Photo ID: 110579 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS025 (West Plain) Arvada, CO 268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has slowed down quite a bit as it knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west switch of Plain, ready to head into Tunnel 2 and the start of the Tunnel District. The west switch of Plain is also a check point for the Zephyr, and if you have your scanner with you, you can hear the crew call out "check point". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110578 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is an unusually humid morning along the Front Range with overcast skies and the threat of severe thunderstorms later on. Meanwhile, AMTK 160 and AMTK 174 lead the Zephyr west toward Rainbow Cut on the main at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110577 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 337 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has quite the colorful consist this morning, with AMTK 160 in the Phase 3 variant often known as the "Pepsi Can" scheme and AMTK 174 in Phase 7 leading the train at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110570 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 244 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Patrick Henry Creative Production cars Evelyn A. Henry and Warren R. Henry bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr just east of the east end of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110569 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Evelyn Henry and Warren Henry private cars (part of the Patrick Henry collection) head west on the tail end of the Zephyr just west of the west portal of Tunnel 1. These same two cars actually made an appearance on the back of #5 on this same Thursday exactly one year ago (June 15, 2023). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110568 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of Patrick Henry private cars (the Evelyn A. Henry and Warren R. Henry) are bringing up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr this morning. These are probably the two most common private cars to appear on the Zephyr in recent years. Amtrak greatly increased their fees for hauling private cars, and imposed many restrictions on where they could be picked up or dropped off. That has led to a significant decrease in private cars making appearances on Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110567 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 13, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 281 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is rolling west through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Drive, running right on time. There are two private cars on the end of the train that were added during the station stop in Denver. Picking up or dropping off private cars can often lead to a delay in departure, but not this morning! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110555 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 20 (MP 32.5, 458 ft) Boulder County, CO 230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is in the Upper Tunnel District, currently between Tunnel 19 and Tunnel 20, climbing west toward the peak of the climb at the Moffat Tunnel, another (roughly) 17 miles to the west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110554 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Some clouds have moved in and are casting shadows in the area just west of Crescent as the Zephyr heads toward the east portal of Tunnel 19. Note the dam for Gross Reservoir in the distance, a primary supply of water for Denver and some of the surrounding areas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110553 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Boulder County, CO 317 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 155 leads the morning westbound Zephyr through a cut just west of Crescent. The train will follow the tracks through the curve in the foreground which lead in to the east portal of Tunnel 19. The train is almost 32 miles west of Denver Union Station here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110552 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Crescent. The train is approaching one of the many cuts in the Tunnel District. Note the slide fences lining the tracks on both sides. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110549 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 287 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of Phase 5 P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr on the main out the west end of Rocky. Meanwhile, a eastbound UP coal train (with a visiting CN unit on the rear) is starting to role east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110548 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 259 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here is a shot you do not expect to see in Colorado! Amtrak westbound Zephyr meeting an eastbound coal train that has a Canadian National SD70M-2 bringing up the tail end. The blue and red contrast between the two railroads looks quite nice at the west switch of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110541 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 6, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Throughout the course of a year, there is obviously lots of different color in the landscape as the season change. Of all the different scenes that appear, I think the scenes dominated by green landscape and blue skies are just about my favorite. Such is the case here as the westbound Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 1 and heads toward Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110540 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 6, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 260 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The foliage has reached its peak green levels at Eisele in a beautiful scene as the westbound Zephyr passes by on the main track at Eisele (Clay). It does look like the Lounge car, third from the end, could stand to receive some cleaning and/or polishing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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