Photo ID: 110372 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 549 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak For me, Amtrak's Phase 3 scheme, which dominated through the 1980s and early 1990s on the F40PHs, is my favorite of all of Amtrak's paint scheme. The new Phase 7 scheme has become second place for me. Phase 7 unseated the original Phase 1 scheme from second place. I always enjoyed the Pointless Arrow in particular. Which scheme was your favorite? Leave a comment and let everyone know! AMTK 161, the Phase 1 Heritage unit, leads the westbound Zephyr on a very pleasant April morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110371 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I really love seeing an Amtrak heritage unit leading on any Amtrak train. A wonderful "flash from the past". AMTK 161, the Phase 1 Heritage P42DC reminds me of the very early days of Amtrak when SDP40s wearing the Pointless Arrow scheme ruled on long distance trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110370 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 433 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is just about to poke its nose out of Tunnel 3. Savvy Amtrak fans might note that the "Amtrak" on the nose is not the normal one on Phase 5 units. This is indeed AMTK 161, the Phase 1 Heritage unit sporting the bloody nose and classic Amtrak font. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110369 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr emerges from Tunnel 2 in the Lower Tunnel District, we see the west portal of Tunnel 3 in the foreground, from which the Zephyr will also emerge from in less than a minute. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110368 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak's "Pointless Arrow" (or "Bloody Nose") Phase 1 Heritage Unit, AMTK 161, leads a P40DC (AMTK 817) on the westbound California Zephyr as the train rolls west at Plain, approaching Rainbow Cut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110349 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr heads west on the North Yard siding, passing by a UP manifest that is spanning Main 3 and Main 2 through the crossover at Pecos. The manifest arrived earlier in the day from the Greeley Sub. It came across Main 2 and, now that the Zephyr is clear, will back in to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110348 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 126 approaches the signal bridge at Pecos Street, running on the North Yard Siding. You may notice that there does not appear to be a signal over the North Yard siding. That is indeed correct. There are CTC crossovers from Main 3 to Main 2 to Main 1 at Pecos. But there is no CTC-controlled crossover from the siding to Main 3, so this is not a control point on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110347 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Jct to Pecos X-Over (MP 3.2 to MP 4.0) Denver, CO 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Utah Jct, an 80 minute late westbound Zephyr is on North Yard siding, passing by a manifest that is waiting to back in to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110343 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 312 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just east of the grade crossing at 66th Avenue, the second eastbound Zephyr of the afternoon heads toward Denver in the golden hour, shortly before sunset. The first Zephyr I shot was yesterday's 21 hour late Zephyr, which was held at Fraser for 17 hours due to extremely high (90 MPH) winds around Big Ten. It's great to see green grass returning as we get deeper in to Spring. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110341 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Keensburg Keensburg, CO 414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After a station stop in Denver, this 21 hour late Zephyr is approach Keensburg at track speed...roughly 79 MPH. AMTK 174 and AMTK 161 are on the point of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110340 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 415 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak I have spoken to many railfans over the years that say Amtrak got it right with their first paint scheme in 1972. The bloody nose / pointless arrow Phase 1 scheme was (and is) quite unique, and I was very happy to catch the heritage version on AMTK 161 on Track 4 and Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110339 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak AMTK 174 wears the newest paint scheme Amtrak has to offer. The Phase 7 scheme, introduced in 2022, is the "go-forward" scheme for Amtrak for the foreseeable future after roughly 20 years of Phase 5 as king. AMTK 161, on the other hand, has the original Amtrak scheme. The Phase 1 scheme was introduced in 1972 and is often referred to as either the "bloody nose" scheme, or the "pointless arrow" scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak When train hall behind Union Station was rebuilt in 2010, a fuel tank was placed under the ground to allow for refueling of Amtrak without needing a fuel truck to be present. Diesel fuel is being pumped in to AMTK 174 from the tank during its stop at Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110337 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 371 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak Denver is a refueling stop for the Zephyr on the journey between Chicago and Emeryville (in either direction). An Amtrak service employee is in the process of refueling AMTK 161 as the train makes its station stop. Love the classic "pointless arrow" and Amtrak name on the side of the heritage unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110336 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Station Denver, CO 448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Denver Union Terminal (RTD) Amtrak A 21 hour late eastbound Zephyr (with a pair of great looking units) sits on Track 4 at Denver Union Station. The units are currently being refueled and the Superliners are being filled with water. Several of the Superliners were completely drained of water as the train sat at Fraser for 17 hours overnight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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