Photo ID: 108818 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek Canyon (MP 22.8 to MP 23.4) Arvada, CO 681 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer After many years of losing trains from the Moffat (The American Orient Express, the Anschutz Ski Train, the Circus Train, nearly Amtrak due to COVID, etc), it is really great to see a passenger train added to the Moffat this year! The Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks is a deluxe train that makes two weekly round trips between Denver, CO and Moab, UT. Here, the train is climbing up the grade from Coal Creek toward Tunnel 1. Rumor has it that two of the Mountaineer GP40-2L units will receive PTC prior to the start of the train running in April 2022. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108817 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer After meeting a unit oil train at Leyden, UP 5107 - wearing a "wrap" to represent the Rocky Mountaineer - throttles up as it works to accelerate the train up to track speed. UP 5105, another SD70M wearing a wrap, is down for mechanical issues at the moment. So a non-wrapped UP SD70M is filling in at the moment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108816 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 26, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 685 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer Fall colors are slowly starting to appear in the Arvada neighborhood of Five Parks, the backdrop for a meet between the Rocky Mountaineer on the main and a unit oil train stopped on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108783 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 15, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 4 (MP 26.0, 174 ft) Arvada, CO 650 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) RMR The westbound Rocky Mountaineer exists from Tunnel 3 at the left and enters in to Tunnel 4 at the right. Passengers aboard the train definitely have a fantastic view out the windows overlooking the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108782 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 15, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 1042 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) RMR The first official run of the "Rockies to the Red Rocks" Rocky Mountaineer heads west on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. The Rocky Mountaineer worked out an arrangement with Union Pacific to allow the operation of this train on a portion of the former Rio Grande. It will operate west on Sundays and Wednesdays from Denver to Glenwood Springs, CO. It will stay there overnight and run on Mondays and Thursdays west to near Moab, UT on the Cane Creek Sub. Passengers will disembark there and new passengers for the trip east will be picked up. It will then return to Glenwood Springs, CO. On Tuesdays and Fridays, the train will run east from Glenwood Springs, CO to Denver. The two UP SD70Ms being leased for the operation - UP 5107 and UP 5105 - have been give a wrap to cover up the flag and "Union Pacific" on the long hood, replaced with "Rocky Mountaineer". The train here is between Tunnels 2 and 3, just west of Plain around MP 25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108781 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 15, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 716 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) RMR It would appear the conductor on the westbound "Rockies to the Red Rocks" in taking in the views with a few shots from along the long hood as the train climbs up Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108780 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 15, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 1024 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) RMR A pair of UP SD70Ms, wearing a "wrap" that is covering the flag and "Union Pacific" in favor of "Rocky Mountaineer", lead the first revenue run of the "Rockies to the Red Rocks". The train is climbing west out of Rocky and climbing up Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108755 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 40 Grand County, CO 721 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The eastbound Rocky Mountaineer is right smack in the middle of Little Gore Canyon in between Tunnels 39 and 40. This stretch of highly scenic track is between the sidings of Radium and Azure, about 114 miles west of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108754 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Bond) Bond, CO 676 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer UP 5105 has the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer rolling east on the siding through Bond. Most UP trains would change crews at Bond, but that was not the case with the Mountaineer. Crews from the Canadian-based tourist railroad have made the trip to Colorado and have qualified for running on the former Rio Grande. A single crew will operate between Denver and Glenwood Springs (and vice versa). Here, the train is on the siding as it will be meeting the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108753 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Eagle County, CO 668 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A few miles west of Bond has the Rocky Mountaineer rolling east along the Colorado River. Chasing a new passenger train on a beautiful day is a great way to spend a few hours on the 4th of July. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108752 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell Eagle County, CO 655 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The west end of Dell is on a long, nearly 180° curve as the tracks follow the Colorado River. The middle stretch of the siding, however, is nice a straight. That is the part of Dell the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer is follow along now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108751 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell Eagle County, CO 667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer On the main at Dell, the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer wraps along the Colorado River with a pair of UP SD70Ms on the point. Dell is one of two sidings on the Dotsero Cutoff between Dotsero and Bond. As is the case with most siding, it also has a house track, although it is a stub end house track, only accessible from the west. There have been rumors in the last year or so that UP has considered taking Dell out of service, spiking the switches, to reduce the amount of maintenance required on the former Rio Grande. So far, that has not happened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108750 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero Dotsero, CO 715 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The eastbound Rockies to the Red Rocks crosses over the Eagle River as it starts on the west end of Dotsero Cutoff. The mileposts here change from the distance to Denver via Pueblo (342 miles) to the distance to Denver direct over the Moffat (164 miles). The Eagle River, which follows Tennessee Pass on its west slope, joins the Colorado River here at Dotsero. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108748 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 960 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Note two UP crewman on the ground, checking out the main reservoir on one of the passenger cars of the Rocky Mountaineer. These cars will be used on the Rockies to the Red Rocks passenger train starting up in August 2021. Two of these cars are similar to the sightseer lounge car on Amtrak, offering up larger windows and a great view. It is great having a new train come to the Moffat with so many trains leaving over the last decade or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108746 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rockies to the Red Rockies special heads west on the siding at Tabernash amidst a beautiful summer scene in the Colorado high country. UP's thrice-weekly MGJNY is tied down on the main in the background, necessitating the passenger train running through the siding. Several UP dignitaries are riding on this "dry run" of the special. It is rumored that CEO Lance Fritz himself may even be on board! This special will be starting service on August 11 and running through November 18 in 2021 for anyone that wants to book a trip from Denver, CO to Moab, UT (or back). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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