Photo ID: 102364 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 102 (DS103) Kremmling, CO 2829 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running about an hour behind schedule, the eastbound California Zephyr departs Kremmling on a clear signal. A rare visitor to Colorado, an F59PH leads the train. The unit is probably going for maintenance in Chicago (or Beech Grove). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102315 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 28, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2878 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A look at Union Station from the Wewatta street bridge. Amtrak's cars are lined on Track Two (along with a pair of P42DCs). Norfolk Southern and BNSF cars are parked away on Track Three. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102307 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 2614 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak, Ski Train, BNSF, Union Pacific It has been many many years since Union Station has been this full! And it will probably be many years before it is again. Several railroads (including Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, the Ski Train and Amtrak) have trains in town for the Democratic National Convention. UP is on tracks four and five, BNSF and NS are on track three, the Ski Train is on track two and Amtrak is on track one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102262 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 23 Arvada, CO 2258 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr emerges from Tunnel One on its journey west. It is an unusually cool and wet August morning and passengers are probably very happy to be inside. On the left side of the picture, you might notice the headlight of another westbound. That is the Summer Ski Train, departing Clay on a yellow signal behind Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102254 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 90 Parshall, CO 2705 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running only about thirty minutes late, the westbound California Zephyr is working on clear signals just west of Byers Canyon. After moving cautiously through the canyon at 25 MPH, the train can now stretch its legs a bit and move up to the 70 MPH track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102209 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins Rollinsville, CO 2042 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running a couple of hours late, the westbound California Zephyr comes around the corner and into beautiful downtown Rollins! With slightly cooler temperatures and slightly higher precipitation levels, there is a lot of green to be found up at altitude. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102190 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 2428 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr has been running with a very good on-time performance out of Denver through most of June and into July. Of course, that is due to the fact that the Zephyr has not been running between Chicago and Denver as a result of the flooding in the mid-west! Here, the Zephyr is approaching the east switch of Leyden on a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102174 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 2585 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a typically hazy Colorado summer morning, the westbound California Zephyr picks up a little bit of speed as it heads west towards Leyden. Road work along West 72nd Avenue required Amtrak to slow a bit through the crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102126 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct (DS005) Denver, CO 2224 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is running 12 1/2 hours late as it heads west out of Denver. The train has a clear signal as it approaches the signal bridge at C&S Junction. The last bit of light is quickly fading in the western sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102125 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 38th Street Denver, CO 2166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak On this day, Amtrak 5 was running 12 1/2 hours late due to poor weather in the mid-west. Here, after 8:00pm, the head end of the westbound Zephyr is approaching the diamond at 23rd Street. In the distance, on the left side of the picture, note the eastbound Zephyr (running a few minutes late), preparing to back into Union Station. (Apologies for the grainy look, but it was getting very dark and I was at a high ISO!) Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102124 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 23rd Street Denver, CO 1851 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr comes around the wye track near 23rd Street, headed for BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Once in the yard, the train will back down the Passenger Lead into Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102123 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 2293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Amtrak Running about 40 minutes late, the eastbound California Zephyr has a clear signal down the main track at North Yard. To the east (right side of the shot), crews work on loading trailers on BNSF's QDENTAC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102121 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 536 Commerce City, CO 1986 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The tail end of the westbound California Zephyr is approaching diamond (with UP) at Sand Creek - note the clear signal to the right of amtrak in the distance. The tracks pass right through the middle of the oil refinery in Commerce City. Amtrak here is running about 12 1/2 hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102120 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 536 Commerce City, CO 2573 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Severe weather in Iowa and Nebraska had a serious impact on the westbound California Zephyr! Between Osceola, IA and Creston, IA (a distance of 33 miles), the train lost five hours. Between Creston and Fort Morgan, CO, the train lost another six hours. All said, it was over 12 hours late getting into Denver. Here, the train is approaching Sand Creek at 7:15pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102119 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1982 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the east switch of Leyden, the eastbound California Zephyr is on the roll with two special Amfleet cars on the end. The first car is AMTK 10001, named Beech Grove and is an Amtrak Business Car. The second car is AMTK 10002, named Corridor Clipper and is an Amtrak Track Geometry Car. This car tests the rails and is capable of accurately testing the rails at speeds up to 135 MPH (which it regularly does along the Northeast Corridor). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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