Photo ID: 113712 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS049 (East East Portal) Gilpin County, CO 146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Canyon Spirit (Rocky Mountaineer) has both of its GP40-3s on the point of the of the eastbound train as it passes through by the east switch of East Portal, just over a mile east of the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113711 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 158 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer This is one reason why it is worth riding the Canyon Spirit at some point! Hard to beat views like this. The Canyon Spirit just came through the Moffat Tunnel, under the Continental Divide. The train is returning to Denver after its second round trip run between Denver and Salt Lake City and back. The train is on the main track at East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113710 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Gilpin County, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Every BNSF oil train that I can recall seeing on the Moffat runs with six units. Typically, six on the point for the westbound empty, and 3x3 (three on the point, three DPUs on the end). Today is no exception, with six units leading this westbound empty at East Portal, running along South Boulder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113709 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland to East Portal (MP 47.7 to MP 48.9) Gilpin County, CO 142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF oil train is pulling on the main between Tolland and East Portal after leaving the siding at Tolland. The train took the siding at Rollins, then continued to the siding at Tolland, and is finally going to head through the Moffat Tunnel after meeting zero trains! DS-378 put the train in at Rollins, expecting to meet the Canyon Spirit there. However, the Spirit was having mechanical issues, so the train moved up to Tolland. With the Spirit still having issues, the oil train got the signal to head through the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7) Gilpin County, CO 189 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pretty colorful Zephyr heads west this morning! AMTK 164, the Phase 4 heritage unit and AMTK 69, sporting Phase 7, are on the point of the train. Interesting, there is no baggage car on the train this morning. That happens from time-to-time, particularly if a few cars are down for maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound loaded oil train crosses over East Portal Road just west of the west switch of Rollins. You can see the ice and snow covering South Boulder Creek. About the only snow there seems to be up here. One of the driest (and warmest) winters we've had in decades here in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF loaded BNSF oil train, which loaded in Utah at Wash, just east of Price, heads east on the main between Tolland and Rollins. With all the maintenance UP has sunk into the Moffat in that past six months, there are no track-related slow orders and trains are moving along at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 192 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The crew on this BNSF manifest has been stuck here at Rollins for several hours at this point. They met an eastbound coal load, then had the Winter Park Express and a UP oil empty run west around them. Now, they are waiting on an eastbound BNSF oil load. Then, it should finally be their turn to continue west to Tolland to let the westbound Zephyr run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113502 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound Union Pacific empty oil train heads west on the main at Tolland, meeting an eastbound BNSF loaded oil train that is waiting in the siding. The Winter Park Express ran around the UP oil train at Cliff. After meeting a coal load at Cliff, it was the oil trains turn to continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113501 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil load, with a trio of elephant-style SD70ACes, rolls slowly east in the siding at Tolland. The train just met the Winter Park Express, and is now slowing at a red signal at the east end and will meet a westbound UP oil empty here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113500 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After some clever dispatching at Rollins, in which the Winter Park Express ducked into the siding behind this BNSF Denver-Provo to allow a UP coal train to proceed east, it is now the Winter Park Express's turn to head west. The WPE backed out the east end of the siding of Rollins and is now headed west on the main, around the Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113499 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound Winter Park Express waits in the siding at Rollins, toward the east end, as the sole DPU on an eastbound coal train rolls by. After the coal train is clear, the Winter Park Express will back out the east end and then proceed west on the main track, around a BNSF manifest that is out of view toward the west end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113498 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 159 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a little difficult to see, but there are actually three trains in this shot. Off toward the west end of Rollins, there is a BNSF Denver-Provo. The Winter Park Express is stopped here toward the east end of the siding. Meanwhile, a coal load rolls east on the main. After clearing Rollins, the Winter Park Express will back out of the siding and proceed west around the Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113497 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 169 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An interesting situation developed came about this morning on the Moffat. There was a bit of congestion, with three westbound and two eastbound trains on the hill this morning, DS-378 had to get a little creative. The Winter Park Express entered the siding at Rollins behind BNSF's Denver-Provo, also in the siding ahead. Both trains met an eastbound UP coal load, seen here. After the coal load was clear, the Winter Park Express backed out the east end of Rollins, and continued west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113440 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak You can see the wind kicking up the snow from the Continental Divide in the distance as the Zephyr wraps around the curve toward the east switch of Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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