Photo ID: 114332 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP SD40-2 is essentially "catching a ride" on an eastbound coal load. It is likely headed to North Platte, NE either for a 92-day inspection, or for repair. Kinda cool seeing it on a coal train, even if it is not working. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114331 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Four units are cut in as mid-train swing helpers on this eastbound coal load. One of the units may look a bit out of place! That fourth unit is indeed an SD40-2...not a sight you see on coal trains in 2026. In reality, this SD40-2 is not online. It is either due for inspection, or it is defective and in need of repair. Either way, rather than waiting for UP's thrice-weekly MGJNY, it looks like it was added to this coal train for convenience (and faster transportation). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114330 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A couple of steers are hanging out in the field along the Moffat Tunnel Sub where an eastbound coal load is stopped in the siding. Per the usual coal train arrangement, a single DPU is bringing up the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114329 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal load is in the siding at Rollins, slowing to a stop at a red signal. It will be stuck here for about two hours. A westbound Denver-Provo went into emergency just west of Crescent and the conductor is walking the train. Once it starts moving again, the train will take the siding at Cliff and let the morning Zephyr pass by to meet the coal load here. Note that you can just see the single DPU on the back of the train in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114328 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The West Elk Mine has been trying to get new contracts and up its production in recent months. It appears that it has, to some extent, been successful as more coal trains have returned to the Moffat. This eastbound coal load is following along South Boulder Creek between Tolland and Rollins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114327 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is, without question, one of my favorite locations on the Moffat is here just east of Tolland where the track crosses over South Boulder Creek. On a beautiful, crisp September morning, a pair of UP GEs leads a loaded coal across the creek. Fall colors this year, so far, have been a bit more erratic than in most years. Some trees are at their peak, while others are still very green. Of note, UP 6290 was originally SP 244 when delivered in 1995. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114326 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Fortunately (for me), this eastbound originally had a red signal at the west end of East Portal and briefly stopped inside the Moffat Tunnel. I say that it was fortunate for me because the train was going slow enough that I was able to beat it to the grade crossing at the east end and get this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114325 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There are a lot of cars in the East Portal parking lot this morning as a lot of people came up this Sunday morning to check out the fall colors. I would wager that the vast majority of the people pay little attention to the UP coal load that is rolling by on the main track here, after just emerging from the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114324 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound coal train, which loaded at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork branch, rolls down grade at the west end of East Portal. Fall colors here at East Portal have just about reached their peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114323 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific For nearly 100 autumns, eastbounds have emerged from the Moffat Tunnel with a great backdrop of fall colors. Such is the case this morning as a UP AC4400CW emerges on the point of an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114322 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 20, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP coal load is approaching the east end of the Moffat Tunnel on a beautiful September morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113982 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound oil train is slowing to a stop in the siding at Tolland. It has cleared the east switch, and will stop before blocking the grade crossing. The train will have to wait here for two eastbounds. The first is the Zephyr, and the second is a fellow BNSF train (the Provo-Denver). The crew on the Provo-Denver is running short on time, so the dispatcher is trying to keep them moving. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113981 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Six engines that I happened to see at BNSF's Engine House in Denver this morning are now headed west on a unit oil train, crossing over South Boulder Creek between Rollins and Tolland. The train will head into the siding at Tolland for a meet with the eastbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113802 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr encountered an issue on Donner Pass in California the previous day, and had to have a Union Pacific ES44AC added to assist for the remainder of the journey east. The train is crossing over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland, under mostly cloudy skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113713 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Canyon Spirit is not an "overnight train". That is to say, it does not include any sleeping cars. It is all coaches and a lounge car. Five of the cars have panoramic windows to run up to the roof. These are the coach cars where passengers spend their time. Of the four other passenger cars, one is the lounge car (available only with an upgrade), and the other three are crew cars, including kitchens for food prep, etc. Here, the train rolls east on the main track at Rollins. One final car...the very last car in this shot...is the "power car". It provide electrical power to the train as the GP40-3s do not have HEP (Head End Power). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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