It is 8:30am and the westbound California Zephyr is running right on time. The Zephyr has seven Superliners, which is a pretty common winter consist. Depending on the time of year and the ridership demand, the Zephyr will have anywhere from seven to nine Superliners.
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The Westbound California Zephyr is running on time as it knocks down the signal at west Crescent. Gross Reservoir stands in the background.
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We are getting closer and closer to Amtrak utilizing Union Station for the last time until the major transit project is complete. In the meantime, this is the building that Amtrak will use in Denver for it's passengers. It had been a light bulb distributor for years, but has now been taken over and repainted.
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Running 30 minutes late, Amtrak's Silver Meteor is approaching Old Kings Road. It is on Main Two, which is necessary for it to makes its station stop in Jacksonville.
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Like many eastern Amtrak routes, the Silver Star does not use any Superliners. Instead, there is a mix of equipment as seen in this picture heading south out of Jacksonville.
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After passing over part of the Saint John's River, Amtrak's Silver Star has clear signals to continue south toward the Sanford Subdivision.
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Running about 30 minutes late, Amtrak's Silver Star (Train #91) is approaching Soutel Drive. While the P42DC's on the point are pretty similar to the Zephyr, the remaining consist on the train is wildly different.
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The Zephyr heads west through a cloud of snow about 14 miles west of Denver. Quite a different scene from 48 hours earlier, at this same location, when the sun was shining and the ground was dry.
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The first snow of the winter season (that resulted in any accumulation) hit on Veteran's Day! And on this day, the California Zephyr is running about 20 minutes late as it charges west through the white stuff just west of Leyden.
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After passing by the MNYRO (which is sitting in the siding), the westbound Amtrak disappears back into the morning fog just as quickly as it emerged from it a few minutes earlier.
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From out of the fog, the westbound California Zephyr run down the main past the waiting MNYRO. The dispatchers on the Moffat do a good job at keeping the Zephyr moving.
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Despite the fantastic sunshine right now, those dark looking clouds indicate the future of the weather in the metro area! The first snow fall of the 2010-2011 winter season in Denver would come later in the afternoon. The westbound Zephyr will get to the snow a lot sooner though as it journeys west.
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It is right around 8:30am and the Zephyr is running right on time this morning as it heads west out of Leyden in the early sunlight. The Zephyr has its standard trio of coaches, sightseer lounge, diner and pair of sleepers.
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Some major construction is underway behind Denver Union Station. All the station tracks are being ripped up. As of this shot, Track 1 is the only one left. A new temporary platform is being built a few hundred yards east of the current platform as seen in this shot. Amtrak will probably back in to the (existing) Track 1 for the last time in early 2011.
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I really like this shot a lot. Got a nice glint of light off the lead P42 in the morning light while the Denver skyline stands in the morning haze. The westbound California Zephyr is running right on time on its journey west.
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