Photo ID: 107017 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street Arvada, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Amtrak's "Pointless Arrow"...the first scheme that Amtrak ever had...looks pretty good as it dashes through the snow on the point of the Winter Park Express. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107016 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street Arvada, CO 1424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak I'm going to guess that passenger on board the Winter Park Express are very happy to be there. Warm, dry, and not behind the wheel, on the way to slopes. The train is approaching a clear intermediate at Kipling Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107015 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street Arvada, CO 1571 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Finally! A real blizzard hit the Denver Metro area...just in time for the westbound Winter Park Express. Here, AMTK 156 (the Phase 1 "Bloody Nose" Heritage Unit) charges through the snow on the approach to Kipling Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106990 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Arvada, CO 1179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak I love this telephoto shot at Crescent, clearly showing the jointed rail on the siding and the welded rail on the main. If you are new to trains, jointed rail (sometimes referred to as "stick track") consists of relatively short sections of rail that are attached at either end to form a joint. Welded rail (which most mainline is these days) consists of rail that has been welded together in 1/4 mile long stretches. It still has joints at the ends of the 1/4 lengths of track, but the joints are, obviously, less common. The Winter Park Express "Ski Train" is making its way west on the main. The brightly colored bag covering the coupler will keep snow out of the coupler, making it much easier for the crew to run around the train at Fraser. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106989 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak The Winter Park Express comes around the curve east of the Grade Crossing at Crescent, kicking up some exhaust as it makes it way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106988 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1067 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The suburb of Arvada has expanded to the north and west quite a bit in the last five years. The new neighborhood of Candelas is the main neighborhood seen here in the background of the Winter Park Express heading west through Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106987 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 1129 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The morning sun glistens of the sides of the eight Superliners devoted to the Winter Park Express "Ski Train" for the 2018 ski season. The track above the train is the Rocky Spur, which now services a single customer at the far north end almost five miles away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106986 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 1078 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Highball Rocky! The westbound Winter Park Express approaches a clear signal at the east end of Rocky after making its way through Barbara's Gulch and passes underneath the CO-93 overpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106985 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 1134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express From high above the plains, we find the westbound Winter Park Express making its way through Barbara's Gulch on its journey west to Winter Park. Some clouds are clinging to the ground in the distance, creating an interesting look. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106984 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1061 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The westbound Winter Park Express makes its way in to Barbara's Gulch on a beautiful morning. In the distance, you can Welton Reservoir, followed by the neighborhood of Whisper Creek, and then Stanley Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106969 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1093 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak It is 33 minutes after sunset and the light is all but gone as the eastbound Ski Train quickly moves on the main at Tolland, approaching the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106968 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1079 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak The eastbound Ski Train just peaks around the curve near the west end of Tolland. The train had to wait in the siding at Winter Park for the eastbound Zephyr to pass by. Consequently, the train is now running about 30 minutes behind schedule. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106967 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The rails start to light up as the headlight from the eastbound Ski Train shine off the high iron at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106955 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue Arvada, CO 1194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Due to the fact that the power for the Ski Train must run around the train at Fraser, the "Bloody Nose" Heritage Unit only leads the train twice each weekend (once west and once east). For January, it will lead east on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. Here, it has the train rolling along on the approach to 66th Avenue in Arvada on a Sunday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106950 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak On a pleasant January morning, AMTK 193 and AMTK 156 are in charge of the second run of the Winter Park Express as it heads west at Crescent. I've wanted to try this angle for awhile and, other than a couple of annoying power lines that splice through the scene, it isn't all too bad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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