Calif. Zephyr in Ft. Morgan on 07JULY2024

[@Eolafan1008]

Good Sunday morning yet again, this time for #5…enjoy your Sunday and may God bless us all! 🙏👍

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning again, Eolafan; Thanks for sticking around for the Zephyr. Anyway, have a super Sunday. Please take care and stay safe back there.

[@kenclifford5556]

hi Mike , thanks for the catch of #5 today. have a great day and a safe one.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good afternoon, Ken; I thank you for looking in along with the comments. I very much appreciate it. Please take care, stay cool, and safe back there.

[@jimueberroth3144]

Happy Sunday, Mike. Special treat today with two videos! Enjoy your cooler weather. We're up in the 90's again with high humidity. Flowers are screaming for rain. Have a Blessed Day and Stay Safe.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning, Jim; I thank you for dialing in as well as the comments. All good things come to an end and our weather is to change for the hotter early next week with upper 90s and triple digit stuff thrown in. I knew that summer was on the way. It's time to get back on the trike. Have you noticed the days are getting shorter with the daylight already? We have lost a total of 9 minutes' worth out here. Oh well. Hope that your flowers get some needed rain. Please take care, stay cool, and safe back there.

[@carolynsteed3649]

Hi Mike Your day looks like ours.The sound of the chirping birds is nice.🐦 .Have a blessed day.👋😉😎💛💜💚

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good afternoon, Carolyn; I thank you for dialing in and the comments. It started out cloudy and cool. Then the sun burned off the clouds and it did warm to about 77 F. There is a thunderstorm over Fort Morgan right now and it had dumped some hail as well as rain. There is also a light and sound show with this storm. I am in hopes of more later this afternoon and evening. Tomorrow, we head back into the upper 90s and triple digit temperatures. Summer finally got here. I hope that you have a great afternoon and evening down there. Please take care, stay cool, and safe! 🤠👋👌👍🐦🕊🐓

[@geraldjones8032]

Enjoyed the two videos this morning. Two for the price of one. Look like you may get some more rain. Have a great day and be safe.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Marne had what appeared to be raindrops on his car last night. My windshield was mudded up so there may have been a very brief shower here. Supposed to have a better chance this afternoon and evening. That would be nice. Have a super Sunday down there. Please take care, stay in the shade, and stay safe!

[@robertrouzaud9814]

Good morning. I’m sorry that the zoom function gave you trouble. Very good shots regardless. Even had a doggie momentarily grace the scene. Temp of 75 sounds good; hopefully without humidity. Enjoy the day; enjoy the week.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning, Robert; I thank you for dropping by as well as the comments. I felt a click and heard a noise from the cam as I started the recording. I am still checking that out. I'll have a camera operating for tomorrows Zephyr. The humidity is relatively low at 23% but expected to go up later this afternoon. Might even get a rain shower if I hold my mouth right. LOL! Have a super Sunday. Please take care and stay safe!

[@marksmith4582]

Good Sunday morning again Mike! Nice to see number 5 come through! Cloudy there this morning just like here in southeast Iowa this morning 👌. Actually I won’t complain too loudly! We should get some rain off and on today here. We still need it as our ground still has some cracks in it! A quick stop for them again this morning. Do have a great Sunday out your way Sir! We don’t always see those freights come through ahead of Amtrak. That was special to see! I commented on that video too. Thank you for 2 videos today! Mark in Iowa.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning again, Mark; Our clouds have given way to sunshine, yet the temperatures have not gone up much. That's fine with me. I still am watching the V/R cams at Burlington and coverage of the high water there. The river is looking rather mean and roiled there. Our river has more or less dried up. The runoff from the mountains is over. Now they need more snow already. LOL! Yep. There wasn't too much time lag between the unit train and the Zephyr. We do see that out here in single track land. I hope that you have a super Sunday back there. Please take care, stay cool, and safe!

[@user-AZ-phil]

Morning again, Mike. Two videos in one day! Do we get a discount? As for the zoom issue, remember that old Irish man's prediction. Always happens when we least expect it. Didn't have a major impact on your shot of #5 coming through town, though. I noted the litte one who got off of the 31 car. I hope they enjoyed their trip and eventually take more Amtrak trips. That cloudy sky looks kind of beautiful, this morning. Take care, Mike. Stay cool and safe and I'll check back in tomorrow.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good afternoon, Phil; I had noticed your comment on the Unit coal drag and carry the conversation over to the Zephyr. I felt a click and heard it from the camera as I started the camera. None too happy with Mr. Murphy this morning. I am still investigating the camera. I was somewhat startled to see Joe step from car 3 after I saw Kelly looking his direction. That youngster wasn't quite awake to start. I think he got more shut eye on the trip to his Grandparents house. His grandmother lit him up with hugs and kisses of camera. The weather guessers are stating that we may get a sprinkle or two here this afternoon and evening. Tomorrow the heat returns with upper 90s and triple digit stuff. Anyway, have a great Sunday afternoon and evening down there. Please take care, stay in the shade, and safe!

[@michaelneff5293]

Morning Mike. Getting ready to go home from the hospital today. I've been in since Thursday due to severe ventricular tachycardia. Im very grateful for the doctors and nurses. I was minutes away from a massive heart attack. Its incredible how much medicine has advanced. Stay safe and cool over there. I got the ok to go on the Zephyr in August. Wanted to make sure with the doctors it was ok before I go.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning, Mike; I thank you for stopping by and the comments. That will put a scare in a person. I am elated to read that you are OK. I am also happy to read that you have clearance from your medical folks for the Zephyr ride in August. That would mess up my calendar. LOL! Again, nice to read that you are OK. Please take care and stay safe out there.

[@user-AZ-phil]

Morning Mike from Phil out here in PHX. Congratulations on your release from the hospital. I hope you get plenty of rest and Dr recommended exercise. Don't forget your meds. Then have a ball on your Zephyr trip. You've earned it! Best wishes from a fellow ticker issue survivor.

[@davidduffy308]

Good morning Mike. It's going to be a great day, two videos, platform action doesn't get much better. Weird squeaky brake on #5, almost sounded like something was loose. I'm sure they will get it back to proper working order. Have a great Sunday.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good morning, David; Thanks for stopping by along with the comments. Had I the time to have stuck around this morning, there were three more trains that went thru after the Zephyr departed. The camera operation had me vexed to say the least. Felt a click and an audible thud as the blur took over. I'll have an operating camera for tomorrow. The brakes on that rear truck of car 4 were noisy. Hope the mechanics in Denver did check them out if they were reported. Anyway, have a super Sunday up there while enjoying the weather. Gets really hot in a couple of days. Please take care and stay safe!

[@roberthansen2008]

Yeah Mike that weather is hitting everything. You know it just won't let up. And I'm sure that Coltrane was probably running in front of the zephyr for a long time. And who knows how long that thing is going to be ahead of it. But I bet it was in front of it since you're right.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good afternoon, Robert; Thanks for stopping by along with the comments. The coal train joined the sub at Brush Junction 11 miles east of here and is headed to Texas. The come south from the Powder River mines in Wyoming and thru here in route to southern coal fired generation plants. We also see the empties headed back for more. That is a problem with single track mainlines. Not many of the sidings are long enough for those trains and the shorties like the Zephyr have to take the hole and wait. Oh well. That's railroading today.

[@johnalder6028]

Ive heard it said that Hell is like Miami but less humid.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

I have heard the same!

[@roberthansen2008]

Did somebody leave their bags or something in the platform? It looks like there's something there with the cameras facing the westbound. I see that there's something there I don't know what it is it looks like someone's baggage.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

The bags on the platform belong to the mother and son who got of the sleeper car. They stayed put as their ride drove around to pick up all the luggage. Joe has a tendency to do single spot passenger drops leaving the first-class passengers stranded 2 blocks away from their transportation. Hope that you have a great Sunday afternoon and evening back there. Please take care, stay cool, and safe!

[@johnalder6028]

Good one. It's so hot here I am convinced that Florida is the upper level of Hell.

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Good afternoon, John; I thank you for looking in as well as the comments. We head for Dante's Inferno check levels tomorrow with triple digit temperatures coming at us later in the week. Have a thunderstorm overhead right now that dumped some hail as well as a lot of rain in a very short amount of time. Just remember that December is coming. LOL! Have a super Sunday afternoon and evening. Please take care, stay cool, and safe!