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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Detector (MP 22.6)
Arvada, CO
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36 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Generally speaking, in the summer, the skies in the Denver area are clear in the mornings and clouds typically role in from the mountains in the afternoons. In an interesting reversal of the norms, the morning has been overcast and is only now starting to clear a bit before 10am. The head end of the Zephyr passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The tail end of the train is crossing Blue Mountain Drive.
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Monday, August 19, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Rocky (7,330ft)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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This unit is the reason I went out for a few shots of the Zephyr this morning. There is nothing particularly special about this P42DC when you look at it. So why did I make the effort to get a shot? I am trying to get shots of as many of Amtrak's P42DCs before they are inevitably retired. AMTK 140 was one of 41 units I had not yet shot (out of 207 total units). With this shot, only 40 left to try to get shots of. Alas, some I will never get as a few have been wrecked and/or retired for other reasons.
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Friday, August 16, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS032 (West Crescent)
Boulder County, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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The westbound Zephyr rounds the bend at the west end of Crescent. The train will pass through a cut before reaching Tunnel 19. The cut is protected along the sides and even over the top by a slide fence. If rocks fall, the wires will help deflect them from the track. If the rocks are large enough to break through the fence, signals will automatically drop to red, the dispatcher is informed, and an automated message is broadcast over the radio on the road channel.
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