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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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Kevin Morgan
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Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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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.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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Kevin Morgan
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Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific
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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.
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Friday, February 2, 2018
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS065 (East Tabernash)
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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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.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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The Zephyr had a special car on the tail end on this morning. The "Cyrus K Holliday" was headed west. This private car was built in 1921 and is owned by the San Diego Trust and Savings Company. Cyrus Holliday was one of the founders of Topeka, KS, a general in the American Civil War, and the first president of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
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