Photo ID: 112280 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific At one point, Rio Grande started to add two main tracks through all of Glenwood Canyon. However, the project proved to be too expensive, so it resulted in one very long siding, and three sidings overall in the canyon. Allen, toward the east end, is 14,250 feet long. Shoshone is very short at 3,960 feet, and almost connects to Allen, separated only by a short tunnel. Then, there is Grizzly, a 5,060 foot long siding is next, and it is here that we find this westbound oil empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112279 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly (5,060 ft) Garfield County, CO 263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific An ES44AC and a pair of SD70ACes lead this westbound oil train on the main at Grizzly in the middle of Glenwood Canyon. The trees on the opposite side of the Colorado River were burned in the massive Grizzly Creek fire in August 2020. The fire consumed nearly 30,000 acres. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112278 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG343 (West Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 294 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak Passing by the signals at the west end of Dotsero, AMTK 199 and AMTK 79 lead the eastbound Zephyr. The train is running about 50 minutes late this afternoon as the train takes the siding to meet with a UP oil empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112277 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG343 (West Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr winds through the curves approaching Dotsero, and indeed takes the siding at Dotsero, meeting a westbound UP oil train that is holding the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112276 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero (6,150 ft) Eagle County, CO 174 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Three units are elephant style, leading a westbound oil empty on the main at Dotsero. The conductor is on the ground, getting ready to provide a roll-by for the eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112275 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grizzly to Glenwood (MP 355.6 to MP 359.7) Garfield County, CO 297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak One of the most scenic places any long distance Amtrak train traverses is Glenwood Canyon. In addition to the tracks and the Colorado River, the canyon contains I-70. This was one of the final major pieces of the interstate system to be completed. Until the 1980s, I-70 was just a two lane highway through the canyon. Now, it is four lanes through the entire thing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112274 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle (6,160 ft) Rifle, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific The Minturn Local has two C44ACMs and three tank cars in tow this afternoon. The train is in the siding at Rifle, and just met the eastbound Zephyr. The train now has a signal to depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112273 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG388 (West Rifle) Rifle, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, with AMTK 199 and AMTK 79 for power, just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rifle. The train will meet the Minturn Local here, already waiting in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112025 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palisade Palisade, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak A member of the Rocky Mountaineer crew steps off the train to grab his own shot of the California Zephyr as it blasts by the head end of the "Rockies to the Red Rocks", sitting in the siding at Palisade, just east of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112024 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG438 (West Palisade) Palisade, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is moving at track speed (70 MPH) after having just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west switch of Palisade, hustling along to try to remain on schedule. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112023 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palisade Palisade, CO 285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer slowly crosses Bower Avenue as it heads west on the siding at Palisade. The siding here is one of the longest on the former Rio Grande at 12,200 feet in length. The train still has a way to go before it can see the signals at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112022 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cameo to Palisade Palisade, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer is coming up to a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) signal at the east end of Palisade. DS-378 is sending the train into the siding to meet the eastbound Zephyr. The town of Palisade is very well known for its peaches, which are incredibly sweet and juicy. It is also know for a number of wineries and vineyards. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112021 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel to Cameo Mesa County, CO 308 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is passing by the Grand Valley Diversion Dam, also referred to as the Cameo Diversion Dam. The dam was built in 1916 and was the first dam in the United States to use roller gates to control water flow. The dam is used to control water flow for crops. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112020 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed De Beque Mesa County, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Colorado River is continuing to grow in size as we continue to move west in Colorado. The Rocky Mountaineer "Rockies to the Red Rocks", on the main at De Beque, is moving west toward its next station stop, just outside of Moab, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112019 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed De Beque Mesa County, CO 204 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The scenery through Grand Valley in western Colorado is simply amazing. Employees of the Rocky Mountaineer are enjoying the views on this test run of the train, which is set to start another season of revenue runs in a couple of weeks. The train just passed a clear (green) signal at the east switch of De Beque. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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