Photo ID: 111612 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 403 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Mostly overcast skies are reducing light, resulting in a slight blur of the lead units on the morning Winter Park Express Ski Train here. At some point in the next few weeks, two more coaches are slated to show up to extend the length of the train. For now, five Superliners (four coaches and a lounge car) house the skiers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111611 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 355 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak There is a temperature inversion east of Denver, creating a low layer of clouds over the ground. As the sun is rising, it is creating a bright blast of light to the east as the westbound Winter Park Express heads west out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111606 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the final day of 2024, I decided to try to replicate the first shot I took on New Year's Day to start the year. You can see the photo that I am referring to, taken at the west switch of Leyden. Getting the westbound Zephyr at this same spot today felt like a nice way to book end the year. It was a record-setting year for ColoradoRailfan. I added 1,627 photos to my site, obliterating the previous record of 1,060 that I set in 2023. I look forward to bringing more pictures to everyone in 2025! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111507 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the morning Zephyr makes its way west on the main at Eisele (Clay), a herd of elk wander around in Jefferson County Open Space north of Rocky. Passengers often enjoy views of wild life on the Zephyr, particularly in the area around Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is running on time, roughly two hours behind the Winter Park Express that came through earlier. The Zephyr has a very standard consist with a pair of P42DCs, a baggage car, and seven Superliners as it heads west between Leyden and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 334 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Decided to go for a bit of an artsy shot here, shooting from the "dark side of the tracks". I bumped the contrast and decreased the exposure of the train, creating a bit of a silhouette shot with the Denver skyline in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The first P40DC that I've seen on the Zephyr in awhile, AMTK 824, showed up on the westbound Zephyr this morning. Now, in reality, AMTK 824 is now a P42DC after having been rebuilt. But it still retains its P40DC number on the roster. The two units are leading the train at track speed as it hustles west. The body of water in the distance is Standley Lake, a source of drinking water for the Denver suburb of Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the west switch of Leyden, the Zephyr is headed west at track speed. Note the cars in the siding at Leyden in the background. This is not actually a train (per se), which is to say it does not have power. These open gondolas have been sitting, tied down in long term storage for a little over two months now, removing Leyden as a siding the dispatcher can use for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111502 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 496 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Tunnel 1, the five-car Winter Park Express is making track speed as it tries to make up some time after departing Union Station 20 minutes late. It was ready to depart just as the Zephyr was arriving and backing into Track 4. Fortunately, there are no further delays to be had ahead, and it'll arrive at Winter Park three minutes early! I had planned to chase the train further west, but when I stopped for this shot, I discovered I picked up a screw in my tire and the tire was totally flat. So, changing the tire took catching up to the Ski Train out of reach. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111501 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express is throttling up as it passes through the OS at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). Note the orange bag that is covering the coupler on the front of AMTK 75. This bag is to prevent snow and ice from building up on the coupler and in the knuckle. This is because the power must run around the train at Fraser. AMTK 75 will be the trailing unit for the journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111500 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The first run of the Winter Park Express meets BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest, waiting in the siding at Rocky. With the Ski Train now clear of the east switch of Rocky, DS-380 is already setting up a signal for the manifest to depart eastbound and continue in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111499 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Winter Park Express is kicking off the season with four coaches and a lounge car. AMTK 75 and AMTK 146 are providing the power. Tickets for the train are about 50% of what they were last year, thanks to some subsidization by the Colorado government. After Christmas, two additional coaches will come to Denver to be added to the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111498 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a sunny and relatively warm December morning for the first run of Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train. For the first time since the Anschutz Ski Train, the regular season is starting in December (before Christmas) instead of in January. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111495 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In an unusual move, the westbound Zephyr has a trio of P42DCs on this particular morning, with AMTK 79 (Phase 7) on the point, followed by AMTK 207 and AMTK 168. All three units are elephant-style. Incidentally, within a month or so, Siemens Chargers are likely to start showing up on the Zephyr. Solid sets of P42s may be nearing an end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111494 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning westbound Zephyr departed Denver right around 40 minutes late this morning. Here, the train is headed west through the heart of Arvada, having just crossed Olde Wadsworth. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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