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Sunday, January 12, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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East Portal (5,750 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
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190 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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The Winter Park Express has expanded service, currently running with seven coaches and a sightseer/lounge car. The train is just over 9,000 feet (2,743 meters) above sea level here at East Portal, in the middle of a frozen winter wonderland. The Continental Divide is snow-covered, the peaks in the background are around 13,000 feet (almost 4,000 meters) above sea level. The train just emerged from the Moffat Tunnel, and is running right on time for its journey back to Denver.
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Friday, January 3, 2025
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Kevin Morgan
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Cliff (6,900 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
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140 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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The western 40% or so of Cliff hugs the north side of a mountain. Throughout winter, this part of the tracks never see any directly sunlight. As a result, it is pretty common for the rails to be buried in snow for months at time. Indeed, it is quite possible the tracks will be in snow until the spring melt. Meanwhile, an eastbound BNSF manifest rolls through the darkened scene.
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