Photo ID: 112018 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG403 (East Grand Valley) Garfield County, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the east switch of Grand Valley, the pair of GP40-3s of the Rocky Mountaineer keep the test run of the train on the move west through the town of Parachute. Just out of view to the left, UP's Minturn Local is patiently waiting on the Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112017 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Valley Garfield County, CO 216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP's Minturn Local, which runs east out of Grand Junction, is holding on the siding at Grand Valley, waiting on the Rocky Mountaineer. Although the local is named the Minturn Local, it has been decades since it actually ran to Minturn. Now, the town of Gypsum, which is on the far west end of Tennessee Pass is as far east as it runs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112016 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy Garfield County, CO 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just east of the east switch of Lacy, the westbound Rocky Mountaineer is following along the Colorado River on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112015 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy Garfield County, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer It is shaping up to be a beautiful March day in western Colorado as the westbound Rocky Mountaineer moves through a temporary speed restriction on the main track west of Rifle. The train has seven passengers cars and a power car for this test run. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112014 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG369 (West Chacra) Garfield County, CO 234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the west switch of Chacra, along I-70, the Rocky Mountaineer is starting to pick up a bit of speed after leaving yet another canyon behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112013 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 and RMRX 8021 approach the Glenwood Springs Yard on the east siding in the rising sunlight. The train had stayed in the yard overnight last night, as it typical, before departing west toward Moab in the morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112012 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG361 (Glenwood Springs) Glenwood Springs, CO 308 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As the morning sun starts to illuminate part of Glenwood Springs from the east, the westbound Rocky Mountaineer is pulling west on the east siding by the signal bridge at the center of Glenwood. The GP40-3s are kicking up a bit of exhaust in the rising sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112011 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The flags that are used to welcome passengers back to the Mountaineer after spending the night at the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs are being taken down as the train prepares to depart west toward Moab, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112010 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 334 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The head end of the Rocky Mountaineer sits on the east siding at Glenwood, in front of the train station. Revenue runs for 2025 start in a few weeks. This is a test run, with no passengers aboard. In about 15 minutes, the train will depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111054 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG342 (East Dotsero) Eagle County, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil empty has reached the western end of the Dotsero Cutoff, at Dotsero. The train just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end. The same control point at East Dotsero also provides access to Tennessee Pass from the west. You can see the track just above the the spot where the oil train winds to the left. The Minturn Local (which hasn't run as far in Minturn in decades) still runs a few miles to Gypsum on the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111053 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS156 (West Dell) Eagle County, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific UP 5251 sports UP's newest paint scheme as it leads a long, empty oil train out the west end of Range. The train is crossing a bridge that allows people to access Horse Creek, part of Eagle County Open Space. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111052 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell to Range Eagle County, CO 336 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Along the Dotsero Cutoff, the tracks cross from one side of the Colorado River to the other multiple time. One such bridge is right around MP 149.5 in red canyon. I am not sure if red canyon is the official name, but I do know that, as a kid, I always referred to these mountains as sunburnt mountains. A westbound oil train crosses the Colorado River as thunderstorms build to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111051 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dell Eagle County, CO 286 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Some of deciduous foliage around Dell looks to be on the brink of shifting into fall color mode as a westbound oil empty rolls by in the canyon on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111050 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond to Dell Eagle County, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil train was tied down in the east siding at Bond for about two hours while waiting for a relief crew from Yampa. After meeting the eastbound Zephyr at the west end of Bond, the empty train has clear (green) signals for the foreseeable future as there are no other eastbounds nearby. The train is wrapping around one of the many curves along the Colorado River, currently between Bond and Dell. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111049 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond to Dell Eagle County, CO 571 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr passes by the Rocking F Ranch west of Bond. The ranch, located on the Colorado River, has horses, a tennis court, and a few holes for a golf course! The train will pass through Yarmony Tunnel just ahead, and then knock down a clear (green) signal at West Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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