Photo ID: 107771 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1500 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific A KCS SD70ACe leads a pair of UP AC4400CWs on a westbound coal empty just west of Leyden. The train will actually shoot past both the Craig Branch and the North Fork Branch and continue on it to Utah to near Price. There, it will load at the Savage load out on CV Spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107770 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific Fall colors are rapidly fading along the front range as October gets ready to turn to November. A westbound coal empty charges west out of Leyden with an unexpected visitor on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107769 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 26, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is down to only seven Superliner, which is typical as we move in to the winter months. The train is approaching a clear signal (obscured by the tree) at West Leyden. Off in the distance, you can see the hopper on Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107768 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 26, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running about four hours late, the westbound Zephyr passes through a great fall scene at Leyden. Most of the trees have lost most of their leaves, but some are still lingering. The Zephyr has its typical consist on this October morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107767 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After a fantastic day in the Colorado High Country along the Moffat, it is time for a parting shot of this eastbound coal load that has UP 1988 on the point. The train is starting to slow as the head end is now on the 2% grade. The train would ultimately slow to 5 MPH on its way up to the tunnel, but it did not stall out and ultimately made it over the top of the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107766 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It certainly is not ever day that you see the red of "Miss Katy" passing by the Fraser/Winter Park platform! In fact, UP 1988 has managed to elude me for the past 11 years! I hadn't seen it since 2007 prior to this fateful October day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107765 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Coming past the Fraser depot, UP 1988 is rolling east at about 12 MPH. With four units and 78 cars, the train is probably right around 2.0 HPT, which is about the bare minimum to crawl up the 2% grade coming up between Fraser and Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107764 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser Fraser, CO 1477 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After holding at Tabernash for nearly 90 minutes, UP 1988 now gets its turn to attack the grade up to Winter Park. The grade at Fraser decreased from 1.75% to just under 1%, making the climb a little bit easier. All four units (two on the point and two on the rear) are definitely in run 8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107763 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS062 (East Fraser) Fraser, CO 1377 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running just nine minutes late, the eastbound Zephyr departs Fraser, CO, its last station stop west of Denver. The perspective here is from the top of the Fraser tubing hill. In the winter, you can rent a huge inter tube and fly down the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107762 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS062 (East Fraser) Fraser, CO 1331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After completing its station stop in Fraser, the eastbound Zephyr (led by AMTK 46 and AMTK 3) continues east past the east switch in fantastic afternoon light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107761 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS063 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1319 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running a mere nine minutes late, is coming up to a clear signal at the east end of Tabernash. In the distance, Winter Park is starting to get a good snow base, getting ready to open in a month (or possibly less). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107760 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1349 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound Zephyr is making its way through the siding at Tabernash around an eastbound coal load with UP 1988 on the point. With the sun moving into the western sky, the light is just perfect near the east end of Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107759 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1757 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a chilly October day (42°F), UP 1988 sits on the point of an eastbound coal load on the main at Tabernash as a few lazy clouds glide across the sky. The train, which loaded at Energy on the Craig Branch, is waiting for the eastbound Zephyr to pass by on the siding before it attempts to charge up the hill to the Moffat Tunnel. The train has been having some DPU issues, so the engineer cannot guarantee they will not stall out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107758 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Perhaps, somewhere in an alternate dimension, the MKT survived into the 21st Century and wound up owning the ex-DRGW. Were that the case, shots like this (with this paint scheme) might be common place! Instead, UP 1988 is unique and leading an eastbound coal load, holding on the main at Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107757 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (West Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1431 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Looking across an open field at Tabernash, we see an eastbound UP coal load (with UP 1988 leading) on the main. The main and the siding separate at Tabernash. There are no grade crossings on the main at Tabernash, but there are on the siding. As a result, long train typically hold the main rather than taking the siding to avoid blocking the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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