Photo By: Kevin Morgan

Unfortunately, the westbound Zephyr developed some mechanical issues after departing Chicago. It quickly fell to being four hours late not far west of Chicago. By the time it made it Denver, it was nearly seven hours late! Here, at 4:15pm, the train is finally heading west on Main 1 between C&S Junction and Arvada. An Amtrak P42DC was part of the problem, and had to be removed in favor of this BNSF ES44DC. Not too often the lighting is so good for the westbound Zephyr.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 4:13:57 PM
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Location Information
City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
C&S Jct to Arvada (MP 4.8 to MP MP 7.5)




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak, BNSF
Model
ES44DC
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 7889

Paint Scheme
BNSF New Image
Symbol
AMT5-16
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)

Additional Unit Number(s)
AMTK 76
   



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/1600 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8


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