Photo ID: 108466 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Fort Lupton Weld County, CO 1158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Less than an hour before sunset, the eastbound (rerouted) Zephyr is moving quickly at track speed on the Greeley Sub just north of Fort Lupton. A smoky atmosphere from wildfires burning to the west are adding to the colors during this "golden hour" before sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108465 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Fort Lupton Weld County, CO 1068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak As the sun sinks lower in the west sky, the shadows grow longer. A rerouted California Zephyr passes by fields of crops just north of Fort Lupton about 27 miles north of Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108464 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Platteville (8,299ft) Platteville, CO 1003 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest sits patiently waiting in the siding at Platteville. The train has had to wait for two northbounds, and is now waiting for a rerouted California Zephyr to overtake it south. The Zephyr is out of La Salle and will come flying by on the main soon. The scene has a been of a pink tint to it as the sun tries to shine through smoke from a wildfire to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108463 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of La Salle Weld County, CO 931 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific A few miles south of La Salle, a northbound UP baretable intermodal train flies by the Peckham Feed shop. A single AC4400CW leads the long, empty train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108462 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed La Salle (8,800ft) La Salle, CO 1026 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak This scene has something of an other worldly feel to it as a rerouted California Zephyr comes to a stop at the south end of La Salle in the siding. What you see in the sky obscuring a very red sun are not clouds, but rather smoke from one of three major wildfires currently burning in Colorado. This fire is the Cameron Peak fire which, as of this photos, has burned nearly 6,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108461 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 995 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Now we are cooking! In true GE fashion, as the westbound Zephyr starts to accelerate, AMTK 180 belches out not only quite a bit of exhaust, but some pretty decent flames as well from the exhaust stack! GE units are notorious for doing this, although newer models seldom have this happen anymore. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108460 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 988 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak After the eastbound and westbound Zephyrs met here at Carr, the siding furthest to the north on UP's Greeley Subdivision, both trains continue on their way. In the distance is a trans-loading facility that was built within the last ten years or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108459 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak In the tiny town of Carr, CO, the dispatcher has set up a great meet between eastbound and westbound (rerouted) Zephyrs. It will prove to be a "rolling meet", meaning neither train will have to come to a stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108458 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 1564 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr crosses over Lone Tree Creek and is coming up to an Approach (yellow over red) signal at the north end of Carr. The westbound Zephyr is just entering the siding of Carr at the south end. Both Zephyrs are being rerouted through Wyoming due to a wildfire that has the tracks through Glenwood Canyon closed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108457 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 951 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Having just passed underneath I-25, the California Zephyr is now rolling south on the Greeley Sub. In a moment, it will pass underneath Terry Ranch Road on its journey south toward Colorado and Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108456 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Speer Jct Laramie County, WY 1045 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Just around the corner from Speer Jct, AMTK 15 and AMTK 134 lead a rerouted California Zephyr south on the Greeley Sub toward Denver. The famous old water tower at Speer Jct is visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108455 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W098 (Speer Junction) Laramie County, WY 994 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak At the very north end of the Greeley Sub (at Speer Jct), the eastbound California Zephyr crosses over BNSF's Front Range Subdivision as the Zephyr begins the final leg of its detour route between Salt Lake City and Denver. Both UP and BNSF have lines between Denver and Cheyenne. Here at Speer Jct is where they happen to cross one another at a grade separation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108450 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) Evans, CO 939 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak Most Friday afternoon commuters on US-85 are likely unaware and indifferent to the rather unique occurrence of the California Zephyr cruising north on the Greeley Sub through Evans and toward Greeley. A bit of a rare treat for passengers aboard the Zephyr as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108449 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 14, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) Evans, CO 1374 (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 970 (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.

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