Photo ID: 107516 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1442 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is two minutes past 7 o'clock in the evening as the westbound Zephyr rounds the curve out of Eisele and approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. Some fantastic lighting for the late CZ. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107515 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It would figure that the one cloud in the sky that could get in the way and cast a shadow on the scene, did get in the way and cast a shadow just as a very late Zephyr rolls west. Looks like the guys in the cab have taken notice of the camera! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107514 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1578 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is very rare that the westbound Zephyr has light like this when it departs Denver! A BNSF derailment in Illinois resulted in the Zephyr being 10 hours late in to Denver. Here, the train is just west of Leyden and charging west through a "sucker hole" in the clouds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107513 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1650 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The Zephyr picked up quite a few bug impacts on the journey across the plains and in to Denver. So, engineer Gary gets a little creative and uses a water bottle with some soap mixed in to attempt to clean off the windshield a bit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107512 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1577 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A 10 hour later Westbound Zephyr sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station, waiting for passenger to finish boarding and all the bags to be loaded to the train can depart west, hopefully making up a little time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107511 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1436 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak From the end of Track 4, we look back toward the class "Union Station" sign. The sign itself is somewhat distorted from the head radiating off of AMTK 123. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107510 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1565 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak While stopped in Denver, the Amtrak P42DCs on the point of the Zephyr get their diesel fuel topped off. Here, the nozzle is hook up to AMTK 169 as an Amtrak employee supervises. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107509 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 25, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Considering that it is a quarter to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, you might think that this the eastbound California Zephyr sitting on Track 4 at Denver Union Station. In fact, this is a very late westbound Zephyr! The train is just over 10 hours late due to a BNSF derailment in Illinois. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107508 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1501 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After passing through Eisele and wrapping around the main part of Big Ten Curve, the eastbound Zephyr is now descending down toward a clear signal at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107507 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Plenty of green with some yellow flower mixed in creates a beautiful scene as the eastbound Zephyr rolls toward the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. The train has green signals the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107506 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1563 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running right on time, makes its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on the approach to the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107500 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue Arvada, CO 1333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful May morning for the westbound Zephyr as it crosses 80th Avenue in Arvada on the approach to Leyden. If you noticed what looks to be pink or purple on a Superliner toward the back of the train, you are correct! That coach was used on the Winter Park Express and the wrap has not yet been removed from the car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107492 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Unfortunately, most of the fields in the Denver area spend much more of the year looking brownish and dead than they do green and alive. Fortunately, May is a time when they are typically the greenest! And passengers onboard the eastbound California Zephyr can enjoy the view as the train rolls by just west of Leyden, running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107485 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at one of the Amtrak California Comet cars, which is headed back to California after a couple weeks away...granted I am not entirely sure what the reason was for leaving. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107484 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1557 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The cold (and oftentimes snowy) weather of the Winter has given way to a fantastically green Spring as the westbound Zephyr heads west at Plain. May has brought above average rainfall to the Denver area, which in turn has really greened up the fields. The Zephyr has three Amtrak California Comet cars in tow. I happened to shoot these cars two weeks ago when they were coming east on the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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