Photo ID: 106899 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running about 90 minutes late as it heads west out of Leyden. The train left Denver Union Station on time, but had two delays in the first seven miles of its trip west, neither being Amtrak's fault. The first problem was a Union Pacific freight train stuck in emergency at Utah Junction (on the diamond leading to the Belt). Took an hour for that train to get out of Amtrak's way. The second delay came in Arvada when the crew on the train contacted the dispatcher and requested police! Turns out there was a domestic dispute between a man and a woman and the woman needed to be removed from the train and taken in to custody. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106898 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Leyden, the Zephyr is moving at track speed through falling snow. About two inches of the white stuff fell overnight, and is continuing to fall off and on throughout the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106897 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 21, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1602 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The first day of winter brought with it the most measurable snow the Denver-Metro has had since last winter! The westbound Zephyr is running about 90 minutes late due to a couple of issues getting out of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106894 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr makes its way through the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch and toward Rocky. If you look in the distance, you'll notice an eastbound coal train coming around Big Ten Loop. The two trains will meet at Rocky, and because of the timing, neither will actually end up having to stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106893 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr looks to be ramped up for holiday travellers! This time of year, the Zephyr typically only has six to seven Superliners on it. Five days before Christmas, however, and the train has nine Superliners. This includes four coaches, a sightseer, a diner, an three sleepers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106892 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rolls west through Barbara's Gulch on an advanced approach (flashing yellow) signal. The train will be meeting an eastbound coal train at Rocky. The coal train is already halfway in to the siding at this point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106889 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1069 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running right on time, the westbound Zephyr kicks up some exhaust as it knocks down a clear signal at the east switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106888 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1081 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running on a clear signal, the Zephyr is started to accelerate again after having to slow for the grade crossing at 80th Avenue. It was reported that there were some issues with the gates and, as such, the Zephyr had to slow to 15 MPH to ensure the crossing was clear of cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106887 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1139 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is another beautiful and mild December morning in the Denver-Metro area as the westbound Zephyr, running right on time, approaches a clear signal at the east switch at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106871 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 18, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 1313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a mostly clear morning, despite some high, thin clouds, as the westbound Zephyr charges west. The train just crosses Carr Street and is now paralleling Oberon Road in Arvada. After a cold night, there is some morning frost clinging to the plants. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106870 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 18, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 1298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running just a few minutes behind schedule, the westbound Zephyr crosses Carr Street in Arvada and also passes through the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. This detector has a wire the runs up, across, and down around the track. The wire is the size of the smallest tunnel. If a car is too large to fit through a tunnel, it'll hit the wire and activate the detector. This ensure no cars will strike the inside of a tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106856 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9.7 Arvada, CO 1320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a crystal clear day in the Denver area yesterday, today starts off a bit different as a layer of clouds blocks the sun on a somewhat chilly December morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106855 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9.7 Arvada, CO 1268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes through Arvada, a suburb of northwest Denver. The train is approaching the grade crossing at Kipling Street and the intermediate signal at MP 9.8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106854 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9.5 Arvada, CO 1252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In between Arvada (the control point) and Leyden, the westbound Zephyr is running right on time on clear signals. If you looks closely, you will notice the very top of one of the skyscrapers in downtown Denver just over the tops of the tree lines toward the right side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106839 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 11, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At this time of year, when the westbound Zephyr departs Denver right on time, it is almost perfectly backlit on the approach to Leyden. Taking advantage of that fact, I set up for this shot of the Zephyr on a crystal clear Monday morning. A bit of low-lying mist is hanging around the Denver-metro area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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