Photo ID: 112026 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita Fruita, CO 24 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) BNSF Due to circumstances that I was never able to find out, this eastbound BNSF loaded oil train is actually tied down on the main track at Fruita! No crew is aboard and, as of this shot, no crew had yet been called to come and get on the train to free up the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109156 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr crosses a very full Green River after making its station stop. Directly beneath the leading power of the Zephyr, a group of campers are liking waking up to the sound of the train crossing the steel above them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109155 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is making its station stop on the siding at Green River, about 1 hour and 45 minutes behind schedule. Most sidings are perfectly parallel the main track they are next to. Green River, however, is an example of one that strays slightly from the mainline alignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109154 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Solitude to Green River Grand County, UT 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific A slowed shutter speed creates a bit of a motion blur for the final DPU unit on an eastbound oil train. The train knocked down a clear (green) signal...but this particular intermediate off in the distance has not yet been replaced by UP. In fact, you can still see the lunar (white-ish) bottom signal, indicating eastbound trains approaching it can proceed without stopping at this restricting signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109153 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific After waiting at Green River for over an hour, this eastbound loaded oil train is finally on the move again. Afternoon storms set up some pretty dramatic skies and some great silhouettes on the horizon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109152 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Solitude to Green River Grand County, UT 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak As the end of the day grows every closer, the westbound Zephyr has knocked down an "approach diverging" signal, indicating that it will be taking the siding at Green River to make its scheduled station stop. It will also be meeting a loaded UP oil train, currently holding the main at Green River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109151 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG527 (East Thompson) Thompson, UT 300 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak After knocking down the clear (green) signal at the east end of Thompson, the westbound Zephyr is continuing at track speed on the main alongside the 7,210-foot siding. The siding here at Thompson is one of only five that are available for meets over the course of roughly 100 miles in the Utah desert. 12 other sidings are being used to store cars. Note that a P40DC is actually leading the Zephyr on this nice May evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109150 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG527 (East Thompson) Thompson, UT 297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak UP is at varying stages when it comes to replacing the old DRGW signals across the Utah desert. Many control points have been replaced. Others, such as the signals at the east end of Thompson, have new signal masts in place, but the signal heads have not yet been put on. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109149 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson Thompson, UT 304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak In fantastic golden light at the end of the day, the westbound Zephyr approaches a clear (green) signal at the east end of Thompson. In the distance, lurking in the shadows of afternoon thunderstorms, is the 12,331-foot peak of Mt Waas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109148 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson Grand County, UT 312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The massive landscape of the Utah desert dwarfs the westbound Zephyr as it hustles west on its journey toward Emeryville, CA. The sun is getting low in the western sky as the Zephyr, about two hour late, is between Sagers and Thompson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109147 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Green River Green River, UT 252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific This spring, the "green" part of Green River is definitely showing! The last DPU on a westbound oil empty just crossed over Green River and is entering the siding. It is meeting an eastbound oil load. The load will have to wait here for the Zephyr, which is currently at Mack, 90 miles to the east. Unfortunately, the next available siding for a meet, Thompson, is an hour to the east. The dispatcher does not want to risk delaying the Zephyr by releasing the oil train for a meet there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109146 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Desert to Vista Emery County, UT 306 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific About 12 miles west of Green River, US-6 moves to join the tracks after crossing over them west of the siding of Desert. A pair of UP DPUs brings up the tail end of an eastbound loaded oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109145 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Desert to Vista Emery County, UT 374 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound oil load navigates the plains of the desert between Vista and Desert along the Book Cliffs. If you look in the distance, you can see a string of open hoppers being stored in the siding of Vista. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109144 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grassy to Cedar Emery County, UT 328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The Book Cliffs pass in and out of the shadows from slowly forming afternoon storms as an eastbound loaded oil train accelerates on the straight track leading east. Ahead is the siding of Grassy, one of the few sidings not filled with cars currently being stored by UP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109143 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grassy to Cedar Emery County, UT 331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The last DPU on this loaded eastbound oil train passes by the sign indicating a change in speed. The train is now free to accelerate from the 35 MPH it has been going up to 50 MPH as the train hits straighter track on the open desert along the Book Cliffs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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