trains go, the Zephyr can actually start and reach track speed quite fast because it is so light relative to other trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108614 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After meeting an eastbound BNSF manifest and now looking at a clear signal, both P42s on this morning's Zephyr throttle up as they start pulling west, ready to accelerate up to track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108613 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 954 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr sits patiently on the main at Leyden as it waits for BNSF's Provo-Denver to clear the west switch at Leyden. The dispatcher has a route "stacked" in to the computer and, as soon as the manifest clears the switch in the siding, the switch will align for the main and Amtrak will get a clear signal to continue west! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108610 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 843 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 30 years ago, Leyden was considered to be "out in the boonies". Now, it is in the middle of suburbia! The Zephyr has the neighborhood of Five Parks on the left side of the shot and some older neighborhoods as well as one of Arvada's four high schools, Ralston Valley, on the right side of the shot. The Zephyr here is stopped on the main, waiting for BNSF's Provo-Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108609 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 856 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In roughly two weeks, the Zephyr will be returning as a daily train on the Moffat! Until then, it is still a thrice-weekly train. Tuesday is one of the days it heads west, and here heading west on the main at Leyden under gloomy skies. Great to see nine Superliners back in the consist! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking at this picture, you probably wouldn't think that we are ten days away from May! Winter refuses to let go along the front range even a full month in to spring. Passengers on the eastbound Zephyr are probably enjoying some of the winter views as the train passes by a clear signal at the intermediate west of Leyden. The train is running about 45 minutes late this evening. Time that will hopefully be made up as it continues east toward Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108598 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 978 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As we get closer to the Zephyr returning to daily service on May 24, it is encouraging to see the train back up at eight Superliners! Three sleepers and three coaches as well as the diner and lounge cars on in the consist today. After the reduction to thrice weekly last October, the baggage cars disappeared from long distance trains. This was most likely due to a reduction in passengers and, thus, a reduction in bags. Will the baggage cars return with daily service? That remains to be seen. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108568 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Tunnel 1 Arvada, CO 935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr maneuvers through the S-Curves between Tunnel 1 and the east end of Plain. The train has clear signals ahead and will not be meeting another train in this current winter wonderful for quite some time to come. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108567 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 948 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a beautiful, albeit cold and rather windy morning, the westbound Zephyr climbs toward Tunnel 1 running a few hours behind schedule. Severe winter weather in the mid-west has been rough on Amtrak. Both the Zephyr and Southwest Chief from earlier this week were entirely canceled the weather was so bad! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108566 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 18, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 904 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Thursday westbound Zephyr leaves Eisele (Clay) with nine Superliners in tow. The wind is kicking the snow up off the mountain, creating a bit of a blizzard feel this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108561 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG390 (East Lacy) Garfield County, CO 986 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with seven Superliners in tow, knocks down a clear signal at the east end of Lacy. For the past few months, the Zephyr has generally been running without a baggage car, and New Year's Day 2021 is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108560 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 1, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 956 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak In the Grand Valley of western Colorado west of Rifle, the eastbound Zephyr overtakes a UP coal load patiently waiting in the siding at Lacy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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