Photo ID: 113977 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer High above Byers Canyon, the eastbound Canyon Spirit climbs the grade along the headwaters of the Colorado River. Max speed for trains through Byers Canyon, which has some tight 10º curves, is 20 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113976 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sulphur to Flat (MP 86.2 to MP 92.3) Grand County, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just east of the east switch of Flat, the eastbound Canyon Spirit is moving along at about 55 MPH, several dozen feet above US-40, which is down at to the left, out of the frame. The SD70Ms that the Canyon Spirit are borrowing from Union Pacific don't necessarily look the best, but it is great that they have an option available so the train can continue to run. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113975 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Troublesome to Kremmling (MP 98.5 to MP 102.6) Grand County, CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer At the intermediate signal between Gore and Troublesome, the eastbound Canyon Spirit is on the move with a green signal. A few weeks back, the train struck an oil tar truck in Rifle, CO, damaging the two Canyon Spirit GP40-3s. Until repairs on those have been completed, the train is leasing two SD70Ms from Union Pacific. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113974 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gore (6,730 ft) Grand County, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the east end of Gore Canyon, the westbound Zephyr is following around a very shallow Colorado River. Here at the east end of Gore Canyon, the land opens up into Middle Park, with relatively wide open spaces for the next 18 miles or so, until reaching Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113973 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gore (6,730 ft) Grand County, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has taken the siding of Gore at the east end of Gore Canyon. It will briefly hold up at the west switch, waiting on the eastbound Canyon Spirit, which is entering the west end of Gore Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113972 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The signal bridge at Utah Jct is one of the few-remaining Rio Grande (or, really Denver and Salt Lake) era signal bridges / searchlight signals still on the former Grande. The morning Zephyr passes underneath the bridge on the main track, headed west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113971 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS003 (Utah Junction) Denver, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Quite a lot happening at Utah Junction this morning! A northbound BNSF manifest crosses UP's Belt Line, proceeding north toward the Front Range Sub. The westbound Zephyr is on time as it also crosses the Belt Line, but on the Moffat Main. In the distance, UP is putting together the MNYGR. When it is ready to go, it will depart toward the camera on the Belt Line, across the Moffat and BNSF's main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113967 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over) Denver, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train is on a track is typically is not on. The train is on Bypass 2 here between C&S Junction and Pecos Crossover. Normally, BNSF trains would be on Main 3 (next track to the left). However, the westbound Zephyr is just about to depart Denver, and the oil train is facing a red signal at the Pecos Crossover signal bridge. Once the Zephyr goes by, the train will cross over from Bypass 2 to Main 3 at Pecos, and continue to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113964 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single ES44AC brings up the end of this eastbound coal load, which just rolled by the "Cold War Horse" statue. It is a life-sized statue of a horse wearing a gas mask and radioactive gear. It showed up here in 2015, about ten years after the cleanup of the Rocky Flat nuclear trigger plant had been completed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113963 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It has been a day of occasional rain and occasional severe thunderstorms. More storm clouds are building over the Rockies as an eastbound UP coal train approaches a green signal at the west end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113962 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A classic shot of an eastbound UP coal load just west of Leyden. Rumor has it that UP is trying to run 60 coal trains per month on the North Fork Branch out of the West Elk Mine. There has definitely been an increase in the number of coal train on the Moffat in the past few months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113823 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 9, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS000 (Prospect Junction) Denver, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is coming to a stop in the OS at Prospect Jct. After the conductor throws a switch behind, the train will make a reverse move across the Buck Lead, into Denver Union Station for its scheduled stop. Prospect Jct a spot where BNSF and Union Pacific meet. In fact, the track the lead units are on is BNSF. The diverging track the train is not on to the right is the very start of UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113809 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead a westbound UP oil train out the west end of Leyden under some crazy storm clouds right around an hour before sunset. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113808 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific DS-378 set up a fantastic meet at Leyden between this westbound oil empty and the eastbound Zephyr. The Zephyr held the main while the oil train ran through the siding. It ended up being a rolling meet, meaning neither train had to come to a stop. With some crazy evening storm lighting, the oil train leaves Leyden westbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113807 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The clouds were truly dramatic and dynamic, amplified by evening sunlight, as the eastbound Zephyr descends from Big Ten Curve and approaches a green signal at the west end of Rocky. One of the P42DCs...not sure which one...developed some mechanical issues on Donner Pass the previous day, and a UP loaner unit was added to assist. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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