Photo ID: 112231 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Jefferson County, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a beautiful, albeit cold morning as the westbound Zephyr heads west through the cut west of Crescent. The train received a restricting signal (flashing red) at the west end of Crescent. A slide fence has been activated along the main between Crescent and Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112230 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 241 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It has been rumored that the Zephyr will have an additional sleeper and an additional coach added to it sometime this spring. That hasn't started quite yet, as the Zephyr is still running with only seven Superliners. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112229 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr wraps around the final bend of Big Ten Curve, toward a clear (green) signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). It is a cloudy and morning with fresh snow on the ground. After a high temperature in the mid-70°Fs yesterday, it is only 30°F this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112228 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 236 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is right on time as it climbs its way west out of Rocky, up and around Big Ten. Leaves are just starting to bloom on the trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112227 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 230 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Mid-April is not too late for snow to fall in the Denver-Metro area. Indeed, the area got a surprise blast of snow overnight! The westbound Zephyr is making it way up the grade on the north edge of Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112226 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look down from the plateau where CO-72 is located, down to where Rocky is located. The westbound Zephyr, with AMTK 83 and AMTK 151 are in charge this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112225 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5) Denver, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound UP oil train crosses Tennyson Street, about a mile west of C&S Junction. This grade crossing is a quite zone now; trains need not user their horns. The crossing is protected by "quad gates", preventing cars from swerving around a single gate. The train is on Main 1. The shot was taken from above BNSF Golden Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112224 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Here at C&S Junction, BNSF's Golden Sub converges with UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. Between C&S Junction and Fox Junction, BNSF trains run on UP's main. It is also the only real section of track that crews operating on BNSF's Golden Sub have to run in CTC limits. Meanwhile, a UP oil empty heads west on Main 1. when RTD constructed their G-Line along the UP right-of-way, UP received money to add a second main track between C&S Junction and Arvada. Main 2 is the newer track, indicated by the concrete ties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112223 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since UP got rid of their hostlers, road crews have to switch power around. The outbound crew on this oil train had to do exactly that when they got to North Yard. They went on duty at 9:50am, and it is now 2:50pm. So the crew has been on duty for five hours before actually departing west. They have seven hours to make it to Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112222 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three UP GEs have tied onto a westbound oil empty and the crew is currently charging the air brakes in the train so it can depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112221 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The power for this westbound oil train is about to be hooked up to the west end of the train, ahead of a covered hopper buffer car. After attaching to the train, the crew will knock off handbrakes and charge the air before departing west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112220 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil empty arrived in Denver at 10am. A new crew was called at 9:50am. Upon arriving at North Yard, the crew had to pull power off the train and replace it with new power. UP got rid of all of its hostlers a few years ago, so crews have to shuttle power around themselves. In this shot, the outbound crew is taking three units and putting it back on their train in preparation to head west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112194 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Jct to Pecos X-Over (MP 3.2 to MP 4.0) Denver, CO 225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr wraps around on the main track along the North Yard storage yard, passing by the old Denver and Salt Lake water tower, which is still standing in 2025. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112193 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 190 passes underneath one of the only remaining Rio Grande signal bridges still in existence. This is at Utah Junction at the north end of North Yard. The Zephyr is on the main track, the North Yard siding the next track to the right. The next track to the right is actually the North Yard lead, and it is not in CTC limits. This is why there are only two sets of signals on the bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112192 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, running right on time, is passing by the north end of North Yard. The train is just about to cross the diamond with the UP Belt Line. Note the UP train, the MNYGR, getting ready to head for the Greeley Sub and, eventually, Green River, WY. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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