Photo ID: 108449 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) Evans, CO 1237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak This might just turn out to be one of my favorite shots of 2020! An opportunity to get a shot like this does not happen often for a few reasons. First, the Zephyr is detouring through Wyoming and is crossing the South Platte River along US-85 on the south edge of Evans, CO. That alone is rare enough. Adding to that, however, is the fact that the Zephyr departed Denver at 3:30pm rather than its normal time of 8:05am, setting up for the great evening light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108448 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of La Salle La Salle, CO 847 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak If you are familiar with the California Zephyr and Colorado, that still may not help you in trying to determine the location of this shot! The Zephyr is just north of La Salle on UP's Greeley Sub. The train is detouring through Wyoming due to the closure of UP's Glenwood Springs Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108447 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 910 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak East meets west...actually, make that north meets south as we are in Platteville, CO for a very rare meeting location of the two California Zephyrs. The Grizzly Creek wildfire in Glenwood Canyon has the tracks closed, so the Zephyrs are detouring through Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108446 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 916 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has come to a stop in the siding at Platteville while waiting for the eastbound Zephyr. Amtrak has run regularly on the Greeley Sub at varying points in history. The San Francisco Zephyr ran here from 1971 to 1983 until Rio Grande stopped the Rio Grande Zephyr. Then, the California Zephyr started again and Amtrak left the (now) Greeley Sub. However, it returned in 1991 when Amtrak's Pioneer terminus was changed from Salt Lake City to Denver. Another change came two years later in 1993 when the Pioneer was reduced to a thrice-weekly train. Then, in 1997, the Pioneer was eliminated entirely, ending regular Amtrak train on the Greeley Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108445 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 1070 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is currently northbound in the siding at Platteville, passing by some Swift trailers parked nearby. A wildfire in Glenwood Canyon has closed the tracks and, consequently, the Zephyr is being rerouted through Wyoming between Denver and Salt Lake City. The train will meet its counterpart here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107652 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Hazeltine Commerce City, CO 1721 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Unfortunately, this year's Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train ended in tragedy. The train struck a pedestrian at 124th Avenue in Commerce City. I was at 120th Avenue, four blocks to the south. The crew made an emergency call to DS86 to report the incident. The train came to a stop and first responders were there almost immediately. I left and headed home right after this quick shot showing a cop arriving on scene, having a bit of a hard time keeping it together on the car ride. Nothing but prayers for the family involved and the steam crew onboard UP 844. The train remained stopped for nearly four hours as police investigated. Passengers on the train were taken off at the scene and loaded onto busses for the remainder of the trip in to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107651 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific It has been a stormy afternoon and the Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train depart La Salle south under mostly cloudy skies, a bit a smoke from the stack drifting off. The train is accelerating up toward a track speed of 60 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107650 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1478 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 is entering a stretch of track where the top speed is 60 MPH, so the throttle is opened up, unleashing a bunch of smoke from the stack. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107649 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1419 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP 844 crosses Weld County Road in downtown Carr, CO on its trip south back toward Denver. The population of Carr probably doubled as people showed up to checked out the Northern-type steam locomotive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107648 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 1624 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The Cheyenne Frontier Days steam train knocks down a clear signal at the north end of Carr. Engineer Ed Dickens looks out the cab of UP 844 as the train approaches the grade crossing at Carr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107619 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Laramie County, WY 1582 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Even though this shot did not have the best lighting of the day, overall I believe it was my favorite shot. UP 844 and UP 1943 are leading the Cheyenne Frontier Days train toward the Terry Ranch Road overpass just south of Speer Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107618 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Laramie County, WY 1621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The grade from Greeley, CO to Speer Jct, WY is a consist climb northbound. However, the grade increases from an average of 1% to 1.2% north of Carr. The Cheyenne Frontier Days train slows down a bit for the climb as UP 844 has work hard to pull the passenger train. Here, the train is rounding the curve toward Terry Ranch Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107617 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 1527 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific With engineer Ed Dickens at the throttle, other members of UP's steam team ride in the cab of UP 844 as the train slowly picked up speed, departing the depot at Greeley northbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107616 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 1568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Considering the hundreds of people that were present to check out UP 844 and the Cheyenne Frontier Days train, I was pretty happy I managed to get this roster shot in Greeley with only a single person in the shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107615 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greeley (8,349ft) Greeley, CO 1437 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific With its station stop in Greeley complete, UP 844 slowly starts to pull north, make sure everyone is clear of the tracks as it rolls. Starting up, UP 844 lets a puff of smoke out of the stack. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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