Photo ID: 112010 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 29 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The head end of the Rocky Mountaineer sits on the east siding at Glenwood, in front of the train station. Revenue runs for 2025 start in a few weeks. This is a test run, with no passengers aboard. In about 15 minutes, the train will depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111054 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG342 (East Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil empty has reached the western end of the Dotsero Cutoff, at Dotsero. The train just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end. The same control point at East Dotsero also provides access to Tennessee Pass from the west. You can see the track just above the the spot where the oil train winds to the left. The Minturn Local (which hasn't run as far in Minturn in decades) still runs a few miles to Gypsum on the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111053 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS156 (West Dell) Eagle County, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 5251 sports UP's newest paint scheme as it leads a long, empty oil train out the west end of Range. The train is crossing a bridge that allows people to access Horse Creek, part of Eagle County Open Space. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111052 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell to Range Eagle County, CO 135 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Along the Dotsero Cutoff, the tracks cross from one side of the Colorado River to the other multiple time. One such bridge is right around MP 149.5 in red canyon. I am not sure if red canyon is the official name, but I do know that, as a kid, I always referred to these mountains as sunburnt mountains. A westbound oil train crosses the Colorado River as thunderstorms build to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111051 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell Eagle County, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Some of deciduous foliage around Dell looks to be on the brink of shifting into fall color mode as a westbound oil empty rolls by in the canyon on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111050 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond to Dell Eagle County, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil train was tied down in the east siding at Bond for about two hours while waiting for a relief crew from Yampa. After meeting the eastbound Zephyr at the west end of Bond, the empty train has clear (green) signals for the foreseeable future as there are no other eastbounds nearby. The train is wrapping around one of the many curves along the Colorado River, currently between Bond and Dell. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111049 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond to Dell Eagle County, CO 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr passes by the Rocking F Ranch west of Bond. The ranch, located on the Colorado River, has horses, a tennis court, and a few holes for a golf course! The train will pass through Yarmony Tunnel just ahead, and then knock down a clear (green) signal at West Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111048 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond to Dell Eagle County, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The Dotsero Cutoff is one of the newest stretches of significant mainline in Colorado. "Newest", in this case, is relative as the cutoff was completed in June 1934. The cutoff created a vital connection between Denver and Salt Lake City, eliminating the need for trains from Denver to run south to Pueblo and west over Tennessee Pass. 175 miles were cut out of the old route. Here, the eastbound Zephyr winds along the Colorado River near the east end of the cutoff under dramatic skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111047 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS131 (West Bond) Bond, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific Similar to last year, the Rocky Mountaineer has once again run with UP power more frequently in 2024 than with its own GP40-3s. This Sunday was no exception as the train departs the west end of Bond and crosses over the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111046 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell Eagle County, CO 158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Over the course of the (roughly) 36 miles of the Dotsero Cutoff between West Bond and Dotsero, there are two siding for meets. When heading west, the first siding is Dell, which is located a canyon not directly visible from Colorado River Road. The east end half of the 7,430 foot long siding is straight, while the west half is on a sweeping curve. The westbound Zephyr, with Phase 7 AMTK 167 in the second position, moves toward a clear (green) signal at the west end of Dell. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110783 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is stopped on the east siding at Glenwood, right in front of the Glenwood Springs depot for its scheduled station stop. Many passengers will board the train here, as a lot of people take the Zephyr to (and from) Glenwood Springs from Denver for a couple days getaway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110782 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 113 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is right on time as it heads east on the main at Glenwood. Glenwood actually has two sidings, and east siding and a west siding. The main is located between the two sidings. At the Center Glenwood crossover, the Zephyr will move from the main to the east siding for its station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110781 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific A Herzog train is stopped in the west siding at Glenwood, emptying ballast from the train into a pile on the ground in the yard at Glenwood. This train worked throughout the day, dumping ballast along the tracks. Indeed, UP close the line today, resulting in Amtrak not running between Denver and Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108830 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Range Eagle County, CO 601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak When both Zephyrs are running on time, it is quite common for them to meet at the siding of Range on the Dotsero Cutoff. On this November day, both Zephyrs were actually running about 90 minutes late, leading to the same result of a meet at Range. The meet was very well timed and turned out to be a "rolling meet". Neither Zephyr had to come to a stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108829 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 149.6 Eagle County, CO 584 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak I have wanted to get a shot of a westbound crossing this bridge here between Dell and Range for quite some time. Alas, Amtrak was close enough to me that I did not have time to set up for the perspective I wanted. However, still a great location amongst the red rocks! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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