Photo ID: 108295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada CO 991 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the west end of Barbara's Gulch, the Zephyr approaches a clear signal at the east end of Rocky. The train got briefly delayed at Utah Junction as UP has a train coming out on the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1522 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak As the Zephyr pulls out of Denver Union Station to leave the urban setting behind, it passes by the player parking lot of Coors Field, where the Colorado Rockies play when at home. This is a scene that has changed drastically in the last two decades. Most of the buildings visible in the immediate area behind the train did not exist in 2000. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108293 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1189 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak With its station stop at Denver complete, the Zephyr starts to pull away from the station in Lower Downtown Denver (LoDo) on Track 4. The tracks to the left of the train are RTD commuter rail tracks out to Denver International Airport (the A-Line) and the north line (the N-Line). The tracks to the right are RTD commuter rail tracks out to Arvada and Westminster (the B-Line and G-Line). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108292 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is currently stopped on Track 4 at Union Station, making its morning stop. It is just waiting on a signal from the RTD dispatcher in order to depart and head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108264 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 909 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has changed a lot over the last few decades. It used to be quite a bit longer, not only in terms of Superliners, but for many years, Amtrak hauled some freight in boxcars and trailers at the back of the train. However, that is no longer the case as Amtrak got out of the freight business entirely and now a passenger can stand at the back of the train and look right out the window and gaze upon the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108263 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 876 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking west through the siding at Plain from above the westbound Zephyr. There is currently a 15 MPH slow orders in the siding at Plain, so the Zephyr is creeping along toward the west switch. Once there, the train will wait for a few minutes until BNSF's Provo-Denver arrives. The manifest is currently out of Crescent, a few miles to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108262 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1201 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passenger on board the Sightseer Lounge car enjoy the view of the plains from the Zephyr at Plainview. A few passengers may have picked up on the drone, hovering not too far off in order to get the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108261 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 964 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There isn't a cloud in site on the first morning of July as the Zephyr enters the siding at Plain. A "Big Game" unit is number two in the lineup today. The train will be meeting an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver that is out of Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108255 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 952 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is creeping west at restricted speed (about 10 MPH) through the siding at Eisele (Clay). UP's MGJNY sits on the main, patiently waiting for a clear signal at the east end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108254 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 944 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At first glance, it certainly may appear as though the Zephyr and the UP manifest are headed the same direction on parallel tracks. While they are indeed both heading geographically south right now, they are on the same track. The Zephyr is climbing out of Rocky and will go around Big Ten Loop, ascending in elevation up to Eisele where the UP manifest is waiting to meet the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108253 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 964 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a somewhat cloudy morning as the westbound Zephyr makes its way west on the main at Rocky. A P40DC, AMTK 824, is leading up the train this today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108248 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 985 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the middle of Arvada, just north of the intersection of 66th Avenue and Oberon, there is a rather secluded lake called Oberon Lake One. Driving on Oberon Road, you wouldn't know it was there as the fill the tracks run on blocks the view of the lake. However, from a slightly elevated vantage point, you can clearly see the lake, as can passengers aboard this evening's eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108247 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 1025 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the west switch of Crescent as afternoon storms build to the southwest over the plains. There is a break here in the Tunnel District as Tunnel 19 is just out of sight to the west and Tunnel 18 is east of Crescent, which is a 5,550 foot long siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108246 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 906 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses the grade crossing at Plain, heading for points west. The next stop will be Fraser in a little over an hour. There is nothing coming east on the Moffat at the moment, so the train has a clear shot west. In the distance, you might notice the east portal of Tunnel 4! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108245 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 990 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Today's westbound Zephyr lost about 90 minutes in the Osceola, IA / Creston, IA area last night. It was able to make up some time between Fort Morgan and Denver and is now only about an hour late as it heads west on the main at Plain. For the first time (that I can recall) since the pandemic hit, the Zephyr has eight superliners, including three coaches! It has only been running with seven for quite some time. Astute observers will be able to spot the west portal of Tunnel 1 near the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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