Photo ID: 108434 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1026 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One of the "Big Game" P42DCs leads the westbound Zephyr on the main at Rocky by a short UP work train sitting in the siding. The train is coordinating with maintenance guys on the ground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108433 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS036 (East Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 975 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is on the main track at Cliff as we get a beautiful view of not only the Zephyr, but also of the great Continental Divide. In just another 20 minutes, the Zephyr will be traveling underneath the divide inside the Moffat Tunnel! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108432 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineers in the lead P42DC cross over South Boulder Creek and now have a clear view of the green signal at the east end of Cliff. Passengers on the seven car (well, seven Superliner car) Zephyr have a brief flash of dark as they quickly move in and out of Tunnel 29. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108431 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1093 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The shortest tunnel on the east slope of the divide is Tunnel 29. It is only 78 feet long, an the Zephyr is just about to quickly pop in to and out of the tunnel. Toward the left side of the frame, you can see rock that is quite a bit more red than the rest. this was once the location of Tunnel 28, which was daylighted (blown up, essentially) many, many decades ago due to frequent cave-ins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108430 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 27 (MP 36.4, 650 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just outside the west portal of Tunnel 27, the tracks and South Boulder Creek are just about at the same level. Looking straight down on the westbound Zephyr, it is cool to watch the train snake along the tracks alongside the river amidst the pine trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108429 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 27 (MP 36.4, 650 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the approach to Tunnel 27, the westbound Zephyr is nearing the end of the Tunnel District. Here toward the west end, South Boulder Creek is coming up to the level of the tracks. On the other side of Tunnel 27, which is about 650 feet long, the river will near the same level as the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108428 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 26 (MP 35.2, 320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 26 still quite a bit above South Boulder Creek. The west portal of Tunnel 26 was the location of a terrible disaster on September 30, 1991. A large rock fell and landed on the tracks by the west portal. An eastbound manifest struck the boulder and the lead two units rolled down the embankment to South Boulder Creek! Sadly, two crewman - Ed West (60, engineer) and John Beaird (47, brakeman) - were both killed. Two others - John Sacco (54) and Roy Alexander (47) were both injured, but survived. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108427 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1030 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Wrapping around the curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon, the westbound Zephyr passes by a clear signal at MP 23 and crosses over CO-72. The train will now run up the hill to Tunnel 1 and points west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108426 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 1101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, running about 15 minutes late, knocks down a clear signal at the west switch of Eisele. The train is in the middle of a summer work window schedule, so it is departing Denver (on time) at 10:05am instead of 8:05am. It will return to its normal schedule for a week starting next Wednesday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108415 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1058 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Starting yesterday, the westbound Zephyr departs Denver at 10:05am rather than 8:05am. This change only lasts a week and is in place due to some Union Pacific maintenance windows in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. The two hour delay gives crews two extra hours of daylight to work without having to clear up for the Zephyr. These work windows are happening off and on over the next six weeks or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108414 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 918 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes over the fill and through the cut located just west of Tunnel 2 and prepares to duck in to darkness in the 369-foot-long Tunnel 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108400 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Plain Arvada, CO 1070 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running a few minutes behind schedule this morning as it climbs toward the east switch of Plain from Tunnel 1. Starting tomorrow, the westbound Zephyr will be running on a two hour delayed schedule west of Denver due to some Union Pacific MOW windows. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108399 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1073 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has one of the "Big Game Train" units, AMTK 157, second out this morning as the train comes out of Tunnel 1 on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108378 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 1010 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the head end of the morning westbound Zephyr knocks down an approach signal at Pecos Crossover, the tail end of the Zephyr just passed by the old water tower, still standing near Utah Junction. To the right, the MNYNP sits on Bypass 2, waiting to come in to the yard. A blade train from Vestas is also waiting for new power to head south on the Joint Line to Texas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 1111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the beginning of its journey west of Denver, the daily California Zephyr passes underneath the sole-remaining Rio Grande era signal bridge at the west (geographic north) end of North Yard. The train is on the main, running alongside the North Yard siding and the yard lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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