Photo ID: 112906 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a beautiful Wednesday morning, AMTK 203 and AMTK 151 lead the morning Zephyr west toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. It is already 80°F (27°C) this morning, with high temperatures expected to head toward 95°F (35°C) in the afternoon. Power on the Zephyr has been pretty "regular" of late, meaning the standard Phase 5 P42DCs. Nice to see something in a different scheme today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112905 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the past few weeks, UP has had a splattering of slow orders on the Moffat, likely for various maintenance of way projects. One has been up and around Big Ten Curve. However, the slow order was gone this morning and the Zephyr has been able to maintain track speed since passing North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112904 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An UP MOW crew, consisting of a hyrail truck and a hyrail dump truck, are sitting in the siding at Eisele (Clay) as the morning westbound Zephyr rolls by at track speed, right on time. AMTK 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, is on the point this today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112903 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It has been a few months, but AMTK 203 is on the California Zephyr again. The last few trips, it was the second unit. But this morning, it is back on the point of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112902 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound morning Zephyr has turned into a westbound afternoon Zephyr as it turns geographically north at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Being six hours late, there is a small chance it might have met its counterpart on the east side of the Moffat. However, as it turns out, the eastbound Zephyr is just as late! It will end up departing Glenwood Springs six hours late as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112901 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 26 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr was delayed over four hours in Nebraska, due to a "mechanical issue", according to Amtrak. Not sure precisely what the mechanical issue was, but due to that and a few other delays, the Zephyr is six hours late as it rounds the bend on the approach to Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112900 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 3, 2025 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 westbound Zephyr is getting nearing the end of a 10 MPH slow order and, as a result, both P42DCs are throttling up and they both kick up a bit of exhaust. The Zephyr is on the south edge of Big Ten, and is headed into the afternoon light. A bit unusual to have these lighting conditions for the westbound Zephyr, but it is running six hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112899 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has slowed to about 10 MPH to comply with one of many slow orders that have been established on the Moffat in the past few weeks. This afternoon, there are some fast-moving clouds, with shadows moving quickly through the scene. Fortunately, this shot was taken just before the shadow at the top fully encompassed the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112898 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running six hours late this morning as it heads west out of Leyden on a sunny afternoon. The first Superliner behind the baggage car is the crew car (the transition sleeper). Looks like a crew member is catching a bit of fresh air. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112875 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 91 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One final look at the eastbound Amtrak special as it makes its way through Barbara's Gulch eastbound. Was pretty cool to see the Amtrak Cascades trainset here in Colorado. The trainset is headed to Pueblo for testing at the TTC. After testing is complete, when the trainset is ready to head to the Pacific Northwest, it might just head back west on the Moffat... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112874 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After meeting UP's MNYGJ, and with a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky, this Amtrak special with the Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset start to roll east on the main track, the sun quickly setting behind the Rocky Mountains under partly cloudy skies to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112873 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The sun has just dipped behind the mountains to the west as a westbound UP manifest, the thrice weekly MNYGJ, rolls west in the siding. The manifest was entirely composed of covered hoppers, and had an interesting configuration with three units on the point, and a single SD70ACe as a mid-train swing helper! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112872 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An eastbound Amtrak special, carrying an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset, sits stopped at a red signal on the main at Rocky. The train is waiting on a westbound UP MNYGJ, which is going quite a bit slower than the dispatcher would have liked. The dispatcher was hoping the manifest would have been in the siding waiting for the special by the time the special arrived. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112871 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 56 (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 63 (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.

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