Photo ID: 104931 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 1765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr had some issues between Denver and Winter Park. It was necessary to borrow a UP SD70M from a manifest. Now, running a little over 90 minutes late, the train is arriving at the depot in Glenwood Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104930 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero Cutoff Eagle County, CO 1777 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr is rolling on clear signals about two miles east of Dotsero. The train is running on time as it heads down the Dotsero Cutoff toward Bond. Amtrak is taking advantage of the slow season (ridership is generally down in winter months) and is reducing long distanced trains to just six Superliners. This is allowing them to refurbish some of the cars. Interestingly, while they are doing this, the Lounge Car is being placed directly behind the baggage car. Generally, it is in the middle of the train next to the Dining Car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104841 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada 1807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Ten years ago, there were only two tracks along here. The Moffat Tunnel Main (UP's track), furthest from camera and the Golden Sub (BNSF's line to Golden) nearest the camera. UP's Main 2 (which Amtrak is on) and the Arvada Siding are relatively new. UP supplies the coal for the Coors Brewery. UP leaves loaded hoppers on the Arvada Siding and BNSF's "Beer Run" picks it up. Also of note, this is the first shot I've taken from the recently rebuilt Sheridan Blvd overpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104840 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada Siding (MP 6 to MP 7) Arvada 1746 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running nearly three hours late, the westbound Zephyr passes by a lot of work on the new commuter rail being constructed north and west of Denver. The Zephyr is running on Main 2, which is typical of most trains between Arvada and C&S Junction. The commuter rail is being constructed parallel to the tracks, and there is a Form B on Main 1 during the day to protect construction workers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104829 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 24, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The five-hour-late westbound California Zephyr heads west down the mainline at Leyden. The train has a fairly typical summer consist that includes a baggage car, four coaches, three sleepers, a dining car, and a sightseer lounge car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104828 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 24, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1801 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak While passengers probably aren't too happy when the westbound Zephyr is running five hours late, I like it strictly from a railfan point of view. Why? The lighting at 1:30pm is better for a westbound than it is at 8:30am! A tree frames the westbound Zephyr as it hustles - quite late - through Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104827 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 24, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1783 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A flood near Osceola, IA washed out the tracks early Saturday morning. Consequently, the westbound Zephyr was delay for a few hours. By the time it departed Denver, it was running about five hours late. Here, the train rounds the curve at the east end of Leyden, doing its best to make up for lost time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104807 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1690 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes by the west end of Rollins on the main, heading for some inclement weather. Notice the whitish-hue in front of the mountains on the far right side of the picture (above Amtrak)? That isn't fog, that is hail! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104806 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1884 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As is rather common in the summer in Colorado, clear morning skies have given way to overcast and stormy afternoon conditions. There is a light rain at the west end of Rollins and a dime-sized hail storm between Rollins and Tolland. Neither of these facts slow down Amtrak, however, as it continues its journey west toward California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104805 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada 1902 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful August afternoon as the westbound Zephyr, with nine Superliners, decelerates as it approaches the west end of Barbara's Gulch. The track curvature is about to increase which mean train speeds must decrease. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104804 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada 1979 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Leaving the urban scene behind, the westbound Zephyr is charging west (in and out of shadows) through Barbara's Gulch. It is a very dead Sunday on the Moffat and the four hour late Zephyr won't see another train until the west side of the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104803 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2019 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak I really like this particular shot as I feel that there is a lot of great stuff captured in it. First off, of course, is the fact that Amtrak is still running (for the time being) in 2014! Coors Field, a year away from its 20th birthday, stands on the left side of the shot. 20th Street, which use to leave Denver on a raised viaduct, now descends underneath the tracks. And, of course, there is Denver's skyline in the background! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104802 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2009 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Transportation explosion! While it make not be passenger trains in the traditional sense, commuter trains will be coming to Union Station in 2016. The two tracks on the left side of this shot will be for the commuter rail that will run 23 miles east to Denver International Airport. The two tracks on the right side of the shot will run just over 11 miles northwest to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. The two tracks in the middle are for non-commuter trains such as Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104801 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 3088 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A good elevated look at the new Train Hall at Union Station, as well as a lot of the recent Urban development surrounding the station. A four hour late California Zephyr is pulling out of the station on Track 4, ready to head west. Note the private car parked at the tail end of Track 5 to the right of the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104800 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 1812 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Here is a shot that is drastically different from what you would have seen a few years earlier! Take a peek at the ninth picture that I added to my website, taken from close to the same perspective back in April 2002! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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