Photo ID: 110771 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Boulder County, CO 423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This evening's eastbound Zephyr rolls along South Boulder Creek on the main at Cliff. CO-72 is on the far side of the tracks, going over the hill that the train can bypass. The third track in the scene, furthest from the Zephyr, is the house track at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110764 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr snakes its way west through the S-Curves just west of Tunnel 1. Around the bed ahead, the train will face an approach (yellow) as a long UP manifest...too long to fit between switches, waits in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110763 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With Amtrak's Phase 7 paint scheme being the new official scheme moving forward, the days of predominately silver long distance trains is, to an extent, coming to an end. The silver Zephyr rolls west through Eisele (Clay) on a July morning. The big question is what will happen to the Superliners? Will they continue to roam the rails in the Phase 4b scheme, or will Amtrak also turn them blue and red (with some white) in a type of Phase 7 scheme? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110762 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is something of a "go to" shot for me in the mornings as, during this part of the climb to Big Ten, westbound trains are technically headed geographically east, creating great light. AMTK 72 leads a standard Zephyr consist on this particular morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110761 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a very hazy July morning, the Zephyr makes its way west on the main at Rocky, approaching little Ten Curve. The haze in the area is due to (common-in-summer) forest fires currently burning in Oregon and North California. Unfortunately (as far as the smoke goes), the winds are calm and there is no rain in the forecast, so haze it is. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110740 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 228 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A transition sleeper, two regular sleepers, a diner, a sightseer lounge, and three baggage cars (the middle of which is a baggage/coach car) make up the morning westbound Zephyr as it heads down the main at Plain. This is the first time in well over a year that I've seen eight Superliners on the Zephyr. Hope it becomes a regular thing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110739 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I am hoping to get pictures of all the P42DCs (that haven't been scrapped) on Amtrak's roster before they are eventually retired. I was happy to find AMTK 37 leading the westbound Zephyr just west of Eisele (Clay) as it is one of the ones that I had not yet seen/shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110738 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 37 and AMTK 15 lead the Zephyr west on the main, approaching a clear (green) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110737 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Interestingly, the Zephyr has eight Superliners this morning! There is a third coach on the train. For many years before COVID, this was the standard on the Zephyr. Since COVID, it dropped to seven. Is this a one time thing, or a sign that demand has picked up and Amtrak is adding supply to accommodate? Time will tell... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110736 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of Phase 5 P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr out of Tunnel 1. Amtrak is actively working to repaint their fleet of P42DCs in their new Phase 7 scheme. No doubt, in just a few years, catching the Zephyr (or any long distance train) with Phase 5 P42DCs will be the focus of every railfan as Phase 7 because the dominant scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110735 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This time of year, when the westbound Zephyr is on time, the sun shines almost directly on the nose of the westbound Zephyr as it climbs from the base of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1. Indeed, this is the case this morning as the Zephyr is indeed right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110734 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive is a staple in the Denver railfan community. It is a very popular spot for some great shots of both westbounds and eastbounds. This morning, a Zephyr with a standard consist (for 2024) crosses the grade crossing on its way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110733 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 18, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr makes its way around the curve from the west end of Eisele (Clay), approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Off in the hazy distance, you can see the Denver skyline. Humidity this morning is around 50%, which is quite a bit higher than what is normal for the Denver-Metro area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110671 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 5, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is approaching the 80th Avenue grade crossing and the east switch of Leyden. AMTK 170 is just crossing over Church Ditch, a man-made irrigation ditch from Clear Creek running up to Standley Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110661 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Anything look weird or out of place in this picture? The crossing gate for opposing traffic at the 66th Avenue grade crossing is stuck up. This crossing has a center median and "quad gates" because it is a quite zone. When working properly, trains do not use their horns at this crossing. However, since the crossing gate is malfunctioning, trains are currently using their horns here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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