Photo ID: 112843 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 20, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak UP 1616, leading a UP passenger special, sits tied down in the storage yard at North Yard while the morning California Zephyr, running a few minutes late, rolls by on the main track. Wonder how many people on the train took note of the specially painted SD70M? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112837 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak UP's steam train excursion proceeds north on the Greeley Sub toward Cheyenne to the left, while the California Zephyr prepares to continue to Denver on BNSF's Brush Sub, coming from Chicago, to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112834 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, running just a few minutes late, has come to a stop on the main track on BNSF's Brush Sub at the diamond at Sand Creek. UP's steam excursion is about to depart north and has priority across the diamond over the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112793 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr heads west on the main at East Portal, heading for clear (green) signal at the west end, as it heads into the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. Fun fact, eastbound trains at Winter Park almost never receive a green signal, but rather a yellow when departing Winter Park eastbound. This is because, in nearly every circumstance, the Moffat Tunnel curtain (for ventilating) is closed when the train first enters the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112792 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This Amtrak car, named Pacific Bend, was originally by the Budd company in 1950 for Union Pacific. It was transferred to Amtrak as part of passenger equipment transfer in the early 1970s with the formation of Amtrak. Most recently, the car has served as a dorm car for Amtrak crews, as well as part of Amtrak Exhibit train several years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112791 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is an Amtrak Metroliner (Amfleet) car, primarily used in the Northeast, along the Northeast Corridor. These types of cars, which are a single level, are designed to fit through the relatively tight tunnels in the New York City area, specifically. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112790 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is an Amtrak Viewliner 2 car, order about 10 years ago. This particular version is a Baggage/Dorm car. It is a single level car used primarily on trains east of Chicago. It is headed west on the Zephyr, for reasons unknown. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112789 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of P42DCs leads the Zephyr westbound on the approach to East Portal. There were rumors about 20 years ago that Amtrak was going to add a second main track through here, connection East Portal and Tolland. With the downturn in coal traffic, that possibility has become something for the "ideas never implemented" book. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112788 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At over 9,000 feet above sea level, the westbound Zephyr is just around the corner from the east switch of East Portal, where a clear (green) signal awaits it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112784 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr includes an Amfleet car, which is typically used in the Northeast corridor and eastern routes. It also includes a Viewliner car, typically used on eastbound trains out of Chicago, and a single level sleeper car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112783 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr charges west on the main at Eisele (Clay), meeting an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver, waiting patiently in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112780 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 286 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the California Zephyr wraps around the north edge of Big Ten Curve, west of Rocky, you can see an eastbound BNSF manifest sitting in the siding at Eisele (Clay). The manifest already met the Rocky Mountaineer, and is waiting on the Zephyr next. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112779 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is transporting three additional cars this morning, ahead of the baggage car, as the train rolls west at Rocky. Overcast skies allowed for some good shots from the "opposite" side of the tracks, which would normally be case in the shadows. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112744 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak AMTK 151 and AMTK 169 cross over the two main tracks at the north end of the BNSF Pikes Peak Subdivision. Coal trains moving back and forth between the Powder River Basin and Texas (largely) pass over the two mains here. RTD's B-Line and G-Line commuter rails cross over the diamond at this location, too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112743 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The morning Zephyr passes underneath Park Avenue West as it departs Union Station. The train is currently on the Buck Lead, on the approach to 23rd Street, the control point that crosses the Buck Lead with the far north end of the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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