Photo ID: 104321 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Range Range, CO 1792 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Range is an appropriate name for this siding located in the middle of an open range. The tracks are straight as an arrow through the entire siding! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104320 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dotsero Dotsero, CO 2052 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak I love this picture. It just seems to peaceful. The Zephyr is on the Dotsero cutoff here between Dotsero and Range, following along the Colorado River. What more really needs to be said!? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104319 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 2082 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak One of the best places in the world in my humble opinion! The Zephyr is on the east siding at Glenwood Springs, pulling in to the clear. You can see a group of people standing on the platform, ready to load up for the trip east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104318 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Lacy Rifle, CO 1940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Just east of the east switch of Lacy, the Zephyr is moving at track speeds in excess of 60 MPH as it hustles along in order to make its station stop in Glenwood Springs on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104317 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel De Beque, CO 1966 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak There is a canyon between Palisade, CO and De Beque, CO that is difficult to shoot in. That made me determined to find a place to stop and shoot! A quick hike up from the highway yielded this result of the Zephyr on the main at the siding of Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104316 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Palisade Palisade, CO 2392 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak When was the last time you purchased peaches at a Colorado grocery store? There is a good chance it came from Palisade, CO just east of Grand Junction. Here, the Zephyr passes the east switch of Palisade alongside some peach groves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104315 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita Fruita, CO 2263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak Its journey across the desert complete, the eastbound California Zephyr is now approaching Grand Junction where it will receive a fresh crew (engineer and conductor) for the trip to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104314 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG527 (East Thompson) Thompson, UT 3796 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The curve at the east end of the siding of Thompson is a great place to shoot eastbounds in the morning. Since the desert can be unreliable at best (as far as trains go), the California Zephyr is always a good candidate! About ten minutes late here, the eastbound Zephyr just passed through the virtual ghost town of Thompson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104296 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Desert Green River, UT 2755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak This is why I love coming to the Utah desert! Bathed in fantastic evening light, the westbound California Zephyr is about a mile west of the appropriately-named siding of Desert. In the distance, the Book Cliffs stand tall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104295 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 2009 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak For what is likely the last time ever, the Kansas (previously the Wilson McCarthy) heads west in to Green River on the back of the California Zephyr. When it hitched a ride on the back in the 1980's, it would be dropped off in Salt Lake. Not this time however...it is on its way to Los Angeles, CA where it will now be based. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104294 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 2144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr is running right on time as it speeds west toward the oasis town of Green River, UT. This will end up being the last train over this stretch of track for the next six hours. Not a lot of traffic in the desert! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104293 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson, UT 2025 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak An unusual site for the Utah Desert...at least in 2012. In the 1980's, it was not uncommon to see the Kansas on the back of the California Zephyr when Rio Grande officials needed to go from Denver to Salt Lake City or vice versa. On those trips, the Zephyr would usually have a Rio Grande unit as a pilot on the front of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104291 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson, UT 2464 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is right on time as it makes its way through the desolate scenery of the Utah Desert. On this day, the Zephyr happens to have a bonus car! The "Kansas" (previously the Wilson McCarthy) which was used as a business car for years on the Rio Grande, and later on the Ski Train, is being sent to Los Angeles, its new home. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104273 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Helper Crossover Helper, UT 2724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is slowing as it crosses underneath the West Helper Crossover signal bridge (which has yet to be replaced by UP). The Zephyr is less than half a mile away from its station stop in Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104272 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nolan Tunnel Helper, UT 2378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running close to on time, is descending Price River Canyon on Main 1 as it emerges from Nolan Tunnel. At Lynn, the Zephyr will crossover to Main 2 for its station stop in Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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