Photo ID: 108242 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr skirts the western edge of Barr Lake, several birds fly along the surface of the water and away from the rapidly-moving passenger train. In the distance, you can see Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14-ers, standing tall in the morning sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108241 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr creates a nice silhouette against the morning sun at Barr Lake. The train is running about 1 hour and 15 minutes behind schedule this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108230 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 887 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Today's Zephyr has seven Superliners, which has been the norm since COVID-19 hit earlier this year. However, there is one additional car catching a ride behind the Superliners. This is an Amtrak California Capitol Corridor car. It runs between San Jose and Sacramento and is head back to California after having some repairs made in Beech Grove, Indiana. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108229 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 980 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr zips by alongside CO-72 just west of Leyden. The neighborhoods of Leyden Rock and Leyden Ranch, which started construction in 2013, are nearing completion behind the train. The land this neighborhood is built on was annexed by the city of Arvada shortly before construction started. Now, over 1,500 homes exist near the Moffat Tunnel Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108210 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 22, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr just crossed Simms Street in Arvada and is approaching a clear signal at the east end of Leyden. In the distance, you can clearly see the Denver Skyline, where the Zephyr just departed from about 30 minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108209 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 20, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the grade crossing at Crescent, the Zephyr is wrapping around the near-180° curve toward the west switch. With as few trains as there are running on the Moffat these days, it's likely been many days or even weeks since the siding here at Crescent was last used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108208 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 20, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1058 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 184, the Phase IV Heritage Unit, is making another round trip on the Zephyr. Alas, it is second in the consist as the 20 minute late Zephyr rolls west on the main at Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108207 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 847 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Emerging from Tunnel 1 to the west, the Zephyr continues its climb up the east slope of the Rockies up to the Moffat Tunnel. Just around the corner ahead of the Zephyr is a clear signal at the east switch of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108206 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 1000 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The head end of the Zephyr is just about to duck in Tunnel 1, having gained a few hundred feet since crossing Blue Mountain Road just out of the frame to the left. CO-72 heads up Coal Creek Canyon to the top-right. Interestingly, when David Moffat was building the line in 1902, one of the possible routes surveyors considered would have taken the tracks straight up Coal Creek Canyon, where CO-72 disappears in the background. This would have necessitated a long tunnel (to get from present day Crescent Village to Pinecliff). It was largely due to this the railroad opted to instead take the current alignment along the Front Range to South Boulder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108205 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 934 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with seven Superliners in tow, makes its way up from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. CO-72 does head west up Coal Creek Canyon, meeting up with the tracks again in Pinecliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108204 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 971 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The hills at Blue Mountain are very green this morning as the westbound Zephyr passes by the grade crossing and the hot box detector at MP 22.6. The train is on time and should not hit any major delays in the foreseeable future. No eastbounds coming against it anywhere nearby. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108203 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1086 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it approaches the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. A summer cold front moved in to the Denver area yesterday, producing a lot of overnight rain setting up a sky full of dramatic clouds in the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108201 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 20 (MP 32.5, 458 ft) Boulder County, CO 853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just a few days before the official start of summer, the westbound Zephyr is briefly visible in the Tunnel District as it moves between Tunnel 19 and Tunnel 20. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108200 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 1000 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it leaves Crescent behind and gets ready to duck in to Tunnel 19. One of the more well-known landmarks that passengers on the Zephyr watch for is Gross Reservoir. The dam is one of the primary water supplies for Denver and currently holds roughly 14 billion gallons of water. As Denver is growing though, there is a project to also raise Gross Reservoir another 131 feet by 2025. This will nearly triple the amount of water in Gross Reservoir, adding 25 billion gallons of capacity, allowing a total of roughly 39 billion gallons of water to be stored. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108197 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1488 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak For much of the year, the eastbound Zephyr departs Denver after dark. However, in the summer months, there is still a bit of light when it heads east. Here, just days before the official start of summer, the Chicago-bound train is right on time as it passes by Barr Lake, about 18 miles east of Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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