Photo ID: 109315 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two Patrick Henry private cars, the Evelyn A. Henry and the Warren R. Henry bring up the tail end of the Zephyr around Big Ten Curve. These two private cars have actually been sitting at Denver Union Station for over a week. Today, apparently, it is time for them to hit the road again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109314 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 472 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 158 and AMTK 146 lead the westbound Zephyr, elephant-style, up around Big Ten Curve, passing by the open hoppers that have now sat still and silent for over 50 years, serving their job as a wind break. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109313 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 382 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two Patrick Henry private cars are catching a ride on the back of the westbound Zephyr as the train passes by a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. Seven Superliners have become the norm on the Zephyr, at least for the time being, in the post-COVID era. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109312 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 15, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9) Arvada, CO 410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is wrapping its way around Little Ten Curve on the main at Rocky. They are approaching a clear (green) signal at the west end. You may notice there are two private cars in tow on the Zephyr this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109298 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 11, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Arvada Arvada, CO 644 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr crosses over Wadsworth Blvd in the heart of the Denver suburb of Arvada. There are actually two bridges crossing Wadsworth here. Wadsworth here was originally four lanes. A project to widen the road to six lanes in 1995 required a new bridge be built for a shoofly for the tracks. Afterward, the old bridge was torn down and a second bridge was built. Once complete, the shoofly was removed. Now, nearly 30 years later, the second bridge remains. Unused. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 546 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train crosses over UP's Belt Industrial Lead and crosses underneath the Regional Transportation District's (RTD's) N-Line commuter rail, which connects Denver to the suburb of Thornton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109294 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 688 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak In the final miles on the approach to Denver from the east, the Zephyr must pass through the most industrial part of the Denver area through the city of Commerce City. Among the industries is the Suncor oil refinery, located on either side of the BNSF mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109293 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 664 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After making a crew change in Lincoln, NE, the westbound Zephyr makes four station stops before reaching Denver. The final of the four stops is the small town of Fort Morgan, CO, located about 80 miles east of Denver. The town has a population of roughly 11,500 people, and the station stop is generally completed in two minutes or less. Here, in the early morning sun, the 90 minute late Zephyr tries to expedite the stop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109292 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak Three private cars, each with a different heritage and wearing a different paint scheme, catch a ride on the tail end of the westbound Zephyr as the train makes its scheduled station stop at Fort Morgan. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109291 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, CO 559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr passes by various industries in the small town of Fort Morgan on the eastern Colorado plains. For a good portion of the year, the Zephyr rolls through here in the dark. In the summer months, however, the train typically arrives just after the crack of dawn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109285 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 3 (MP 25.8, 369 ft) Arvada, CO 453 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr just crossed the (relatively new) fill just west of Tunnel 2, has passed through the cut between Tunnel 2 and 3, and the head end is about to disappear in to Tunnel 3. It is rather remarkable just how narrow a shelf the tracks are built on in places through the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109284 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 444 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr approaches Rainbow Cut halfway through Plain as an early afternoon thunderstorm starts to form over the Rockies in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109283 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 393 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of the grade crossing at Plain, the Zephyr heads west, attempting to make up a bit of time. The train departed Denver Union Station three hours late after departing Chicago nearly three hours late the day before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109268 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 467 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr, currently moving geographically north at Eisele (Clay), is hustling along beneath mostly cloudy skies and occasionally morning rain showers as it tries to make up some time heading west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109267 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 2, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 491 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr, running about two hours late, makes it way around the final curve of Big Ten Loop, leading it up to the east switch of Eisele (Clay) on its trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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