Photo ID: 109986 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 364 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 188 and AMTK 169 lead the morning Zephyr out the west portal of Tunnel 1. The concrete framework at the west portal was built in 1958, as noted by the year etched in the concrete, just above the graffiti shark "artwork" to the left of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109985 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek (MP 23) Arvada, CO 373 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The last coach on the Zephyr is rolling over the bridge over Colorado Highway 72 at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The head end of the train is coming through the cut near Coal Creek as the train climbs toward Tunnel 1. Note the asphalt street in the foreground. It is located on top of Tunnel 1, and soon there will be some homes built here in the new Canyon Pines Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109984 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr just rolled through the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive and is now passing the detector at MP 22.6, near the base of Coal Creek Canyon. In the foreground is the west portal of Tunnel 1, which the Zephyr will be merging from in just a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109983 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is just west of the west switch of Eisele (Clay) as it heads west. It is a few minutes away from the rail in the foreground, which are just west of the west portal of Tunnel 1. By rail, the Zephyr is nearly 1 1/2 miles away from the rails in the foreground. Over the course of that distance, the train will also gain about 135 feet in elevation. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109982 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 411 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a temperate morning on the first day of 2024, the westbound Zephyr is on time as it knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Leyden. Folks who have been on the train since yesterday enjoyed spending New Year's on Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109961 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 1 (MP 23.4, 366 ft) Arvada, CO 328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Final shot of the Zephyr in the year 2023 for ColoradoRailfan. The morning Zephyr is right on time as it climbs the grade up toward the east portal of Tunnel 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109960 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blue Mountain Drive (MP 22.43) Arvada, CO 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Sunlight has not quite hit the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive, but it is lighting up the landscape just west (geographically north) as the westbound Zephyr passes through the scene, right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109959 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The final westbound Zephyr out of Denver in 2023 has navigated through the S-curve at Eisele (Clay) and it is headed out the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109952 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby (7,325 ft) Granby, CO 266 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As far as train station go in 2023, the Granby Station is by far one of better looking, more well kept stations that you will find in the United States, particularly in small towns. Even though there are only two Amtrak stops per day, both of which are generally less than three minutes, the station looks fantastic! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109940 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Yarmony to Bond (MP 124.6 to MP 127.0) Eagle County, CO 358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak West of the west switch of Bond, the Zephyr continues to snake along the Colorado River on the journey west through the Colorado high country. Here, the tracks are a bit below 6,800 feet above sea level. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109939 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS126 (West Yarmony) Eagle County, CO 318 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Yarmony. This is one of the newer sidings on the Moffat. The siding of Yarmony has existed for many decades. However, it was a relatively short siding (less than 5,000 feet) that UP rarely used after the SP merger. Which is why, when a derailment at the west switch occurred, UP did not reconnect the siding! The switch was completely gone. After nearly a decade, UP finally invested the money to relocate the east end of the siding just west of a grade crossing, and extend the siding to the west, creating the 7,760 foot siding that it is today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109938 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Yarmony (7,760 ft) Eagle County, CO 359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak When you stand next to Amtrak (or any train, for that matter), it feels so huge. Then, you plop it in the middle of the Rocky Mountains and suddenly it doesn't feel quite so big at all! The Zephyr is on the main track at Yarmony, just a few miles from Bond and the transition from the Moffat Tunnel Sub to the Glenwood Springs Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109937 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 40 (MP 113.8, 63 ft) Grand County, CO 338 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In Little Gore Canyon, the westbound Zephyr passes through one of the shortest tunnels on the Moffat, Tunnel 40. The trains is cast in shadows as the sun does not quite reach the rails here this time of year. In addition to the stark difference between light and shadow, there is an equally stark difference between snow and no snow! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109936 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the shortest days of the year, the sun is so far to the south, that much of Byers Canyon spends the day cast in shadows. The westbound Zephyr is following along the Colorado River (and US-40) near the west end of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109935 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby to Sulphur (MP 76.2 to MP 84.6) Grand County, CO 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The forecast called for overcast skies, but the skies have actually largely cleared out, creating some great sunny (and snowy) shots as the westbound Zephyr approaches the east end of Sulphur, out of frame around the bend to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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