Photo ID: 107154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Following just six minutes behind the eastbound California Zephyr, we find the eastbound Winter Park Express! It is going to be a little delayed today as the dispatcher held the train at Fraser to wait for the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This was my last shot of the Silver Solarium on the tail end of the Zephyr on this February day in 2018. You can barely see any of the Amtrak equipment, so it isn't too hard to imagine this shot was taken in 1968 instead of 2018! Incidentally, Happy Birthday to the Silver Solarium, which turns 70 here in 2018. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107152 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Vasquez Road Winter Park, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The snow comes down as the eastbound Zephyr approaches the Vasquez Road grade crossing in Winter Park. After a couple of delays due to weather, the Zephyr is now rolling on clear signals and will have a straight shot the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106166 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1400 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When UP runs a passenger train for senior managers of the company, they almost always ensure that the power on the train is pristine. This special is no exception! These two ET44AHs are less than a month old as they lead just such a passenger special west in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106165 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Winter Park Winter Park, CO 1768 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Fall colors and afternoon showers! Two brand new ET44AHs leads a westbound UP passenger special by some bright fall-colored aspen trees in Winter Park. Some threatening afternoon clouds hang over James Peak in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105985 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific EMD's testing special glides west down the grade alongside the Winter Park Ski Resort. A new building has been constructed off to the right, and construction continues inside the fenced area. Not sure what the new building's purpose will be. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105984 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division The first test run of the day has just about been completed for EMD's SD70ACe-T4s. The consist will pull down and on to the main at Winter Park where the crew will grab a bite to eat and prepare to go east. Then, they will take the train back through the tunnel and over to East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105983 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1274 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Electro-Motive Division EMD's testing special emerges from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel into Winter Park. The signal on the left side of the frame is a repeater for the signal at the east switch of Winter Park. This repeater allows crews to see the condition of the east switch well in advance when still in the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105982 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A 400mm lens comes in extremely handy sometimes! Here is a look at an oncoming train as it approaches the west end of the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105981 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific If you position yourself just right, you can look straight down into the bore of the Moffat Tunnel from just outside the lodge at the Winter Park Ski Resort. The headlight for this train was visible when it was still three miles away! It is simply amazing that the tunnel was built nearly 100 years ago, in the 1920s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105980 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division Even though there is no apparent exhaust, both these EMD prototypes are in Run 8 and pulling hard. From the outside, it looks like the Tier-4 emissions are working out for EMD. Upon reaching East Portal, the consist will wait for the tunnel to vent, and then make a return trip back west to Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105979 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1459 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Even though the EMD prototypes are not particularly visible in this shot, I still consider this the "shot of day"! EMD's testing special is creeping along at 12 MPH as it enters into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. The Winter Park ski resort has shut down for the season. The green pipe to the left is a water pipe that goes through the Moffat Water Tunnel (which parallels the train tunnel). It carries water to the Denver area from the west slope of the divide and was a key reason the train tunnel was built. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104163 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 1554 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific You can see numerous skiers still hitting the slopes of Winter Park in the background as the tail end DPU on this MNYRO emerges from the Moffat Tunnel and passes the repeater signal at MP 56.5. This signal displays the same aspect as the east switch of Winter Park, which can be see in the distance toward the right side of the photo. The signal allows westbound trains to know what to expect at the east switch of Winter Park. If this repeater is red, trains may pass the signal, prepared to stop at east Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104162 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 19, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 1742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Not too hard to determine where this was taken! The winter ski season is getting close to an end as this westbound MNYRO pops out of the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel and passes by a still-busy Winter Park ski resort. This former Espee AC4400CW is one of a handful that got double UP shields on the nose when it was patched. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103933 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS057 (East Winter Park) Winter Park, CO 1848 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just a day before this picture was taken, I got some shots of these two units headed west as light power to pick up a work train at Rollins. Well, here is that work train now as it departs Winter Park to tie up at East Portal! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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