Photo ID: 113045 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is making track speed here in Barbara's Gulch as it hustles west, right on time this morning. The dust you see is actually from a lot of fresh ballast that was recently laid along the mainline here. Wind from the fast-moving Zephyr is blowing the dust up around the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113034 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 354 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Throughout the summer, the Zephyr has been running with nine Superliners: a transition sleeper, three standard sleepers, a diner, a lounge car, and three coaches. However, there are only seven Superliners this morning. A sleeper and a coach have been dropped from the consist. This may signal that the summer rush is over and bookings are down. Here, the Zephyr is headed west on the main at Eisele, running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113033 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr just knocked down a green signal at the east switch of Eisele. I've mentioned it before in other captions, but I actually do like the Phase 7 paint scheme. While the Phase 5 scheme certainly grew on me over the course of roughly 20 years, the Phase 7 scheme really pops. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113032 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 343 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Clouds slowly float around in the area as the morning Zephyr makes its way up and around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113031 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 204 is the first P42DC in the 200s (as far as I know) to sport the new Phase 7 paint scheme. Slowly, Amtrak is going through the process of repainting the entire P42DC fleet in Phase 7 colors. Here, the morning Zephyr is climbing the north edge of Big Ten curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113030 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A Phase 7 P42DC leads the westbound Zephyr by a UP work train in the house track at Rocky. UP will send light power out of North Yard to take the train west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112975 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 384 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The passengers on the Northern Sky are getting a first class view of the Colorado high country. You can see a handful of them hanging out in the vista dome in the private car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112974 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 207 leads an on-time westbound Zephyr across South Boulder Creek, just east of Tolland. The train will be taking the siding at Tolland to meet an eastbound BNSF oil train, which is already waiting on the main. The Zephyr will be taking the siding as DS-378 is trying to keep the oil train moving as it's crew is short on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112973 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I found this perspective about a week earlier, and wanted to give it another try with the Zephyr. The train is right on time as it passes west on the main at Rollins. With a keen eye, you might note that there is a private car on the end of the train this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112972 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is the way to tour the country! The Northern Sky belongs to Northern Sky Charters, and as the name implies, you too can charter this car. Not sure what the cost is, but it is looking pretty good on the tail end of the Zephyr this morning, just west of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112971 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The standard pair of P42s lead the westbound Zephyr at the west end of Eisele (Clay), heading west right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112970 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 415 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On this particular morning, a few people are enjoying a ride on the private car Northern Sky. The car was originally built in 1955 as the Union Pacific dome-lounge-observation car #9003. After going through several owners, the car was purchased in 1992 and was fully restored, turning it into the Northern Sky, which is available for charter today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112969 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr crosses over 66th Avenue in the middle of Arvada, headed west right on time! It is being led by the highest-numbered P42DC, and it was the last to be delivered to Amtrak in October 2001. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112967 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 29, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr got a late start (about an hour) out of Chicago yesterday afternoon. It lost a little more time across the plains, and is now just over two hours late as it heads west on the main track at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112939 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The skies are mostly cloudy this morning, but there are plenty of gaps in the clouds that are allowing some blasts of sunlight to come through. One such gap opened up at just the right time, as the (on time) westbound Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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