Photo ID: 110304 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 483 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Amtrak At the north siding switch of Broomfield, Amtrak's special run from Denver to Longmont crosses over Brainard Drive, passing by a number of railfans out to view the special move north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110303 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clear Creek Denver, CO 580 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Amtrak There is quite a bit of interest from both Amtrak and the State of Colorado in trying to get some state-sponsored Amtrak trains running along the Front Range from Ft Collins to Pueblo. In a very rare move, the Winter Park Express equipment was repurposed for one day to take several key dignitaries on a trip from Denver to Longmont on the Front Range Sub. Included on the train were Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Amtrak President Roger Harris, among others. AMTK 174, sporting Amtrak's newest (Phase VII) paint scheme, was brought in from Chicago specifically for the special. Here, the train crosses Clear Creek just north of Utah Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110282 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Gilpin County, CO 434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a fantastic, wintery scene at the west end of Cliff as the Winter Park Express charges west. Passenger on board are looking forward to day on the slopes at Winter Park, just another 20 (rail) miles ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110281 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Gilpin County, CO 717 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 171 leads the Winter Park Express west toward a clear (green) signal at the west end of Cliff. This section of track frequently goes weeks or even months with snow in the winter as it is on the north side of the mountain. There is never direct sunlight here in the winter. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110280 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Morning sun peeks through clouds to light up the Winter Park Express as heads for the east portal of Tunnel 1. This will be the only westbound Amtrak that will be running on the Moffat today. The westbound Zephyr will be stopping in Denver, having been canceled west of Denver due to adverse weather. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110279 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 450 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Sunday Winter Park Express passes by the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6, just west of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110278 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 498 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 160 and AMTK 193 lead a baggage car and seven Superliners in a standard winter consist. The train is making track speed as it climbs up to Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110277 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 390 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 160 sports a great looking "Pepsi Can" paint scheme as it leads the westbound Zephyr on the climb up from Coal Creek Canyon up to Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110276 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 385 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This shot of the Zephyr passing the detector at MP 22.6 offers a pretty great comparison of the so called "Pepsi Can" paint scheme on AMTK 160 and the standard Phase 5 scheme on AMTK 193. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110275 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 409 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After roughly nine months with no specially painted Amtrak units on the Zephyr, we actually got two in two days! Today, AMTK 160 wearing the "Pepsi Can" scheme is leading the train west out of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110274 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr ran in to a pretty serious delay between Princeton, IL and Galesburg, IL the previous day. The Zephyr lost nearly four hours between the two cities. It lost some more time on the journey west, and ultimately departed Denver roughly five hours late. The train makes its way through Eisele (Clay) on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110273 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 160 leads the westbound Zephyr around Big Ten Curve. AMTK 160 is sporting a heritage paint scheme traditionally referred to as the "Pepsi Can" paint scheme. The 20 P32-8s that Amtrak purchased in 1991 were painted in this scheme as a bit of a variation on the Phase 3 scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110272 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 466 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak When Amtrak first released their Heritage units, AMTK 184 wore the Phase 4 heritage scheme. In 2023, AMTK 184 went to Beech Grove, Amtrak's maintenance facility. When it emerged, it was again wearing the traditional Phase 5 scheme. However, a few months later, AMTK 164 was released, now wearing the Phase 4 heritage scheme. Here, AMTK 164 is second out on the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110271 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is right on time as it charges west between Leyden and Rocky, approaching Barbara's Gulch. For the first time in about nine months, there is a heritage unit running on the Zephyr. AMTK 164, the Phase 4 heritage unit, is second out on the train this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110248 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The rails just barely show through the foot of fresh snow that has blanketed the terrain. The snow came it fast and furious yesterday, dropping that foot of snow in roughly 9 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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