Photo ID: 110663 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6391 and the rest of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest approaches the west portal of Tunnel 1, through the S-Curves east of Plain. After several days of somewhat unstable weather, with quite a bit of wind over clouds, there isn't a cloud in the sky this morning, Independence Day 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110662 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver held the main at Plain for a meet with the westbound Zephyr. After the Zephyr cleared the east switch, the manifest received a clear (green) to continue east. Here, the train is out of Plain and rolling toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110661 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Anything look weird or out of place in this picture? The crossing gate for opposing traffic at the 66th Avenue grade crossing is stuck up. This crossing has a center median and "quad gates" because it is a quite zone. When working properly, trains do not use their horns at this crossing. However, since the crossing gate is malfunctioning, trains are currently using their horns here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110660 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There is a short stretch of track between the cut west of Carr Street and the curve along Oberon Lake where the tracks run north northwest (for westbounds). It is a great place, particularly in the summer months, to get westbound with decent lighting in the morning. Case-in-point is this morning's westbound California Zephyr, with AMTK 18 and AMTK 824 on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110659 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is only going about 20 MPH as it approaches the grade crossing at 66th Avenue in Arvada. Part of the grade crossing is currently broken, so there is a standing "XH" order at the crossing. This means trains must go slow enough to stop if a car darts out in front of them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110650 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 321 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The head end of the westbound Zephyr is stopped in the OS at Prospect Jct. The train is technically on Main 2, with Main 1 over to the right of the frame. The nose of AMTK 18 is actually in Yard Limits and out of CTC. The only stretch of CTC on Main 2 here at Prospect Jct is between the two signals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110648 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 496 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is arriving in Denver, having made up some time on the trip in from Fort Morgan. Once the train clears the wye bridge over the South Platte, it'll back across the Buck main into Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110647 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses over the South Platte River and approach a restricting signal at Prospect Junction. The Denver skyline stands tall in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110645 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Amtrak A BNSF Heritage 2 C44-9W, a Phase 5 P42DC, and a Phase 7 P42DC certainly make for a rather unique and highly colorful consist on the point of the westbound Zephyr! AMTK 174 experienced some mechanical issues, so the BNSF unit was added to the point in Denver. Now, running about four hours late, the train approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110644 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Amtrak The Zephyr is running about four hours late on this July day. Three hours were lost in the mid-west due to severe thunderstorms and flood warnings. In Denver, BNSF 4762 was added to the point as AMTK 174 was suffering from some mechanical issues. Here, the very colorful consist is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110616 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passengers on the Zephyr, and on the private car Bella Vista, can look out and observe major construction project on the Gross Reservoir dam. The dam is being raised by nearly 200 feet, and will triple the capacity of the reservoir. The reservoir is one of the primary sources of drinking water for Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110615 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr just emerged from the first of the 28 tunnels between Denver and the Moffat Tunnel. Amtrak has increased the pricing for hauling private cars and also reduced the number of stations from which they are willing to pick up or drop off the cars. As a result, private cars have become something of a rarity on the Zephyr. This morning, however, the Bella Vista dome car did indeed show up on the journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110614 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, we find the Bella Vista a private dome car, hitching a ride on the tail end of the westbound Zephyr. Coal Creek Canyon runs up through the mountains in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110613 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There are a lot of bushes and trees near the west end of Eisele (Clay), which means this spot always make for a really nice picture. Here, the westbound Zephyr just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end and is continuing west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110612 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The south edge of Big Ten Curve is not actually a curve at all! There is a straight stretch of track that is about 1,500 feet long between the east edge of Big Ten (by the wind break hoppers) and the curve that heads in to Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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