Photo ID: 106949 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak The orange sky of dawn in the east reflects off the side of the second run of the Winter Park Express as it approaches a clear intermediate at MP 14.5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106948 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1217 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak The day is starting off overcast, but the clouds are thin enough to the east to provide for a spectacular sunrise. The Winter Park Express is west of Leyden, approaching a clear signal at MP 14.5. The Denver skyline stands somewhat silhouetted in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106947 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak The westbound Winter Park Express charges west under a fiery eastern sky on the second day of its run for the 2018 season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106946 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak This year's Winter Park Express has three Superliners with a bright pink wrap on them! Hopefully the wrap will stand out to motorists that might just see it and decide a trip up to Winter Park by train sounds like a good idea! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106945 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1234 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Under partly cloudy skies, the first run of the 2018 Winter Park Express (Amtrak's own take on the Ski Train) heads west on the main at Plain. Unfortunately, Amtrak was unable to get the F40PH "cab" unit that they had last year, meaning the power here will have to run around the train at Fraser each day before returning back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106944 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 1243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak For this years Winter Park Express, Amtrak brought in one of their Heritage Units...specifically, the Phase 1 "Bloody Nose" unit sports a modern take on Amtrak's first paint scheme. Here, the train is highballing the east switch at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106943 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express, Amtrak Just as the first run of the 2018 Winter Park Express passes the east switch of Leyden, the sun explodes over the hill to the east, giving the entire scene a wonderful red/orange morning glow. The new Ski Train has eight Baggage Coach Superliners for the trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106942 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 5, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express It is less than ten minutes past dawn as the westbound Winter Park Express (the new Ski Train) approaches a clear signal at the east switch of Leyden. Downtown Denver is already bathed in morning sunlight. The tracks at Leyden still hide in the shadows of the hill to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106338 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1537 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express It is tricky finding good light for the Ski Train (and the Zephyr) as both run west in the morning and east in the evening. In other words, the sun is always behind the train. With F40PH 406 on the tail end of the Winter Park Express, however, this going away shot at Rollins in morning sunlight looks pretty darn nice. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106337 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 1350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express While there was no snow on the ground down in Denver, that is very much not the case here at 8,500 feet above sea level! The morning Ski Train glides through Rollinsville and the winter wonderland that it currently is. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106336 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1500 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express A look at the morning Winter Park Express Ski Train as it heads west (away from the camera) toward Barbara's Gulch. F40PH 406 bring up the tail end of the train. It will be used as the control unit for the journey east this evening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106335 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The Winter Park Express kicks off its second weekend on January 14th! Here, the train is between Leyden and Rocky near the east end of Barbara's Gulch. The Phase I P42DC (AMTK 156) that was used the previous week was removed and sent west on the California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106323 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express AMTK 196 and 156 bring up the tail end of the Winter Park Express at Tolland. These units, being controlled by the F40PH (an NPCU) on the other end, are keeping the trains speed under control with their dynamic brakes. Note the red class lights on the nose of AMTK 196, indicated the back of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106322 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1969 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express You couldn't ask for better weather conditions when the subject of your picture is the Winter Park Express Ski Train! Amtrak F40PH #406 (now technically an NPCU) leads the eastbound train through blowing snow in the rapidly fading light at Tolland. If you are unfamiliar with the term NPCU, it refers to a Non-Powered Cab Unit. This F40PH no longer has a prime mover under the hood. The cab itself is still unaltered though, complete with a control stand. The control stand remotely controls the P42DCs on the other end of the train. So, when climbing a grade, the train is actually being pushed up the grade (when in this configuration), not pulled. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106321 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 8, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1877 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express The nose of Amtrak F40PH #406 emerges from a huge snow cloud...a cloud that the F40PH itself created as it blasted through a snow bank at the grade crossing at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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