Photo ID: 110956 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I have only caught AMTK 203 (in the Operation Lifesaver Scheme) one time prior to this morning. It led the Zephyr in January 2023, and I was able to get a few shots. Today, however, it is the third unit on the point of the Zephyr as the train wraps around the curve, headed for Blue Mountain Drive under over skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110955 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Three P42DCs lead a baggage car and the standard seven Superliners on the westbound Zephyr at the west end of Eisele (Clay). It is a cooler day today with overcast skies forecasted all day, and possible rain shower later in the afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110954 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Overcast skies extinguish the morning shadows, allowing for some angles on the Zephyr that would otherwise be cast in shade. The Zephyr has an extra P42DC today...most likely to be used on the Coast Starlight or another west coast train that does not travel to Chicago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110953 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr makes its way up the north edge of Big Ten Curve under overcast skies. The cloud cover is resulting in cooler temperatures, and it is a comfortable 72°F (22°C). The train departed Chicago yesterday with a trio of P42DCs, including AMTK 203, which sports the Operation Lifesaver scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110952 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It isn't too often that you find sequential units on any train, so it rather cool to catch AMTK 171 and AMTK 170 together on the head end of the westbound Zephyr this morning. In this shot, the train is just west of Tunnel 1, on the approach to Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110950 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110949 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr makes its way around the curve at Blue Mountain Drive on its journey west. The train departed Union Station right on time this morning, and made very good time getting out of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110932 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 192 and AMTK 140 lead a baggage car and seven Superliners on the main at Eisele (Clay), just above Rocky and Little Ten Curve. This consist for the Zephyr has become that standard in the post-COVID era. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110931 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Looking for different perspectives from the Rocky / Big Ten / Eisele (Clay) area, I set up for this shot of the (on-time) westbound Zephyr on the west side of the rails at Eisele (Clay). The train just went by a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110930 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a mostly cloudy morning, although still quite warm at 82°F, as the morning Zephyr climbs the north edge of Big Ten Curve westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110929 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110928 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 46 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. To the right, in UP's dirt parking lot, there are number of MOW vehicles, including a bus, that dropped off a huge gang of workers at o-dark-thirty the night before. The gang powered up a bunch of MOW rail vehicles that were tied down in the siding at Rocky and, at 3:30am, headed west! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110919 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 22 (MP 33.0, 164 ft) Boulder County, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the middle of the upper Tunnel District, the westbound Zephyr passes in and out of Tunnel 22, one of the shorter tunnels in the district at 164 feet in length. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110918 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running right on time as it leaves Crescent behind and approaches the east portal of Tunnel 19. Off in the distance, you can see the dam that has created Gross Reservoir. This is one of the main water sources for the City of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110917 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 16, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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