Photo ID: 112440 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 384 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Too many trains and not enough track! This eastbound BNSF oil train was in the siding at Crescent, but could not fit between switches; the end of the train was hanging out the west end of the siding. Plain, Eisele (Clay), Rocky, and Leyden were all unavailable for a meet, so both the Rocky Mountaineer and the Zephyr came up to Crescent. The Zephyr got a restricting signal to follow the Mountaineer down the main. With the oil train finally able to depart east, the Rocky Mountaineer is now starting to pull to the west switch, as the Zephyr is stopped, waiting for the Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112439 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer An eastbound UP manifest is tied down on the main, short of the grade crossing, at Plain. The manifest is waiting for a crew to untie the train and take it east to North Yard. Meanwhile, the Rocky Mountaineer rolls west through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112438 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS024 (East Plain) Arvada, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer throttles down a bit as it enters into the siding at Plain. An eastbound UP manifest, the MGJNY, actually died on the main here at Plain (meaning the crew hit their max hours of service). Until a new crew can come out from Denver, all trains will have to run through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112437 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 288 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is using the SD40M-2 and SD18M, in addition to one of the GP40-3s, for power this morning. The SD18M and GP40-3 kick up quite a bit of exhaust as the train accelerates. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112291 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction (Amtrak Depot) Grand Junction, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After a quick crew change, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by the Grand Junction station and is on its way east toward Glenwood Springs. It is scheduled to arrive between 7pm and 8pm. Tomorrow, it will make the trip east to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112290 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Grand Junction (Amtrak Depot) Grand Junction, CO 236 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The eastbound Rocky Mountaineer is briefly stopped on the main track here at Grand Junction. While no passengers get on or off the train here, it is a crew change point for the Rocky Mountaineer. The fresh crew will take the train east from Grand Junction to Glenwood Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112289 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG450 to Durham (MP 450.1 to MP 451.1) Grand Junction, CO 344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A westbound coal load is ready to depart west. It was just waiting for the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer, which is now approaching on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112115 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG662 (West Gilluly) Utah County, UT 329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer just knocked down a clear (green) signal on Main 1 at the west end of Gilluly. This would be the final shot for me on the two-day chase of the Mountaineer from Glenwood west toward Salt Lake City. The train would continue on from Gilluly to make it to Salt Lake City by 8:30pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112114 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gilluly Utah County, UT 314 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Nearly halfway alongside the center siding of Gilluly, the Rocky Mountaineer is going around a long, sweeping, 180° curve. As amazing as Big Ten Curve in Colorado is, the loops at and around Gilluly are, in my opinion, even more amazing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112113 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Four UP units and the Rocky Mountaineer are both on the move after meeting each other here on the grade just east of the east switch of Gilluly. The units are headed to Helper to await assignment on a westbound train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112112 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As the Rocky Mountaineer descends down the 2% grade on Main 1, it meets a quartet of UP units heading east on Main 2. Note the cut in the upper right corner of the train. This is where the Mountaineer was just a few minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112111 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is heading geographically north as it wraps through one of the numerous S-Curve above the center siding of Gilluly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112110 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 280 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just west of Soldier Summit, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by a frozen pond as it starts its descent down the 2% grade. Despite being a week into spring, winter still has a bit of a grip here at the top of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112109 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit Utah County, UT 225 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The test run of the Rocky Mountaineer between Moab, UT and Salt Lake City, UT attracted a pretty good crowd on Soldier Summit. Several railfans photograph and record the train as it rolls across the grade crossing near the west end of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112108 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit Utah County, UT 316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer has made it to the top of the final pass it will run over on the way west to Salt Lake City. The train is roughly 7,470 feet (2,277 meters) above Sea Level and is still on Main 1. The siding at Soldier Summit is located alongside Main 1. There are crossovers at either end of Soldier Summit, so trains on Main 2 could crossover to access the siding as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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