The passengers on the Northern Sky are getting a first class view of the Colorado high country. You can see a handful of them hanging out in the vista dome in the private car.
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AMTK 207 leads an on-time westbound Zephyr across South Boulder Creek, just east of Tolland. The train will be taking the siding at Tolland to meet an eastbound BNSF oil train, which is already waiting on the main. The Zephyr will be taking the siding as DS-378 is trying to keep the oil train moving as it's crew is short on time.
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I found this perspective about a week earlier, and wanted to give it another try with the Zephyr. The train is right on time as it passes west on the main at Rollins. With a keen eye, you might note that there is a private car on the end of the train this morning.
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This is the way to tour the country! The Northern Sky belongs to Northern Sky Charters, and as the name implies, you too can charter this car. Not sure what the cost is, but it is looking pretty good on the tail end of the Zephyr this morning, just west of Eisele (Clay).
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The standard pair of P42s lead the westbound Zephyr at the west end of Eisele (Clay), heading west right on time.
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On this particular morning, a few people are enjoying a ride on the private car Northern Sky. The car was originally built in 1955 as the Union Pacific dome-lounge-observation car #9003. After going through several owners, the car was purchased in 1992 and was fully restored, turning it into the Northern Sky, which is available for charter today.
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The morning Zephyr crosses over 66th Avenue in the middle of Arvada, headed west right on time! It is being led by the highest-numbered P42DC, and it was the last to be delivered to Amtrak in October 2001.
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The westbound Zephyr got a late start (about an hour) out of Chicago yesterday afternoon. It lost a little more time across the plains, and is now just over two hours late as it heads west on the main track at Leyden.
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The skies are mostly cloudy this morning, but there are plenty of gaps in the clouds that are allowing some blasts of sunlight to come through. One such gap opened up at just the right time, as the (on time) westbound Zephyr approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1.
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The west switch of Eisele (Clay) has definitely become one of my favorite places to get shots of westbounds. There is a nice mix of pine trees and deciduous flora. The Zephyr passes by, with nine Superliners in tow.
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On an unusually cloudy morning along the front range, the westbound Zephyr rolls along on the main at Eisele (Clay), right on time. Kind of nice to see a Phase 5 P42DC on the Zephyr again, as it's been a few months since I last caught one.
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The westbound Zephyr is now at Eisele (clay), Big Ten Curve behind it. This is the final of three shots from this same perspective of the morning Zephyr. To see the previous shot, you can click here.
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The westbound Zephyr is rounding the eastern curve of Big Ten Curve, alongside the wind break. This is the second of three shots from this same perspective of the morning Zephyr. The previous shot is here. The next shot is here.
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The westbound Zephyr starts the climb up Big Ten Curve. I decided to take three shots of the Zephyr this morning from this same perspective. To see the next shot, you can click here.
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The morning Zephyr meets an eastbound oil train at Rocky. DS-378 has already set up a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky, and the train is getting ready to continue to Denver. Meanwhile, the Zephyr passes by the seldom-used Rocky Spur (or Rocky Flats Industrial Lead).
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