Photo ID: 109317 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I certainly wish I could join the passengers riding aboard the Evelyn A. Henry and the Warren R. Henry on the tail end of the westbound Zephyr this morning! The two cars, in their matching paint schemes, look very good on the back of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109316 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This spring has been a really time for private passengers cars hitching a ride on the tail end of the Zephyr. Amtrak has increased the price to haul passenger cars and reduced the number of locations they are still to pick up/drop off. Consequently, there was quite a stretch of minimal private car traffic on the Zephyr. It seems that may be over though! Two Patrick Henry private cars are seen here at Eisele (Clay) on the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109315 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two Patrick Henry private cars, the Evelyn A. Henry and the Warren R. Henry bring up the tail end of the Zephyr around Big Ten Curve. These two private cars have actually been sitting at Denver Union Station for over a week. Today, apparently, it is time for them to hit the road again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109314 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 453 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 158 and AMTK 146 lead the westbound Zephyr, elephant-style, up around Big Ten Curve, passing by the open hoppers that have now sat still and silent for over 50 years, serving their job as a wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109313 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two Patrick Henry private cars are catching a ride on the back of the westbound Zephyr as the train passes by a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. Seven Superliners have become the norm on the Zephyr, at least for the time being, in the post-COVID era. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109312 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 392 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is wrapping its way around Little Ten Curve on the main at Rocky. They are approaching a clear (green) signal at the west end. You may notice there are two private cars in tow on the Zephyr this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109311 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) MGJNY-10 As clouds build to the west, threatening rain, UP's MGJNY-10 sits at a red signal at Utah Jct, patiently awaiting its turn to bring the train in to North Yard. The class signal bridge at Utah Jct still stands in 2023! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109310 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Although there is no train present, the interlocking at Utah Jct is a fascinating one. In addition to being the north end of North Yard, the main track for UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub and the main track for BNSF's Front Range Sub both cross UP's Belt Industrial Lead which leads to UP's Greeley Sub. A crazy number of tracks, switches, and signals are at this control point. Here, a red signal protects the diamond where BNSF's Front Range Sub and UP's Belt Industrial Lead cross. The signals are controlled by UP's dispatcher in Omaha, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109308 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With its entrance into North Yard currently block by a yard job, the crew on this eastbound MGJNY have no choice but to sit patiently and wait on the main just west of Utah Jct. A commuter train, heading to Union Station, passes by on RTD's combined B and G commuter rail line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109307 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A GP40-2 and an SD40-2 lead a yard job back under the classic signal bridge at Utah Jct, shoving a string of covered hoppers in to North Yard. UP 1502 was built in in May 1971 as a GP40 for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O 3776). It was later sold to Espee, becoming SP 7124, before eventually being rebuilt to Dash-2 specs and falling to UP ownership. Looking good for being 52 years old! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109306 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's eastbound MGJNY (Manifest, Grand Jct to North Yard) is stopped on the main just west of the signal bridge at Utah Jct. Meanwhile, a yard job has pulled out of North Yard, on the North Yard Siding. The yard job is currently blocking the entrance into North Yard, hence to necessity for the manifest to hold out on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109305 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A look straight down on a GP40-2 and an SD40-2, the current power for this yard job switching cars out of the north end of North Yard at Utah Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109304 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of the only remaining set of classic Rio Grande signals are on a signal bridge at Utah Jct. The signal on the left is on the Main and the signal on the right is on the North Yard Siding. Both signals protect the entry in to North Yard and the diamond where the Belt Industrial Lead crosses the Main. A yard job is backing in to the yard, switching cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109303 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A yard crew is switching cars at the north end of North Yard. Due to the length of the cars being switched, the yard job has passed through Utah Jct and come out on to the CTC-controlled North Yard Siding. The yard job is currently pushing cars back in to the yard on Track 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109302 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 380 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the north end of North Yard, there is a large Cargill grain elevator that is still in operation. The elevator parallels the "Storage Yard". A yard generally used for storage at the north end of the yard. A yard job is on the North Yard siding, switching out cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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