Photo ID: 107163 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1491 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has two extra cars it is giving a ride to! The Silver Rapids and the Silver Solarium came in to Denver on the eastbound Zephyr the previous Friday. Today, they are headed back home to California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107162 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1528 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a partly cloudy February morning, the westbound Zephyr approaches a clear signal at the intermediate at MP 14.5. The Zephyr is just about to receive a slow order from the dispatcher. Trains are limited to 10 MPH around Big Ten Loop at the moment due to very high winds. An occurrence not at all uncommon! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107161 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1413 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running about 25 minutes behind schedule because it had to pick up two private cars that spent the weekend in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107159 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 72nd Avenue Arvada, CO 1555 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On this cold February morning, the westbound Winter Park Express is led by AMTK 193 as the train approaches the 72nd Avenue grade crossing. After the power runs around the train in Winter Park, AMTK 156 will be in the lead for the trip back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107158 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 72nd Avenue Arvada, CO 1495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express just crossed over Kipling Street as it makes its way west on a very gloomy (and chilly) Sunday morning. The temperature outside is only 17°F. With the wind taken into consideration, it only feels to be about 9°F out. Still, any time is a good time for the new Ski Train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107157 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1909 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I include this shot of the Winter Park Express mainly to point out something interesting...note that the signal to the left of the train is showing a yellow aspect. You may ask how this is possible since the train is in the block beyond the signal! Before answer the question, also note the "R" on the milepost plate of the signal. The milepost reads as "565R". That "R" indicates this signal is a "Repeater". Not only does the signal not give any indication of the track here, it does not even give any permission to approaching trains. It simply repeats the condition of the signal at East Winter Park. This is done so westbound trains emerging from the Moffat Tunnel can know what to expect at the signal at East Winter Park. In this case, the signal is yellow because the Winter Park Express will make a reverse move behind the signal at East Winter Park. The train had to flag past the east switch because the Zephyr is still in the Moffat Tunnel at this point. The train will back up so it can get a clear signal through the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107156 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1997 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is just about the perfect scene for Winter Park and the Winter Park Express (Ski Train)! The snowing is coming down as passengers, no doubt tired from a good day on the slopes, board the train for the trip back to Denver. Meanwhile, I'm going to be stuck in the car, driving in the oncoming storm over Berthoud Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107155 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1922 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express sits along the platform at the base of the slopes of Winter Park. Passengers from the left are being released on to the platform in order to start the boarding process. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1963 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Following just six minutes behind the eastbound California Zephyr, we find the eastbound Winter Park Express! It is going to be a little delayed today as the dispatcher held the train at Fraser to wait for the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1893 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This was my last shot of the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the Zephyr on this February day in 2018. You can barely see any of the Amtrak equipment, so it isn't too hard to imagine this shot was taken in 1968 instead of 2018! Incidentally, Happy Birthday to the Silver Solarium, which turns 70 here in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107152 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1898 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The snow comes down as the eastbound Zephyr approaches the Vasquez Road grade crossing in Winter Park. After a couple of delays due to weather, the Zephyr is now rolling on clear signals and will have a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107151 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1745 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Fraser is a pretty popular destination for a lot skiers. While there is the Winter Park Express (Ski Train), it mainly bring up passengers from the Denver-area. Other skiers ride the California Zephyr to and from Fraser. Several passengers on the platform, including this gentleman, head for their assigned coach, ready to board. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107150 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1821 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love how each of the cars from the original California Zephyr all had names. Each one was named Silver something. Not only were they all named, but the three railroads that operated the train (CB&Q, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific) gave cars of the same type similar names. For example, all of the observation cars that were found on the end of the train were given names that somehow related to great views and/or celestial things. Western Pacific had the Silver Planet and Silver Crescent. CB&Q had the Silver Solarium, Silver Horizon, Silver Penthouse, and Silver Lookout. Rio Grande had the Silver Sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107149 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1820 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Silver Solarium has a good looking neon sign on the tail end, advertising its history. Love the representation of the Golden Gate Bridge, too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107148 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1902 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love Amtrak and I am really happy that the California Zephyr continues to run in 2018. But there sure is something elegant about the Budd-built cars of the original Zephyr! The Silver Solarium (and the Silver Rapids ahead of it) sit on the main at the platform at Fraser. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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