Photo ID: 104406 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 7, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1478 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a couple months off from taking pictures (and getting married!), I finally made it track side again. I was surprised to find one of Amtrak's heritage units (AMTK 184, Phase IV) coincidentally on the train. Unfortunately, it was not leading the 4 1/2 hour late Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104403 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 25, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1653 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The conductor from a Heritage 1 led BNSF manifest gives a wave to the westbound Zephyr at east Leyden. The conductor will give Amtrak a look over as it rolls by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104402 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 25, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful Spring morning as the on-time Zephyr rolls west past the east switch of Leyden. The grass is really starting to green up and leaves will be appearing on the trees soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104401 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 25, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The owner of the land on the north side of the tracks at Leyden recently cut down a few trees that were obscuring the east switch of Leyden from 82nd Avenue. Whatever the motivation, I'm glad it was done as it allows for shots like this to be possible for the first time in over a decade! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104400 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 15, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 2052 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rolls through Leyden with AMTK 41 on the point. The P42DCs used on Amtrak's long distance trains can frequently get "stuck" running on the same train for months at a time. Indeed, AMTK 41 led the Zephyr when I was on it, two months prior to this picture. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104399 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 15, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1987 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Tax Day 2013 finds the westbound Zephyr running right on time as it rounds the bend, kicking up snow, at the east switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104394 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 2145 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I love that you can still find spots in the urban Denver-Metro area to find shots like this! Colorado definitely still has that western feel to it. The horses here were far more interested in me and what I was doing than the westbound Zephyr gliding by at track speed in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104393 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A trio of horses are far more interested in the fresh hay than in the westbound Zephyr approaching in the background. After a brief delay for a coal trains (whose crew was running short on time) at Arvada, the Zephyr is only off schedule by about ten minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104373 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 11, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1965 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With the Denver skyline standing tall in the distance, the on-time westbound Zephyr passes by the east end of Leyden on a clear signal. On this particular morning, the Zephyr had a trio of P42DCs leading the train out of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104372 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 11, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 2069 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As is often the case, the area along the front range of the Rockies in Colorado has been getting more snow after the new year than before. March is, in fact, the snowiest month in Colorado. Plenty of the white stuff remains from the blizzard two days earlier as the westbound Zephyr approaches the east switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104359 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 25, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 1857 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak is kicking up the snow the morning after 10+ inches of the white stuff fell in Arvada. The clear skies brought with it chilly temperatures, and it is only 18°F (-8°C) as the on-time Zephyr approaches 66th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104340 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 2200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Minutes after passing the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road (for which the control box and tracks are visible in the foreground), the westbound Zephyr is about to disappear in to Tunnel 1 on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104339 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 1831 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Having successfully navigated the S-Curves at Blue Mountain, the westbound Zephyr is making the ascent from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1. The hotbox detector at MP 22.6 is visible in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104338 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 1966 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 809, a P40DC, is leading the westbound Zephyr on this morning. The P40DCs were delivered with 4,000 HP compared to the 4,250 in their P42DC successors. However, having gone through several rebuild programs, the P40s on the road now (including 809 in this picture) have had electrical upgrades and engine modifications from GE and are now rated at 4,250 HP as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104337 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 21, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 2329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a very Christmasy scene at Blue Mountain road crossing as the westbound California Zephyr approaches. This is the most snow the Front Range has seen all winter long! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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