Photo ID: 110215 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tampa Weld County, CO 724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After striking a semi truck at the grade crossing at the top of the scene, the Zephyr derailed and tore the track up at the switch. About 10 hours after the derailment, crews are working hard to clean up the scene and get the Brush Sub running again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110214 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tampa Weld County, CO 581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The damage on the front of AMTK 41 is quite apparent after the Zephyr struck a semi truck about 10 hours earlier. Crews are working to re-rail the second sleeper on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110213 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tampa Weld County, CO 956 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak In the early morning light, a disastrous scene is revealed on the Colorado plains about 40 miles east of Denver. Last night, a semi truck (reportedly hauling milk) cross the grade crossing in from of the eastbound Zephyr. The train struck the truck, derailing both engines and several cars. All the cars remained upright. The engines did not. This morning, crews are working to clean up the derailment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110194 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rolls through a fantastic winter scene in the Colorado high country. A pair of P42DCs lead the westbound Zephyr across the road to the Moffat Tunnel between Tolland and East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110190 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The crew on the westbound Zephyr just changed from channel 14 to channel 23 here at the east end of Rocky. The train is now entering the siding on a Diverging Advanced Approach (red over flashing yellow). A BNSF oil train is sitting on the main, but is clear of the west switch, so the Zephyr will really be delayed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110189 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is about 15 minutes late after getting briefly held up at Arvada waiting for the MGJNY. The train makes it way through Barbara's Gulch, man-made Standley Lake off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110185 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 354 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak UP's MGJNY has cleared the west switch of Eisele (Clay) and the Winter Park Express has an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal as it departs west. You can see the manifest wrapping around Big Ten Curve in the distance, the tail end still within the block on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110184 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 384 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It looks like UP may have pulled a bunch of center beam flats out of storage, possibly from somewhere in the desert between Grand Junction and Helper. This is a long strand of them on the Grand Junction to Denver manifest. The Winter Park Express is waiting for them to clear, sitting in the siding at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110183 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 171 is leading the Winter Park Express Ski Train this morning. Note the orange covering on the coupler of 171. It is there to prevent snow from building up on the coupler, preventing it from being used. Once reaching Fraser, the power will run around the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110182 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The sun has only been up for about 20 minutes as the Winter Park Express Ski Train rolls west on the siding at Eisele (Clay). A 6,000-foot manifest is holding on the main track, getting ready to continue east on a clear (green) signal at the east end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 394 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak "Diverging Approach, Fireclay". The westbound Winter Park Express just called a Diverging Approach (red over yellow) as it enters in to the siding at Eisele (Clay) to met a UP eastbound manifest holding on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110180 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak UP's MGJNY has slowed to a stop on the main track at Eisele (Clay). The Winter Park Express is climbing out of Rocky and will wrap around Big Ten, entering the siding at Eisele (Clay) to meet the manifest. The manifest has 101 cars and will not fit between switches, so the Winter Park Express will briefly have to stop to wait for it to clear the west switch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110179 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 28, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the switch that leads up the hill (to the right) on the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead, Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train is rolling with its four coaches and lounge car on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110175 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 8.4) Arvada, CO 417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Winter Park Express, running about 15 minutes late (and seen here around 22 minutes after sunrise), heads west. The train just passed the high/wide detector at MP 8.4. The detector specifically checks to see if anything is sticking off the side or if there is a car that is too high to fit through the tunnels in the tunnel district. If something is sticking out, it'll break the wire on the detector and inform the dispatcher (and the train, via radio). No problems this morning though! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110174 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of CP DS007, where two main tracks funnel down to a single track, the morning Winter Park Express has just throttled up and is proceeding west. The train is running about 15 minutes late this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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