Photo ID: 106336 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1805 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at the morning Winter Park Express Ski Train as it heads west (away from the camera) toward Barbara's Gulch. F40PH 406 bring up the tail end of the train. It will be used as the control unit for the journey east this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106335 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1572 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express kicks off its second weekend on January 14th! Here, the train is between Leyden and Rocky near the east end of Barbara's Gulch. The Phase I P42DC (AMTK 156) that was used the previous week was removed and sent west on the California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106334 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1237 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As quickly as the two trains (Amtrak and this coal train) showed up, they are both gone! Some good dispatching kept both trains moving and silence prepares to settle back in. Unsure about just how slow the Moffat is right now? These would be the last two trains through Leyden until after sunset! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106333 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The typical view for an eastbound coal train on the Moffat! A trio of mid-train swing helpers. UP has pretty well standardized the practice of running coal...two engines on the point, three in the middle, and one on the end from the mines to Denver. Then, cut out the three in the middle and run east with two on the point and one on the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106332 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The tail end of this coal load has just cleared the west switch at Leyden. DS-86 is in the process of throwing the switch and setting up a signal for the Zephyr. The coal train has also received a clear signal at the east end of Leyden, and the mid-train swing helpers are actually throttling up a few notches to accelerate a little. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106331 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As both trains in this shot were moving (and both relatively slowly), I was not sure if I was going to get the power on this eastbound coal train. Fortunately, the last Superliner of the Zephyr got out of the way just in time to reveal both units on the point of the coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106330 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak UP's DS-86 set up great rolling meet at Leyden between the westbound Zephyr (on the main) and an eastbound coal load (on the siding). If you are unfamiliar with the term "rolling meet", this refers to two trains meeting at siding in which neither train actually has to come to a stop. By the time the coal train reached the east end of the siding, they had a clear signal. Same thing for the Zephyr at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106329 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr sports an old baggage car and seven Superliners on this chilly morning. Seven Superliners are common in the winter months as that tends to be Amtrak's slow time of year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106328 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An interesting westbound "train" at the east switch of Leyden. At first glance, it may appear to be two light engines headed west. But if you look closely, you may notice a bay window caboose in between the two units. This is referred to as a "Snow Bus". The roads in the Colorado high country are particularly treacherous this winter. Many passes have been closed. So, UP uses its own tracks for transporting crews between Denver and the "away" terminal in Phippsburg. Any trains that need crews picked up or dropped off on the way can be taken care of as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106327 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound approaches the east switch of Leyden on a sunny January morning. The westbound has a clear signal and should remain on clear signals for awhile. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106326 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1577 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound coal empty is about to knock down a clear signal at the west end of Rollins. The train met the eastbound Winter Park Express Ski Train here at Rollins, and will now have clear signals west to Tabernash. There, the train will hold the main to wait for a 2-hour-late Amtrak #5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106325 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1406 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a few minutes past sunset and, with the thick clouds, light is rapidly fading as a westbound coal empty pulls west toward a clear signal in the siding at Rollins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106324 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1368 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the eastbound Winter Park Express Ski Train, this westbound coal empty (headed for the North Fork Branch) is throttling back up after DS-82 set up a clear signal at the west end of Rollins. If you look in the distance, you can see the red signals at the east end of Rollins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106323 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1735 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 196 and 156 bring up the tail end of the Winter Park Express at Tolland. These units, being controlled by the F40PH (an NPCU) on the other end, are keeping the trains speed under control with their dynamic brakes. Note the red class lights on the nose of AMTK 196, indicated the back of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106322 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 2329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak You couldn't ask for better weather conditions when the subject of your picture is the Winter Park Express Ski Train! Amtrak F40PH #406 (now technically an NPCU) leads the eastbound train through blowing snow in the rapidly fading light at Tolland. If you are unfamiliar with the term NPCU, it refers to a Non-Powered Cab Unit. This F40PH no longer has a prime mover under the hood. The cab itself is still unaltered though, complete with a control stand. The control stand remotely controls the P42DCs on the other end of the train. So, when climbing a grade, the train is actually being pushed up the grade (when in this configuration), not pulled. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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