Photo ID: 110077 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has made it way up and around Big Ten Curve and is facing a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). A cold front is moving in to the area, and the skies are overcast this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110076 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 371 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 51 and 61 lead the westbound Zephyr up the north side of Big Ten Curve. The Zephyr had an extra lounge car on the end when it departed Chicago yesterday. It was dropped off in Denver this morning, although the reason is not clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110075 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 415 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr climbs the grade on the north side of Big Ten Curve. The previous day, there was a 10 MPH slow order around Big Ten due to high winds. Today, however, the wind has died down and the Zephyr is moving at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train sits in the siding at Rocky, waiting for the westbound Zephyr to come out of Denver. Currently, the siding at Leyden is filled with empty well cars, so it cannot be used for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110073 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr got stuck at Union Station for over four hours this morning due to a motive power issue. When it arrived, AMTK 816 had been leading. Before it could depart west, AMTK 816 had to be swapped with AMTK 63. Without knowing for certain, the speculation is that there was a problem with the HEP (Head End Power) with AMTK 63, so it had to be swapped with AMTK 816, allowing AMTK 816 to become the unit providing power to the train. In any case, the train is on the move and crossing over Clear Creek on Main 2 in the OS at C&S Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110072 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 357 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A UP track tamper is working on some maintenance on Main 1 as the westbound Zephyr proceeds by on Main 2 in the OS at C&S Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110071 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is about to knock down an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal at C&S Junction. The train will continue west on Main 2, and then proceed through the diverging route (Main 2 to the Main) at Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110070 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 354 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr wraps around the curve between Utah Jct and Pecos Street, passing by the Cargill grain elevator and old Denver & Salt Lake water tower. Off in the distance is the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110069 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street (MP 8.37) Arvada, CO 356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX A CSX AC4400CW brings up the tail end of the Provo-Denver. The paint is looking very clean and sharp on the unit. A very quick way to identify this as a unit with AC traction motors is to look on the cab. The lightning bolt beneath the number indicates this is an AC unit. This particular unit went west of the Moffat a few days ago as DPU on the tail end of a loaded coal train headed for Valmy, NV. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110068 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr Street (MP 8.37) Arvada, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Running parallel to Oberon Road in Arvada, BNSF 9072 leads the Provo-Denver manifest east on the Moffat. The train has around 8 miles remaining in its trip to BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110067 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver has just passed through the high/wide defect detector and is crossing over Carr Street in the middle of Arvada on its journey in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110061 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 80th Avenue (MP 11.75) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is 9:30pm and the crossing gates at 80th Avenue are coming down in advance of a 3 1/2 hour late eastbound Zephyr. Alas, the shot of the Zephyr through the crossing did not turn out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110055 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 310 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Safe travels on the journey west, #5! The westbound California Zephyr hustles down the main at Plain toward the start of the Tunnel District and some spectacular scenery for passengers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110054 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 437 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr climbs the roughly 2% grade in a powdery, snow-covered scene the morning of January 8, 2024. The train has just snaked its way through the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon and is about to disappear in to Tunnel 1. The first of 28 tunnels the train will pass through before reaching the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110053 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The rails on the siding at Eisele (Clay) are still covered with fresh snow after a January storm let about 4" of the white stuff fall overnight. The westbound Zephyr is about two hours late as it navigates the way through the curves on the main near the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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