Photo ID: 112871 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset is currently stopped on the main at Rocky, waiting for a westbound UP manifest. The AIRO trainsets will, in general, consist of a ALC-42E locomotive, a baggage/coach car, cafe car, business class car, a few standard coaches, and a cab/coach car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112870 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 515 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here is a close look at AMTK 70001, a Siemens ALC-42E. It sports the Amtrak Cascades paint scheme, which includes a "Washington State Department of Transportation" marking on it, as Amtrak Cascades is a joint venture (state-sponsored) version of Amtrak between Amtrak and the state of Washington. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112869 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 378 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I like the image of Mount Rainier that is part of the paint scheme on this Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset. The individual cars on this trainset are semi-permanent components of the trainset as a whole. The can be separated, such as for repairs, but they are generally designed to remain together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112868 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is a sample of one of the cars that are part of the semi-permanent trainset on the new AIRO train that will eventually wind up in the Pacific Northwest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112867 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 509 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is a closeup look at AMTK 79501, the final car on the new Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset. This is a Cab/Coach car that will work as part of a push-pull operation. It has 88 seats in the car. This is a new trainset built by Siemens in California. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112866 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 453 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Several local railfans, including myself, are gathered at the Blue Mountain Road Crossing, watching the brand new Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset passing by on its way toward the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112865 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 28 (Daylighted) Boulder County, CO 420 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The last bit of direct sunlight that I would get for the day is shining on an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset, being transported as part of a special Amtrak train (train number 964), by the location of the now-daylighted Tunnel 28. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112864 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Boulder County, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 22 leads a special Amtrak train, exiting from the east portal of Tunnel 29 as it glides down the grade into the upper end of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112863 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 453 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset is a pretty nice looking trainset! This is a brand new trainset, built by Siemens, that is set to enter into service in 2026. The trainset is currently being transported to the Transportation Technology Center (TTC), a railroad testing facility near Pueblo, CO. The train heads east on the main at Tolland in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112862 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 461 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A special Amtrak train, consisting of two P42DCs, three passenger cars, and an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset roll east on the main at Tolland. The trainset is headed for the testing facility near Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112861 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A special Amtrak train follows about two hours behind the evening California Zephyr. The train is crossing East Portal Road in between East Portal and Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112851 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Boulder County, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running over seven hours late, the westbound Zephyr is trying to make up time as best it can, making track speed as it hustles through the OS at the west end of Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112850 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Boulder County, CO 377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train here at Cliff. For those that remember the west switch of Cliff in the pre-UP days, the switch was a "Y" switch. Both main and siding slightly diverged from the single main track. However, UP reconfigured the switch to be more traditional, with the mainline being straight and the siding truly diverging. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112849 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 365 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has slowed to a stop in the siding at Plain. The train, now over seven hours late, is waiting on the eastbound Zephyr, which is out of Crescent. Alas, my battery was running low, so I was unable to get a shot of the meet with the eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112848 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 21, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 386 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Slowly wrapping through S-Curve in the middle of Plain, the westbound Zephyr is slowing as it approaches a red signal at the west end. The eastbound Zephyr is out of Crescent, and will continue east on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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