Photo ID: 108739 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The siding of Tabernash is somewhat unusual in that the main and the siding are a considerable distance away from each other for most of the length of the siding. At its further point, the siding is 1/3 of a mile away from the main! This is because, way back in the days of steam, there was a steam engine facility here at Tabernash where helpers were kept and maintain to assist in the climb to the Moffat Tunnel. There is a wye connecting the main and siding, allowing steam engines to be turned around. The Anschutz Ski Train used to use the wye to turn around as well. Here, the westbound Zephyr slowly rolls through the siding (to the right) as UP's MGJNY is tied down on the main track (to the left). If an eastbound needs to tie down at Tabernash, it is common practice to tie down on the mainline rather than the siding because the siding has a grade crossing in the middle of it whereas the main does not. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108738 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 711 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound MGJNY is in the process of tying down on the main at Tabernash and is waiting for a van to pick up the crew. While waiting, the conductor is on the ground performing a "roll by" for the westbound Zephyr in the siding. A private car - The Patrón Tequila Express - brings up the rear of the Zephyr on this day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108505 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A shortened westbound Zephyr, running without a baggage car or a transition sleeper, runs west on the main at Tabernash along the Fraser River. The Fraser River follows the tracks to Granby where it joins in with the Colorado River. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108321 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 932 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The siding at Tabernash is a very interesting one. The siding makes a sharp curve to the left (when heading west) and there is a very large separation between siding at main. This is because there is a wye here and, at one point, this where helpers were station to cut in to heavy eastbound trains for the final shove up to the Moffat Tunnel. Today, the Zephyr glides down the main with AMTK 184 on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107761 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS063 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr, running a mere nine minutes late, is coming up to a clear signal at the east end of Tabernash. In the distance, Winter Park is starting to get a good snow base, getting ready to open in a month (or possibly less). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107760 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The eastbound Zephyr is making its way through the siding at Tabernash around an eastbound coal load with UP 1988 on the point. With the sun moving into the western sky, the light is just perfect near the east end of Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107759 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1655 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a chilly October day (42°F), UP 1988 sits on the point of an eastbound coal load on the main at Tabernash as a few lazy clouds glide across the sky. The train, which loaded at Energy on the Craig Branch, is waiting for the eastbound Zephyr to pass by on the siding before it attempts to charge up the hill to the Moffat Tunnel. The train has been having some DPU issues, so the engineer cannot guarantee they will not stall out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107758 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1220 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Perhaps, somewhere in an alternate dimension, the MKT survived into the 21st Century and wound up owning the ex-DRGW. Were that the case, shots like this (with this paint scheme) might be common place! Instead, UP 1988 is unique and leading an eastbound coal load, holding on the main at Tabernash. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107757 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (West Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Looking across an open field at Tabernash, we see an eastbound UP coal load (with UP 1988 leading) on the main. The main and the siding separate at Tabernash. There are no grade crossings on the main at Tabernash, but there are on the siding. As a result, long train typically hold the main rather than taking the siding to avoid blocking the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107419 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 27, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1510 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has a clear signal at the east switch of Tabernash. The ski season is coming to an end at the Winter Park resort off in the distance. A portion of the result, known as Mary Jane, will remain open for another week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107145 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1778 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Near the head end of the train, the conductor from Amtrak puts the switch at east Tabernash back in power (under dispatcher control). The Zephyr is temporarily stopped while the conductor does that, offering up a great view of the Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium on the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107144 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS065 (East Tabernash) Tabernash, CO 1724 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A look at the harsher side of railroading! The east switch at Tabernash was not locking up on the dispatcher's board, meaning he could not be certain it was properly lined. As a result, the dispatcher was not able to get the Zephyr a light out of Tabernash. The solution was to have the conductor hop off the train with a broom and sweep the snow and ice out of the switch points. Then, manually throw the switch to the siding and back to the main. Meanwhile, the Zephyr got authority from the dispatcher to proceed past the red signal at east Tabernash. Once the lead units are on the switch, the conductor will put the switch back in power and the train will continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107117 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1368 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A coal load that came off the Craig Branch (from the Energy Mine) earlier this morning sits patiently at Tabernash. It has been waiting here for over an hour, waiting for the Winter Park Express to run around its train and for the California Zephyr. The Zephyr just came through the siding, and the coal load will soon get a signal to continue east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105977 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1488 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As the special passes by the east switch of Tabernash, the SD70ACe-T4s are starting to load (pull) as the UP units start to throttle down. Shortly after this shot, the UP units will be in full dynamics and the new Tier-4 EMDs will be pulling up the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105976 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tabernash Tabernash, CO 1819 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division, Union Pacific Exhaust from the one unit that isn't at least Tier-3 compliant (the GE AC4400CW) drifts a bit through the frame as the two SD70ACe-T4 prototypes head east for testing. Random fact of the day: If Baseline Road in Boulder were to continue west of Boulder in a straight line over the Continental Divide, it would cut through this picture. It was go over the closest hill in the distance and cross the tracks back and to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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