Photo ID: 111432 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The final Superliner on the morning Zephyr is a combined Coach-Baggage car. It is sitting on Track 4 near the classic Denver Union Station building. Despite all the construction in this area over the past 20 years, the station itself hasn't changed much, and still sports the classic "Union Station" and "Travel by Train" signs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111431 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak One of the more interesting features of the ALC-42 Chargers is this open grating on the long hood. Like the F40PH and the P42DC, the ALC-42 is a cowl unit, with no external walkways. The walkways are located inside the car body, and is visible here at this grating. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111430 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 327 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The ALC-42 Chargers hold roughly 2,200 gallons of diesel fuel. As you can see from the reading, almost exactly half of the fuel has been used on this particular units. 1,173 gallons are still in the tank. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111429 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A look at the conductor's side of AMTK 341, sporting the Phase 7 scheme. As is the case with many units, the model number is on the nose. The builders plate is also located on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111428 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When Amtrak was first formed in 1971, it was EMD that primarily got into the passenger power game, with the SDP40, followed by the F40PH. Then, in the 1990s, GE won the next contract with Amtrak with the P42DCs, beating out EMD's F59PHI. Fast-forward another 30-ish years, and neither EMD or GE (well, now Wabtec) are in the passenger game! Siemens is in the process of building 125 ALC-42 "Chargers" to supplements (or, in some instances, replace) the aging P42DC fleet. The units will be numbered 300 to 424. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111427 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 487 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A look at the nose of P42DC AMTK 78. You can definitely see the years of age on the face of the unit, with various scratches, dents, and scuffs. The unit was delivered in June 1997. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111426 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is sitting on Track 4 at Union Station for its standard morning station stop. The train arrived 40 minutes early, and is expected to depart right on time. AMTK 341, an ALC-42 "Charger", sits on Track 5. Amtrak has ordered 125 of these of Siemens-built units, and they are still being delivered. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111425 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak One of two Sleeping Cars (not including the Transition Sleeper) sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station on the westbound California Zephyr. The first round of Superliner were delivered to Amtrak between 1979 and 1981, so this Superliner is right around 45 years old. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111424 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the south edge of Big Ten Curve, the Zephyr is making its way west. The Zephyr has not seen many ALC-42 Chargers, the power set to (largely) replace the P42DCs. The Chargers are Tier-4 compliant, and they require special additives mixed in with their fuel. the infrastructure currently does not exist in Denver to include the additives, so the Chargers have not been running on the Zephyr. Rumors are that the infrastructure will be added soon, and Chargers are likely to start showing up in 2025. That means this classic consist may be short-lived. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111423 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is approaching the open hoppers that serve as a wind break on the eastern edge of Big Ten Curve. The cars have now been in the same place for over 50 years, diligently helping to redirect extreme winds up and over the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111422 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the west switch of Rocky, the westbound Zephyr is making its way up the (roughly) 2% grade, working to gain elevation to overcome the Continental Divide. I'm trying to find out seek out some new perspectives from around Big Ten; shooting new angles. This being one of them! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111421 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running nearly 90 minutes as it makes its way through Barbara's Gulch, just east of Rocky. The train was about 45 minutes late departing Lincoln, NE after picking up an ALC-42 "Charger", AMTK 341. That same Charger was then dropped off in Denver, adding a bit more of a delay to the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111420 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the intermediate signal nicknamed "Plastic" in the Rio Grande days, the westbound Zephyr hustles west in Barbara's Gulch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111419 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the west portal of Tunnel 7, the westbound Zephyr passes through a cut as the head end rounds the bend toward the east portal of Tunnel 8. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111418 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 6 (MP 26.4, 536 ft) Jefferson County, CO 509 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Hard to beat the view of powdered pine trees out the window of the Zephyr as the train approaches the east portal of Tunnel 6 in the lower half of the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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