Photo ID: 114377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Boulder County, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A passenger onboard the Canyon Spirit is looking out the open vestibule window, enjoying the final 35-ish miles of the journey in to Denver. The train is crossing over South Boulder Creek at Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114376 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Boulder County, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Most likely, for the remainder of the 2026 season, a UP SD70M will be used along with the SD40M-2 on the Canyon Spirit. The GP40-3s are still waiting to be repaired (waiting on insurance) after the accidents last May. Here, UP 4073 currently has the duty along with RMRX 8086 at Cliff, meeting an westbound BNSF oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114375 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Boulder County, CO 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Peeking between the trees at the west end of Cliff, we see a westbound oil train stopped at the west switch as the eastbound Canyon Spirit passes by on the main track. I like how the west end of Cliff looks like it is a bit tucked away in a sea of trees. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114344 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Even though this is the shaded side of the train, I really liked the incredible range of colors of the trees here near the west switch of Tolland. The Canyon Spirit is meeting a westbound UP manifest, already in the siding (out of sight to the left). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114343 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 50 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Not the best shot ever, but I wanted to grab a shot of RMRX 8600 on the Canyon Spirit. Even though it is an SD40M-2, it is pretty cool seeing an SD45 car body on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114207 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer In the 2025 season, RMRX 8600 was entirely blue in its lease colors. This season, however, it has been painted in full Rocky Mountaineer (Canyon Spirit) colors. Looks very good on the point of the train. With the GP40-3s still out of service due to the accident in Rifle last May, UP 4073 is filling in on the train as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114206 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Detector (MP 22.6) Arvada, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Being raised on Rio Grande, I absolutely love any time there is an opportunity to see an EMD spartan cab leading on the Moffat. Particularly when it is a model that Rio Grande owned, such as this SD45 Canyon Spirit unit. Now, granted this is not a true SD45 as the 20-cylinder prime mover has been removed and replaced with a 16-cylinder prime mover. The unit is classified as an SD40M-2 now, but it still looks like an SD45! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114205 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer, Union Pacific As the engineer throttles up, UP 4073 really kicks up some exhaust (briefly) as the Canyon Spirit heads west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114204 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 97 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8600 throttles up as the westbound Canyon Spirit has cleared a slow order and is accelerating a bit back toward track speed. RMRX 8600 has replaced one of the two UP SD70Ms that has been leading the train the last three months or so, ever since the Canyon Spirit struck a semi truck in Rifle. The two GP40-3s are still in Denver, waiting to be repaired. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114177 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer UP is putting together a maintenance team that is preparing to head west out the west end of Plain behind a BNSF Denver-Provo and the Canyon Spirit, which is passing by right now. As soon as the train clears the west end of Plain, DS-378 will issue track and time to the crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114176 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Canyon Spirit GP40-3s are still out of service after striking an oil truck (semi) in Rifle back in May. I am not sure when they will be returning to the train. In the meantime, a pair of UP SD70Ms continue to fill in as the power. The train is headed west at Plain, ready to make another round trip between Denver and Salt Lake City. It'll return east here next Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Granby to Sulphur (MP 76.2 to MP 84.6) Grand County, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Not far east of the east switch of Sulphur, US-40 crosses over the tracks, going from the south side to the north side. You can see the overpass in the distance, as the Canyon Spirit continues the journey east to Denver. This is the first time I have shot an eastbound from this angle through here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113979 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After an extraordinarily dry winter, the Colorado River is running rather low through Byers Canyon right now. UP 4296 and UP 4519 are the (temporary) power on the Canyon Spirit. The units are filling in for the typical GP40-3s, which are currently getting repairs done after striking a truck in Rifle, CO several weeks ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113978 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A pair of Union Pacific SD70Ms, on lease to the Canyon Spirit, lead the 12-car luxury train east through the winding curves of Byers Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113977 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Byers Canyon Grand County, CO 189 (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.

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