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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Kevin Morgan
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Flat (7,050 ft)
Grand County, CO
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119 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Kansas City Southern de Mexico, BNSF
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In 1996, when the Mexican government privatized freight railroad operations, one railroad formed was Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM). Kansas City Southern was one of the creators of and stock holder in the railroad. In 2005, KCS bought out its partners and took full control of the railroad. The name was changed to Kansas City Southern de Mexico, a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern. The subsidiary had its own fleet in the Retro Belle scheme, but with "de Mexico" printed on the unit. Here is an ES44AC sporting that paint scheme.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Kevin Morgan
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Flat (7,050 ft)
Grand County, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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Other than the westbound Zephyr, I only saw two other trains on the Moffat on this day. A loaded eastbound UP oil train, and a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo. As it happens, the two trains met at Flat, between Sulphur and Kremmling. The BNSF manifest took the siding, although it was really close to a rolling meet as the two trains each knocked down their respective ends of Flat at close to the same time.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Kevin Morgan
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Troublesome (5,570 ft)
Grand County, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific
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2 1/2 hours after pulling out of Bond, this eastbound oil train is on the main track at Troublesome. Ironically, it was here at Troublesome where a significant derailment occurred in the late 1950s. That derailment involved the crew of an eastbound missing an approach (yellow) signal at West Troublesome and hitting a westbound that was entering the siding at East Troublesome. It led to Rio Grande creating a safety/training video called "The Trouble at Troublesome".
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