Photo ID: 110837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After meeting a BNSF manifest at Tolland, the westbound Zephyr is on the move again as it crosses over Tolland Road, which leads to the trail heads at the west end of East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110836 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In about two months, this scene should be shining with fall colors. For the time being, the green of summer looks pretty fantastic as an eastbound BNSF manifest rolls on the main alongside South Boulder Creek, approaching the east end of East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110835 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 197 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF manifest heads east on the main at East Portal, passing by a pond about halfway through the siding. The train went into emergency in the Moffat Tunnel, but the crew was able to resolve the issue and continue east. Fortunately, the issue did not return. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110834 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 223 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Eastbounds, other than (perhaps) Amtrak, are kind of tough to shoot coming out of the Moffat Tunnel. With the fall of ATCS, there is no real way to know when one might emerge, so it tends to be luck of the draw. Today, luck was on my side as I was able to get a shot of BNSF's Provo-Lincoln manifest, all tank cars at the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110833 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF SD70ACe emerges back into the sunlight at the east end of the Moffat Tunnel. The east end of the tunnel also happens to be the west end of East Portal. This train went into emergency in the tunnel, about halfway through. Fortunately, the crew was able to take care of the problem, and it continued east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110832 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three lights in a triangle arrange, reflecting off the rails, are the tell-tail sign of an approaching eastbound train coming up to the east end of the Moffat Tunnel. Of course, the question is what train is about to emerge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110757 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF For nearly 100 years, trains have passed beneath the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel. In 2024, a scene that has been repeated more times than can be counted, a trailing DPU will be the last part of the train in daylight until the head end emerges in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110756 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A long string of tank cars are just ahead of two DPUs, bringing up the rear of BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest. The units are helping to push the train in to the 6.2 mile long bore underneath the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110755 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It seems like there have been more C44-9Ws wearing the original Heritage scheme running around lately. These units earned the nickname "goat boats". The history there is in two parts. "Goat" comes from logo of the Great Northern railroad, from which much of the inspiration of the Heritage scheme was taken. "Boat" comes from the reference to 1st and 2nd generation GE units as "U-Boats", from their model IDs (U25B, U30C, etc). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110754 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Looking from directly above the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, we see a westbound BNSF manifest charging forward toward the tunnel that'll carry the train under the Continental Divide. There are a ton of hikers parked in the parking lot at East Portal, enjoying the July day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110753 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 253 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF manifest is staring at a clear (green) signal on the main track leading into the Moffat Tunnel. In just a few moments, it'll be 15-20 minutes of darkness for the crew as they pass through the 6.2 mile long tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110752 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 221 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Two SD70ACes are the bookends to a Heritage 2 C44-9W, the three units leading the westbound Denver-Provo manifest on the main at East Portal. Since Elderado Canyon near Tunnel 8, the tracks have (off and on) been following South Boulder Creek, located to the right of the tracks in the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110751 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Gilpin County, CO 274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 9301 leads the westbound Denver-Provo manifest at the west switch of Cliff. In the Rio Grande days, the west switch of Cliff was interesting as it was a "Y" switch. There was a bit of a diverging both for the main and the siding. UP has reconfigured it so the only turn is toward the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110492 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Gilpin County, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just west of Tunnel 30, the Rocky Mountaineer's "Rockies to the Red Rocks" follows along South Boulder Creek in the narrow canyon just east of Rollins. The GP40-3s are kicking up some exhaust as the train snakes its way west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110491 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 12, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Gilpin County, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is between Cliff and Rollins in the area known as Pactolus, passing by the signal at MP 39.9. The train had an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal at the intermediate as the train will be taking the siding at Rollins. An eastbound UP coal load is already sitting on the main, waiting for the train to arrive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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