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Friday, August 2, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS012 (East Leyden)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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AMTK 76 knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Leyden on its morning journey west. The east end Leyden is designated as CP DS012 by Union Pacific (as you can see on the signs by the signals). The "DS" represents "Denver & Salt Lake", David Moffat's railroad that predated Rio Grande. The "12", of course, indicates we are 12 miles west of Denver Union Station.
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Friday, August 2, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Simms Street (MP 11.16)
Arvada, CO
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After running several hours late the previous two days (due to extreme mid-west weather), this morning's Zephyr is running right on time as it heads west from Denver, through Arvada. Major forest fires in the Pacific Northwest are creating smoke that is resulting in the Denver-Metro area being very hazy. You can barely see the Denver skyline in the distance as the Zephyr approaches Leyden.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)
Arvada, CO
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On the back side of Big Ten Curve, the westbound Zephyr heads into the sun on an afternoon in which it is running nearly five hours late. The back (south) side of Big Ten is actually a long straight section of track connecting the east side of Big Ten (where the wind break cars are) with the east end of Eisele (Clay). Note the giant steel structure located alongside the tracks at Chemical, roughly five rail miles to the east.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Rocky (7,330ft)
Arvada, CO
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It is close to 95°F (35°C) on this last afternoon in July as a very late Zephyr heads west on the main at Rocky. Note some MOW equipment in the house track at Rocky. UP has been doing work on Little Ten and Big Ten Curves over the course of the past month or two. The Zephyr has a standard consist (for 2024), with a pair of P42DCs, baggage car, and seven Superliners.
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Monday, July 29, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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The makeup of the westbound Zephyr is a little different than normal this Monday morning. To start, there is an Amtrak California superliner catching a ride on the tail end of the train. Perhaps a little less obvious at first glance is the fact that there is no lounge car on the train! Instead, there are two dining cars. The second dining car is a "Dining Cafe" car. This car has the tables rearranged from a traditional dining car. Presumably, no lounge cars were available in Chicago, and Amtrak substituted with this dining car.
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