Photo ID: 108337 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Lacy Garfield County, CO 938 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF Just west of Lacy, an ES44AC, ET44C4, and ES44DC lead the Denver-Provo west. These three units make for a rather unique trio for the journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108336 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 902 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF The entire Denver-Provo is condensed down thanks to the help of a 300mm lense! The train has a clear signal down the main at Lacy, a few miles west of Rifle. In fact, the houses seen in the distance are in Rifle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108335 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 918 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) BNSF A pair of DPUs bring up the tail end of the Denver-Provo as it rolls by an almost completely empty yard in Glenwood Springs late in the afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108334 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG361 (Glenwood) Glenwood Springs, CO 939 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF Today's Denver-Provo has a bit of a surprise visitor as the first of two DPUs. A Kansas City Southern ES44AC is currently being power shared with BNSF, joined with a BNSF SD70ACe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108332 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 877 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak While its true that Amtrak is sometimes delayed, it is also true that traveling by car is not always a walk in the park! The eastbound Zephyr gets to proceed into and through Glenwood Canyon while eastbound traffic on I-70 is at a dead standstill. A fire alongside Glenwood Canyon has I-70 shut down at the moment, and traffic isn't going anywhere. Indeed, some people are even getting out of their car and talking with their asphalt neighbors. I'll bet the passengers on Amtrak are enjoying the view as they roll east by the stopped traffic! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108331 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chacra Chacra, CO 920 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak This is a shot that I have wanted to get for years, but never really had the capability to until now. The eastbound Zephyr is passing by stored hoppers in the siding at Chacra. The highway to the left is I-70, which the tracks more-or-less follow between Grand Junction and Dotsero. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108330 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lacy Garfield County, CO 952 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak East meets west at the siding of Lacy, a few miles west of Rifle. Amazing what a difference a day can make. Yesterday, #5 and #6 met at East Portal, about 170 miles to the east! Then, #5 was almost nine hours late. Today, #5 is on time, but #6 is running about three hours late. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108329 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG386 (East Rifle) Rifle, CO 967 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak About 25 miles west of Glenwood Springs, the Zephyr is approaching the east switch of Rifle. Once upon a time, the Rio Grande Zephyr stopped at Rifle. When the Rio Grande Zephyr retired in April 1983 and Amtrak ran the California Zephyr through here, Amtrak's California Zephyr initially stopped at Rifle as well. However, just six months later, in October 1983, Amtrak removed Rifle as a station stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108328 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG360 (East Glenwood) Glenwood Springs, CO 925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak At the east switch of Glenwood Springs, the Zephyr takes the east siding in order to make its station stop at Glenwood. I had wanted to get a shot of the Zephyr further in Glenwood Canyon, but CDOT had I-70 down to just two lanes, making it impossible to exit or stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108327 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Dotsero Dotsero, CO 914 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak At the west end of the Dotsero Cutoff, you find the small town of Dotsero. Here, the Eagle River, which Tennessee Pass follows for quite awhile, converges with the Colorado River. The Zephyr is crossing over the Eagle River and is in fact passing by the far west end of Tennessee Pass on a beautiful July day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108326 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Range Eagle County, CO 1159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is nearing the west end of Red Canyon east of Range. I'm sure that you can determine the source of the canyon's name from this particular shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108325 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Dell Eagle County, CO 937 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr rounds a bend and crosses over Tepee Creek, which converges with the Colorado River here. The Zephyr is just a few miles east of the siding of Dell. According to a recent rumor, Dell is one of several sidings UP is considering disconnecting from the main and, at least for the time being, mothballing. This is presumably to save on costs, particularly considering the lack of traffic these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107576 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 28, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 1351 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Two sets of three unit engine sets sit in the yard in Glenwood Springs. Both are waiting for an eastbound coal load to come out of Grand Junction. Three units will be added as mid-train swing helpers to each eastbound coal train that comes through. The swing helpers will assist the train on the climb up to the Moffat Tunnel. They will then be set out in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107448 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 1359 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak The trucks on these Amtrak California cars is reminiscent of the ones found on the Ski Train cars in the Ansco days. However, unlike the Ski Train cars, these cars have traditional brakes and not disk brakes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107447 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs, CO 1349 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Amtrak As the Zephyr stops for passengers in Glenwood Springs, we get a look at the side of one of four Amtrak California cars catching a ride on the Zephyr. In this case, this is The Valley Flyer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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