Photo ID: 113108 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle to Lacy (MP 387.7 to MP 390.1) Garfield County, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific This UP passenger special was set to depart Rifle, CO at 10am. Indeed, right at the stroke of 10am, it started rolling on a green signal. The train is in the Grand Valley of western Colorado, following along the Colorado River, approach a green signal at east Lacy. Many (if not all) of the "C-Level" managers at Union Pacific, including CEO Jim Vena, are onboard this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113107 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle (6,160 ft) Rifle, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific The last car on this 18-car passenger special, currently waiting for its 10am departure time at Rifle, CO, is none other than the Fox River. The end of the has been fitted with stadium seating inside, an a giant picture window for easy viewing out the back of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113106 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle (6,160 ft) Rifle, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific A C44ACM that looks like it has been hand-polished, and the specially-painted Abraham Lincoln SD70M will provide the power for this 18-car passenger special, set to depart Rifle in one hour, at 10am. The train arrived here at Rifle in the pre-dawn hours last Monday morning in preparation for the trip today. Of note, the train is actually tied down on the mainline. For the last two days, all other trains have had to run through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113105 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rifle (6,160 ft) Rifle, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Glenwood Springs (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific's City of San Francisco dome car has a handful of passenger in it, waiting for a departure of this special that will run from Rifle, CO to Potash, UT on the Cane Creek Subdivision, near Moab, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113104 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train passes by a UP work train at Plain. UP is in the process of changing out ties on the Moffat. The work train has tie plates in the gondolas, and will drop tie plates in piles along the right-of-way so they are ready to be used with new ties. The conductor from the work train is on the ground, giving a roll-by to the long BNSF oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113103 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rainbow Cut Arvada, CO 279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of GEs, setup elephant-style, lead a loaded oil train east at Plain. The train is on the main as it comes through Rainbow Cut. I really like this perspective as you can see back to the west end of Plain, Tunnel 2, and Tunnel 3. The train is still making its way through both of those tunnels. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113102 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Jefferson County, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As the head end of this eastbound BNSF oil train crosses over the large fill between Tunnels 2 and 3, we can see even more of the train to the right of the shot, wrapping around and into Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113101 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 7 (MP 26.6, 214 ft) Jefferson County, CO 267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF loaded oil train passes in and out of Tunnel 7, traversing along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. The crew on the train is running short on time, so the dispatcher is keeping them rolling east on green signals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113100 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS032 (West Crescent) Boulder County, CO 265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After knocking down a green signal at the west end of Crescent, the Zephyr is on the move and throttling up as it heads for Tunnel 19 and the upper end of the Tunnel District. The train will be meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train, currently waiting in the siding at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113099 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Patrick Henry private cars in the foreground, on the back of the westbound Zephyr, have the Continental Divide as a fantastic background. The train is rolling west on a green signal near west Crescent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113098 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak These two Patrick Henry cars are probably the two most common private passenger cars that catch a ride on the Zephyr these days. It was great to see them again on this morning, heading west at Crescent. You can see Gross Reservoir to the right, slowly getting taller as part of a project to triple the water capacity of the reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113097 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 18 (MP 30.0, 272 ft) Boulder County, CO 263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has just emerged from Tunnel 18. From this vantage point, you can see the east end of Crescent, the grade crossing at Crescent, and Gross Reservoir in the distance. Of course, even further in the distance, you can see the mountains of the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113096 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 17 (MP 29.5, 1,752 ft) Boulder County, CO 218 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two Patrick Henry private cars are just about the disappear into Tunnel 17 in the middle of the Tunnel District. It is a perfect day for a ride west through the Colorado high country. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113095 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 17 (MP 29.5, 1,752 ft) Boulder County, CO 255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a beautiful September morning, the westbound Zephyr, with two private cars in tow, head toward the east portal of Tunnel 17. Tunnel 17 is the longest tunnel between Denver west to (but not including, of course) the Moffat Tunnel. Note the two private cars (Patrick Henry cars) on the end of the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113094 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 15, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 16 (MP 28.7, 698 ft) Jefferson County, CO 242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is headed west between Tunnel 16 and Tunnel 17. This is one of the longest stretches between tunnels anywhere throughout the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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