Photo ID: 111911 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express emerges from the east portal of Tunnel 1. The final tunnel on the journey into Denver. The second P42DC is on the tail end of the train, making an interesting look with only a single unit on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111910 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 366 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Plain. Even though the train is about 45 minutes late, there is still enough light for some shots as today is the first day of Daylight Savings Time. Sunset bumped back from 6pm to 7pm! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111909 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A single P42DC, AMTK 170, crosses over East Portal Road between East Portal and Tolland. The unit is leading the Winter Park Express Ski Train. A second P42DC, AMTK 29, is on the tail end of the six car train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111908 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS049 (East East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of East Portal. The train had slowed at the west end due to a slow order. However, with the slow order now behind, the train has moved up to track speed. Interestingly, there is a P42DC on either end of the train...a setup I have not see before on the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111907 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The evening Winter Park Express is about 45 minutes late as it rolls east on the main at East Portal. For some reason unknown to me, rather than both P42DCs running around the train at Fraser, only one ran around, setting up an interesting 1x1 consist for the trip east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111906 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Winter Park Express Ski Train just emerged from the Moffat Tunnel and is rolling east on the main. Today, Daylight Saving Time started again for Colorado, adding another hour of light at the end of the day. There is now plenty of light, even when the Ski Train is 45 minutes late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111894 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The temperature is 26°F (-3°C) this morning, as the Zephyr leaves Eisele (Clay) and passes through a scene of powdered white frost. The train lost about 45 minutes trying to get to the station in Denver, waiting for the (late) Ski Train to depart. It is now about 1 hour and 15 minutes behind schedule. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111893 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 11 and AMTK 167 lead the morning Zephyr, running about 1 hour and 15 minutes late, on the main at Eisele (Clay). A fresh bit of frost covers the trees and a bit of the grass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111892 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A different perspective on Big Ten from what you might be used to. The westbound Zephyr, sporting a Phase 7 P42DC in the second position, rolls west on the south edge of Big Ten, approaching a clear signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111891 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 308 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr heads west along the south edge of Big Ten Curve as seen from a small retaining pond and several frost trees in the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111888 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express (Ski Train) departed from Denver Union Station nearly two hours late this morning. It seems the reason might be due to a mechanical issue with one of the coach Superliners. The train, which had the standard six coaches yesterday, only has five this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111880 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This scene has an almost other-worldly quality to it with rime ice stuck to the pine trees and a lot of the vegetation. The reddish dirt and rock stand in stark contrast as the 90 minute late westbound Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1. The little bit of fog floating around adds to the curiousness of the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111879 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Rime ice is formed by fog (precipitation in the air) freezing onto vegetation. However, the rime ice typically does not form on rocks and dirt. The result is the ability to tell at a glance what is vegetation and what is not! The red rock face to the right creates a stark contrast to the winter white pine trees to the left as the Zephyr splits to two, climbing toward Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111878 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 450 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A few light snowflakes are falling in this frozen scene as the Zephyr passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain grade crossing. When the detector offers up its readout, it will indicate the temperature is a bitter cold 10°F (-12°C) out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111877 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak While there was not a lot of snowfall overnight, there was a log of fog. That fog turned to freezing fog when polar airs brought the temperature down to close to 0°F (-18°C). That resulted in a lot of rime ice forming on the vegetation. Here, at 11am, the temperature is still only 10°F (-12°C) out. That along with the overcast skies are keeping the rime ice on the trees and plants as the westbound Zephyr comes through the scene at West Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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