Two Patrick Henry private cars are just about the disappear into Tunnel 17 in the middle of the Tunnel District. It is a perfect day for a ride west through the Colorado high country.
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On a beautiful September morning, the westbound Zephyr, with two private cars in tow, head toward the east portal of Tunnel 17. Tunnel 17 is the longest tunnel between Denver west to (but not including, of course) the Moffat Tunnel. Note the two private cars (Patrick Henry cars) on the end of the Zephyr.
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There is a good curve just west of Tunnel 16 that allows you to see the power on your train when you ride Amtrak. We are approaching the cut located downgrade from the longest tunnel on the eastern slope of the divide (not including the Moffat, of course), Tunnel 17.
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An eastbound coal load emerges from tunnel 17 and passes by the old Rio Grande intermediate signal. This signal has since been replaced with a single mast on the [trackwise] north side of the track (left side of the picture).
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The eastbound RODVT (Roper to Denver, Trailers) emerges from Tunnel 17 with a trio of Rio Grande SD50s for power. This train was something of a successor to Rio Grande's Railblazer.
This picture was taken using a Minolta XE5 on Tri-X 400 black and white film.
