Photo ID: 111615 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the grade crossing of East Portal, the westbound Winter Park Express is on a clear (green) signal, making great time on its way to Winter Park. The train is about 20 minutes early, and now only a mile or so away from the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111378 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff to Rollins (MP 38.2 to MP 41.2) Gilpin County, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not far west of Cliff, this BNSF oil empty is headed west after meeting an eastbound BNSF manifest (the Provo-Denver) at Cliff. The train will now have clear signals until meeting the eastbound Zephyr, currently still quite a ways off over around Glenwood Springs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111377 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cliff (6,900 ft) Gilpin County, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6087 is sitting in the siding at Cliff, having just met an eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. The west end of Cliff hugs the north foot of a mountain. As a result, it goes months without direct sunlight and, as a result, the rails also often spend months buried in the snow in the winter months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111376 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Montana Rail Link A nice surprise on the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver was an MRL SD70ACe. As you are probably aware, and perhaps have even read here on the site, MRL units have becoming easier to catch outside Montana since BNSF's took over Montana Rail Link at the start of 2024. With the MRL power now officially owned by BNSF, the power has been scattered across the BNSF system. Eventually, it will be repainted in BNSF colors. In the meantime, it is a great splash of color have MRL blue in the Colorado High Country! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111375 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is a beautiful late-fall Sunday in the Colorado high country with quite a bit of snow on the ground. BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest has four units on the point as it approaches the grade crossing at Tolland. You can see Tolland Road continuing west by the old yellow and green school house, making its way up to the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111122 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS050 (West East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 2635 is just about to duck in to darkness at the east end of the Moffat Tunnel, leaving behind the vivid fall colors in the valley. In 6.2 miles, the train will emerge in Winter Park, where preparations are no doubt being made for the upcoming ski season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111121 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of units lead a westbound empty oil train at East Portal, roughly 9,500 feet (2,900 meters) above sea level. The valley is showing its fall colors in full force just a few days into the official start of fall. The window for peak fall colors up at the Moffat is actually quite small. Only a couple of days a year have colors like this. Strong winds are quite common up here and will strip the trees of their leaves in no time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111120 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil empty rolls through full fall colors as it approaches a clear (green) signal at the west end of East Portal. The train will dive in to the Moffat Tunnel to pass underneath the Continental Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111119 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Most of the trees in the valley in which Tolland is located are in full fall colors on this third day of autumn. A westbound UP oil empty crosses the grade crossing at Tolland Road as it continues west toward the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111118 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just west of Rollins, there is a sea of yellow as deciduous trees start their transition from summer to winter. The winds can get very high up here and these leaves could be blown off the trees in just another week. Meanwhile, a westbound oil empty throttles up as it continues west toward the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111117 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS043 (West Rollins) Gilpin County, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After checking for a potential hotbox on the train, the conductor is back on board the head end. With the Zephyr a couple blocks ahead, the train has received a signal to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111116 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Passengers aboard the Zephyr are no doubt really enjoying the trip west this morning! Fall colors are about their peak brilliance as the Zephyr charges west toward a green signal at the east end of Tolland. There is barely a cloud in the sky this morning. Couldn't ask for better conditions. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111115 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 136 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running right on schedule, the westbound Zephyr follows along South Boulder Creek, the head actually crossing over the creek here between Rollins and Tolland. Fall colors above 8,000 feet or so are really reaching their peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111114 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil empty is stopped on the main at Rollins. The train tripped the hotbox detector at MP 39.2. Consequently, the conductor is inspecting the car that reported the hotbox, car 87. He has actually completed his inspection and found nothing wrong. He is walking back up to the head end. The Zephyr is not too far away, and will run around the oil train through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111111 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP coal load wraps around one of the last curves in the narrow part of the valley leading up to the west end of Rollins. The fall colors around Rollins are really hitting their peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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