Photo ID: 105466 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1797 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Afternoon clouds are moving in and blocking the sun as the eastbound California Zephyr departs the siding at Leyden eastbound. A westbound BNSF manifest was holding the main at Leyden, forcing the Zephyr to run through the siding. The train is running close to on time and hopefully its stop in Denver will not change that. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105419 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 1818 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After making its way around Big Ten Curve, the eastbound California Zephyr is descending toward the west switch of Rocky on a clear signal. In the distance (to the right), the Denver skyline stands illuminated by the evening sun. As you can see, not all of Denver is receiving the same (direct) light thanks to scattered afternoon rain clouds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105418 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1715 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr is running right on time as it winds its way through the curves at the case of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is approaching the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing as seen from across the valley, further up the same road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105402 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 72nd Avenue Arvada, CO 1584 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An hour-late California Zephyr has clear signals as it approaches the grade crossing at 72nd Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105224 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Chacra Glenwood Springs, CO 1848 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak I wish there had been a bit more sunlight for this shot. Unfortunately, there were just too many clouds in the sky. The eastbound Zephyr is moving through the canyon west of Glenwood Springs along the Colorado River. Because the tracks are on the south side of the canyon - and because there are not a lot of great places to pull over to shoot - there are not a lot of pictures from this canyon. Which is unfortunately because the canyon has some beautiful colors between the green foliage and the red rocks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105223 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG408 (East Una) Garfield County, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr has a clear signal at the east end of Una. The train is making track speed at 70 MPH, but will be slowing down in about a mile as there is a short 20 MPH slow order not far ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105222 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Una Garfield County, CO 1941 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak While I have shot a fair amount along the Glenwood Springs Subdivision between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction, I have never actually shot at the siding of Una. At least, not prior to this shot! The tracks can largely be seen from I-70 between Glenwood and Grand Junction. However, from west of Parachute (near Una) to De Beque, the tracks and I-70 separate. You have to take old US-6 to follow the tracks directly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105221 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Una Garfield County, CO 1942 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is moving along at track speed (70 MPH) on the mainline at Una. Union Pacific is in standard "summer maintenance mode", with a slew of maintenance vehicles parked on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Clifton Fruitvale, CO 2305 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak A pair of brand new ACS-64 (built by Siemens) are being moved on the Zephyr from California to Chicago. There, another train will take the engines to the Northeast Corridor. The units feature cabs at both ends of the unit and are, of course, electric. You can see the pantographs (red) on the top which can be extended to connect to the catenary above the rails for power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105219 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Clifton Fruitvale, CO 1853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak After a slight delay stopped at the depot in Grand Junction (due to a mechanical issue), the eastbound Zephyr is back on the roll in the town of Fruitvale just outside Grand Junction. The train has a fresh crew on board. Grand Junction is a crew change point for Amtrak. The eastbound Zephyr has a crew run it from Salt Lake City (home base) to Grand Junction (away base). Then, a new crew hops on to take the train from Grand Junction (away base) to Denver (home base). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105218 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1783 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak I got this picture specifically for the beautiful mesas visible in the distance, west of Grand Junction. It is quite possibly the only time that such a shot will be possible with an ACS-64 (destined to run along the Northeast Corridor) in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105217 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered 70 ACS-64 electric engines from Siemens for use along the Northeast Corridor. These units will replace the 52 AEM-7 (built by EMD) units and 15 HHP-8 (built by Bombardier) currently in use. The units will be numbered from 600-669. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105216 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak If you live in Colorado, don't expect to see too many shots of an ACS-64! The only reason this one was possible was because the unit had just been manufactured and was on enroute to the Northeast Corridor where it will be used. If you live along the Northeast Corridor, you'll be getting used to these units very soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105215 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1680 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Amtrak has ordered a new fleet of ACS-64 electric locomotives from Siemens. The units will replace the aging AEM-7s and have already replaced the (relatively young) HHP-8s. Since these are manufactured in California, they travel from California to Chicago via the California Zephyr. From there, they will continue on to the Northeast to enter service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105211 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 24, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr, running a little late, is pulling down the Depot Siding in Grand Junction, preparing for its scheduled station stop. You can see the Grand Junction depot in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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