Photo ID: 113481 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 8, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Finally! A little bit of snow has arrived! This is the first Thursday run of Winter Park Express for this season, with seven Superliners (six coaches and a lounge car). The train is around Blue Mountain in the second snowfall of the 2025-2026 winter season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113480 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 10 and AMTK 193 heads west in Arvada along Oberon Road between CP DS007 (named Arvada) and East Leyden. The train is about to cross over Estes Street, which is a one way road south under the bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113479 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Four days before Christmas, the Winter Park Express is making is third run west to Winter Park from Denver. Here, the train is west of CP DS007, approach the grade crossing at Carr Street in the middle of Arvada. Unfortunately, there is still no snow to be found, although the temperature this morning (32°F / 0°C) is a little more seasonable. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113477 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fox Jct to North Yard (MP 1.5 to MP 3.0) Denver, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr departed town right on time this morning, and is seen here passing by Rennicks and North Yard on the main track, the Denver Skyline in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113472 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak For the first time since Amtrak started running the Ski Train (Winter Park Express), both P42DCs are sporting the standard Phase 5 paint scheme as AMTK 10 and AMTK 193 lead the train west of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113471 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is time for the Winter Park Express to kick off another season, even though there is currently no sign of winter in Colorado! As has been the case for the past few years, the Ski Train is starting the season with just five Superliners (four coaches plus a lounge car). The train is just west of Tunnel 1 on a very moderate morning, with temperatures around 50°F (10°C) just six days before Christmas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113470 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak When the Zephyr departed Chicago yesterday, AMTK 207 was leading the train and AMTK 140 was trailing. Upon arriving in Denver, the position of the units was swapped so that AMTK 140 was leading. I am not sure why Amtrak swapped the units, but it was likely due to some sort of mechanical issue. Consequently, the train is a little over 90 minutes late. The train met an eastbound loaded oil train at Leyden, still visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A few Amtrak crew members watch as the Winter Park Express equipment is set out on Track 5. The train will start running on December 19th with five Superliners (four coaches with a lounge car in the middle). In January, two more coaches will be added to the train. You can see the westbound Zephyr sitting on Track 4 to the left. After positioning the Winter Park Express on Track 5, the two lead P42DCs will move back over to Track 4 to pick up the Zephyr for the trip west to California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113452 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Amtrak is spotting the Winter Park Express on Track 5 here at Union Station. The train starts running next Friday on December 19th. After positioning the equipment on Track 5, the lead two P42DCs will move back over to Track 4 to pick up the Zephyr to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113451 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Crew on the inbound California Zephyr make a reverse move to position the Winter Park Equipment on Track 5 here at Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113450 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak It's not too often you see a quartet of P42DCs on the Zephyr! In truth, only the first two P42s here are the power for the Zephyr. The train departed Chicago yesterday with the equipment for the Winter Park Express. The last two P42s and the five Superliner beyond are all equipment for the Winter Park Express, which starts running next Friday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113449 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When pulling out of Track 4 to move the Winter Park Express equipment over to Track 5, the derail out of Union Station was not aligned. One of the engineer's from AMTK 199 is on the ground and will hand-throw the derail. An RTD N-Line train is arriving Union Station to the left as a G-Line train is arriving to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113448 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak This morning, the westbound California Zephyr showed up in Denver with equipment for the Winter Park Express! The train backed into Track 4 and dropped off the passenger cars (and baggage car) of the Zephyr. Here, the first two P42DCs are the power for the Zephyr. The second two and the five Superliners behind are the Winter Park Express. The Winter Park Express will be set out on Track 5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113445 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Always nice to see a little variation on the Zephyr, such as Amtrak's Phase 4 heritage unit leading the train this morning, getting ready to dive into Tunnel 1. It has been an unseasonably warm week with a lot of high winds. While the winds are not too bad right now, the temperature is already 60°F (16°C) at 10 o'clock in the morning in mid-December! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113444 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 97 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 164 and AMTK 77 lead the westbound Zephyr as it climbs the 2% grade up from the base of Coal Creek Canyon to the east portal of Tunnel 1. In the distance, you can see the paved road, interestingly named Moffat Road, that is part of the new Canyon Pines housing development. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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