Photo ID: 111994 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 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 The Zephyr is kicking up a bit of exhaust as it rounds the bend and approaches the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111993 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Several reports have indicated that Amtrak is planning to add another sleeper and another coach to the Zephyr for Spring and Summer of 2025. While the westbound Zephyr has had a handful of runs with eight Superliners in the past few weeks, at the moment, it is still typically only running with seven. It is seen here, climbing the north edge of Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111992 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is at the base of the north leg of Big Ten Curve, just west of Rocky. While brown is still the dominating color in the landscape, there is perhaps a hit of green mixed in. The 2024-2025 winter season has seen an above-average snowfall, so hopefully we will be setting up for a nice green May and June. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the midst of golden hour, about 30 minutes before the sun dips behind the Rocky Mountains, the Winter Park Express cruises along at track speed in the Denver suburb of Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Winter Park Express crosses 66th Avenue in the middle of Arvada, about nine miles away from its destination at Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111987 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is about to knock down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky, hustling to make it in to Denver on time. In fact, it will end up arriving in Denver 11 minutes early. To the left, not the back end of a UP oil empty, which is starting to pull west out of Rocky. The oil train will go up to Plain to meet the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111986 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak One of my favorite times of year is the start of Daylight Savings Time. Once that starts up, it is easy to get shots of the eastbound Zephyr in daylight, providing it is not excessively late. Fortunately, it is on time this evening as it meets with a westbound UP oil train at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111985 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound California Zephyr is out of its 10 MPH speed restriction around Big Ten, and is accelerating to track speed as it meets a westbound UP oil train at Rocky. The conductor from the UP train is out of view behind the lead unit, giving a roll by to the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111984 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 53 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak We are almost to the spring equinox, but the sun still hasn't moved quite far enough north for direct sunlight on the side of the eastbound Zephyr as it rounds the northeast edge of Big Ten Curve. The train is restricted to 10 MPH right here due to forecasted high winds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS041 (East Rollins) Gilpin County, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The evening California Zephyr passes through the OS at the east switch of Rollins along South Boulder Creek. The train departed Fraser 37 minutes late, but would have a straight shot from there into Denver and make up some time, arriving in Denver 11 minutes early! AMTK 167, sporting Phase 7 paint, is in the second position this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111958 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash (9,830 ft) Grand County, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 7 and AMTK 23 lead the westbound Zephyr, running right on time as it heads west on the main at Tabernash. The Zephyr still runs exclusively with P42DCs. The new ALC Chargers require a fuel additive called DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) as they are Tier-4 compliant. Rumor has it that Amtrak has been unable to find a DEF provider for Denver. Denver is the refuel spot for the Zephyr between Chicago and Emeryville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111957 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Grand County, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It's station stop in Fraser complete, the westbound California Zephyr passes underneath US-40 on a clear (green) signal at East Tabernash. Note the slopes of the Winter Park Resort. Around 400 of the skiers on those slopes took the morning Winter Park Express! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111956 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The California Zephyr crosses over Grand Park Drive on a relatively new bridge. The bridge was built around 2019 to bypass the grade crossing (which still exists) in the distance. Railroads have annual quotas for grade crossing removals. This is one that UP has been able to remove. Residents of Winter Park were happy as they did not have to wait for long oil (or occasional coal trains) slowly climbing the hill to the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111955 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Winter Park to Fraser (MP 58 to MP 62) Winter Park, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses the former Kings Crossing Road grade crossing in Winter Park. Why former? There is a (relatively) new underpass that was constructed to bypass the grade crossing. However, not only has UP not bothered to remove the grade crossing, they haven't even disabled the crossing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111954 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fraser (4,830 ft) Fraser, CO 56 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After dropping its passengers and backing east out of Fraser, the train is now moving west back into the siding at Fraser. The crew will cut the power away and run around the train, tacking it onto the east end so it is ready to head west this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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