A look at first run of the 2019 Winter Park Express amid the pine trees at the east switch of Plain. No wraps on the cars this year and no specially painted unit to commemorate the season.
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For the first time in its three year history, the Winter Park Express includes a Sightseer Lounge car, providing for snacks for skiers heading to and from Winter Park. In its first two season, the train only had Coach Superliners.
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It is a fiery sunrise as the first daylight reflects off the side of the Winter Park Express at Leyden. It is the first run of the season on a temperate and beautiful January morning.
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The Winter Park Express is running right on time as it knocks down the signal at East Leyden for the first run of the season. The train will run on weekends plus the first two Friday's of January, February, and March.
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The Denver skyline is bathed in morning light as the first run of the Winter Park Express approaches a clear signal at East Leyden.
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Not far west of Cliff, the tracks cross South Beaver Creek Road and South Boulder Creek (the actual creek!). On a sunny Saturday morning, an on-time Zephyr crosses the bridge over a largely frozen South Boulder Creek.
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It is a chilly Thursday morning as light snow falls west of Denver. Moving at track speed, the westbound Zephyr kicks up a lot of snow as it cruises toward a clear intermediate signal at MP 14.5, just west of Leyden.
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Passing by milepost 6, the Zephyr accelerates up to track speed as it says goodbye to Denver. Just ahead at the overpass, the train will move in to the suburb of Arvada as it continues its journey west.
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The westbound Zephyr is running an hour late as it approaches the Tennyson Street grade crossing on Main 2. UP will do a great job of keeping the train running on clear signals and the train will be 9 minutes early by the time it reaches Reno, NV.
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Just west of C&S Junction, the westbound Zephyr accelerates on Main 2 as it approaches the Tennyson Street grade crossing. The train is likely filled with Thanksgiving travelers, heading back for home.
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The Zephyr typically only has seven Superliners through most of the winter months as business tends to slow down. However, during the busiest travel week of the year, the Zephyr has nine Superliners today as the train heads west toward Barbara's Gulch. The train will stop briefly at Rocky to check on an issue with the second unit.
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On a sunny morning, the westbound Zephyr passes by the red Rocky Flats gas mask horse located on the north side of the tracks along CO-72. The Zephyr has a typical pair of P42DCs leading it on its journey west.
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Running a little under 2 hours late, the westbound Zephyr charge out of Leyden and heads west toward Barbara's Gulch. Whereas once there was nothing but open fields on the south side of the tracks here, now, there are backyards a plenty from the new Leyden Rock development in western Arvada.
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The westbound Zephyr is down to only seven Superliner, which is typical as we move in to the winter months. The train is approaching a clear signal (obscured by the tree) at West Leyden. Off in the distance, you can see the hopper on Big Ten Loop.
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Running about four hours late, the westbound Zephyr passes through a great fall scene at Leyden. Most of the trees have lost most of their leaves, but some are still lingering. The Zephyr has its typical consist on this October morning.
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