Photo ID: 112090 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Brendel Grand County, UT 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the Moab exit off of I-70, exit 182, there is an eccentric gas station known as "Jackass Joe's". It is colorful and covered in stickers. The gas is a bit pricey...$2.00 more per gallon than the Exxon a few miles east in Thompson Springs...but it is quite the little station. The westbound Rocky Mountaineer passes by on the mainline at Brendel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112089 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Brendel Grand County, UT 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After coming up the Cane Creek Subdivision from Seven Mile and running around their train at Thompson, the Rocky Mountaineer is now heading further west than it ever has before. In 2026, the plan is to expand service of the train from Denver to Salt Lake City. This is the a non-revenue test run of the service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112037 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Seven Mile Grand County, UT 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At milepost 21 on the Cane Creek Sub, at a location that is, ironically enough, named Seven Mile, the Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks has completed the journey to the Red Rocks. Employees of the Mountaineer have detrained and are gathered for a briefing in advance of the upcoming season, set to start in a couple of weeks. A bus stands by to take the employees to a hotel in Moab for the night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112036 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bartlett Wash Grand County, UT 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Rocky Mountaineer With only a few miles left in its run, the Rocky Mountaineer crosses over Bartlett Wash on the UP Cane Creek Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112035 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Grand County, UT 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just before crossing over a greaser, which helps lubricate the tracks and wheel flanges to slow the wear and tear on the rails, the Rocky Mountaineer crosses a cattle guard. The train will pass underneath UT-191 just ahead, right near the Canyonlands Airport. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112034 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 5 Grand County, UT 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The engineer on the Rocky Mountaineer "Rockies to the Red Rocks" offers up a friendly wave as the train heads south on the Cane Creek Subdivision, not far off from its final stop of the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112033 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 5 Grand County, UT 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Rocky Mountaineer With the desert mainline now behind it, the eight car Rocky Mountaineer is now headed south on the track warrant controlled Cane Creek Subdivision. The tracks largely parallel UT-191, with lots of traffic headed to or leaving Moab. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112032 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson Springs, UT 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 and train cross over the currently dried up Thompson Wash in the town of Thompson Springs, UT. The town barely exists anymore, with only 104 people actually calling it home (as of 2020). That, however, is a fairly significant increase since 2020 when the population was a mere 34 people. A new RV park in town seems to be attracting more folks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112031 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson Grand County, UT 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Some maintenance of way work at Sagers resulted in the Rocky Mountaineer briefly stopped and then running through the siding. Now back on the main, the GP40-3s are throttling up as the train really bites into the 1% grade on the climb up Thompson Hill, kicking out a little exhaust for their effort. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112030 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Shale to Utaline Mesa County, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer "Rockies to the Red Rocks" is making its way through incredibly scenic Ruby Canyon along the Colorado River. The siding ahead is named Utaline as the siding sits right on the line between Colorado and Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112029 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Shale to Utaline Mesa County, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After shooting the Rocky Mountaineer at Fruita, I had hoped to make it to Ruby Canyon ahead of the train for a shot of it coming. Alas, I arrived about two minutes too late, and had to settle with a going away shot as the train approaches a clear (green) signal at the east end of Utaline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112028 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG459 (East Fruita) Fruita, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer has slowed to about 20 MPH as it enters the siding at Fruita. There is a BNSF oil train tied down on the main track, necessitating all trains coming through to run through the siding. 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 99 (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 99 (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 124 (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.

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