Photo ID: 112301 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Desert (6,020 ft) Emery County, UT 412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak You generally have to be quick on the trigger to get a shot of the Zephyr out here in the Utah desert. With the wide open spaces, many spots have a track speed of 79 MPH for passenger trains, and the Zephyr takes advantage of that! In this shot, the train is on the main at Desert, a very appropriate name for a siding here! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112300 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Desert to Vista (MP 568.2 to MP 573.7) Emery County, UT 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr is running about 45 minutes late this morning, moving at track speed (79 MPH) on the approach to the west switch of Desert. US-6 follows the tracks along here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112288 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction to CP RG450 (MP 449.1 to MP 450.1) Grand Junction, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr departs the station at Grand Junction. A coal train that loaded at the West Elk Mine is actually making a reverse move onto the lead track along the main. It will be ready to depart west after the Zephyr departs and the Rocky Mountaineer comes through. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112286 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction (Amtrak Depot) Grand Junction, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is making an on-time station stop at Grand Junction. Passengers have about five minutes to step off the train here for a quick stretch. The engineer and conductor also change crews here. A Salt Lake City crew will board the train for the journey west across the Utah desert. The Denver crew, getting off the train, will stay in Grand Junction overnight and take tomorrow's eastbound train back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112285 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction (Amtrak Depot) Grand Junction, CO 148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak Running right on time, the westbound Zephyr is slowly pulling into the station at Grand Junction. Several passengers wait on the platform, ready to board the train for the continued trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112283 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Depot (MP 360.1) Glenwood Springs, CO 159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak A handful of passengers are on the platform, waiting to board the westbound Zephyr, now pulling into the siding. The driver for the Hotel Colorado waits to take inbound passengers across the Colorado river, to the classic hotel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112278 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG343 (West Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Passing by the signals at the west end of Dotsero, AMTK 199 and AMTK 79 lead the eastbound Zephyr. The train is running about 50 minutes late this afternoon as the train takes the siding to meet with a UP oil empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112277 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG343 (West Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr winds through the curves approaching Dotsero, and indeed takes the siding at Dotsero, meeting a westbound UP oil train that is holding the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112275 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly to Glenwood (MP 355.6 to MP 359.7) Garfield County, CO 175 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak One of the most scenic places any long distance Amtrak train traverses is Glenwood Canyon. In addition to the tracks and the Colorado River, the canyon contains I-70. This was one of the final major pieces of the interstate system to be completed. Until the 1980s, I-70 was just a two lane highway through the canyon. Now, it is four lanes through the entire thing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112273 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG388 (West Rifle) Rifle, CO 184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with AMTK 199 and AMTK 79 for power, just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rifle. The train will meet the Minturn Local here, already waiting in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112246 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 187 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It looks like it could be December, but in fact we are over halfway through April as a substantial spring storm brings a lot of snow to the area. The westbound Zephyr heads into Tunnel 1, trying to make up a bit of time. It is almost 90 minutes late this morning, due to extreme weather between Denver and Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112245 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 182 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 187, sporting Phase 7 paint, rolls west on the main track across 66th Avenue in Arvada. The train is almost 90 minutes late this morning, delayed due to weather in the mid-west. As you can see, snow is falling hard here in Arvada as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112244 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 17, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is running about two hours late as it accelerates toward the west switch of Leyden. The overcast skies and the fading light has resulted in a bit of a low-light shot, with a hit of blur in the Zephyr. The third unit is AMTK 371, a brand new ALC-42 Charger, being transported from the Siemens plant in California to Chicago and, quite possibly, on to Beech Grove, In after that. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112243 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 198 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The leaves on trees are working on making their spring comeback as the eastbound Zephyr descends from Big Ten Curve. AMTK 203, painted in commemoration of Operation Lifesaver's 50th Anniversary, is leading the train this afternoon. A number of spring storms have been rolling through the area, creating some fantastically dramatic clouds to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112242 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After an afternoon of overcast skies, the sun managed to squeak through some clouds and make an appearance at the perfect time! Great light was cast on the eastbound Zephyr as it descends Big Ten Curve with Operation Lifesaver P42DC, AMTK 203 leading the way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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