Since I got a shot of the Zephyr plunging into the Moffat Tunnel on the trip west, I was happy that I had the chance to also grab a shot as we were about to enter the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel on the journey back home.
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Some of the first snow of the season covers the peaks in the distance as the eastbound Zephyr approaches Vasquez Road in Winter Park. Most of the leaves are well on their way to their fall color transition!
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Say so long to the western slope of the Continental Divide! The MRONY is about to duck into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel at the base of Winter Park. This is almost the exact spot the Ski Train used to stop to pick up passengers....
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The eastbound California Zephyr is about to dive into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. From here, it will be a straight roughly two hour shot down the front range and into Denver.
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On a beautiful September afternoon in the Colorado high country, a UP Board of Directors special - led by two of UP's six heritage units - lead the train out of the Moffat Tunnel.
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Overcast skies just seemed to demand that this picture appear in black and white! Nobody is aboard the Kansas on this particular day as it sits near the (classic DRGW) signal at the east end of Winter Park.
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An afternoon storm has moved into Winter Park as the Ski Train stops to pick up its passengers. The train is just long enough that the last few cars hold in the OS section at the east end of Winter Park.
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The vestibule on Car 13 (the Colorado Springs) is open and ready to receive passenger! The Ski Train is sitting on the main at Winter Park, waiting for its summer departure time at 3:00pm. Note the unique disk brakes used on all the Ski Train cars (save the bike car and the private cars).
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Ski Train volunteers work their legs (not their backs!) to unload the 37 bikes brought along by passengers. While a ramp is available in the car, the ballast makes using the ramp a bit unpredictable, so bikes are typically lifted.
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The Ski Train has come to a stop at the east end of Winter Park. The train is just past the OS section which gives just enough room for the Kansas (on the tail end) to site near the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Note the passengers de-training in the distance.
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After assisting a unit pipe train a couple dozen miles east at Clay, the MNYRO-16 now makes its way west through Winter Park. The train still had plenty of power to make it up the hill on the east side without any problems. Now, it is all down hill for quite some time to come!
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The 2005-2006 winter skiing season will be coming to a close in the next few weeks. Passenger on the California Zephyr can observe some skiers getting in the last of the spring skiing.
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Running less than ten minutes late, Amtrak 5 comes out of the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel right around 10am.
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The day before the last run of the season, the Ski Train is stopped on the main at Winter Park to let its passengers detrain.
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Passenger walk along car 4 toward the front of the train, looking for their respective cars. The train stops here at the base of Winter Park for up to 30 minutes (until 4:15pm) to load passengers.
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