Photo ID: 109083 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 349 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is why the Zephyr is such a spectacular ride! Not a lot of Amtrak routes that offer views like this. The westbound Zephyr is just emerging from the shortest tunnel on the Moffat, Tunnel 29. The tracks parallel South Boulder Creek, which is getting close to the same elevation as the tracks here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109044 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 334 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Rocky Mountaineer at Cliff, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver is back on the move and crossing South Boulder Creek just west of Tunnel 29. It is a perfect Spring morning for a little chasing in the Colorado High Country! We are right around 8,000 feet above sea level here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109042 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 315 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer One of the perks that the Rocky Mountaineer features are the oversized windows and partial windowing on the roof on its cars. These windows offer the same types of views you'd find on Amtrak's sightseer lounge cars. Just one of the many items of added luxury you find on the Mountaineer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109041 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 460 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just west of Tunnel 29, the Rocky Mountaineer crosses the well-known bridge (amongst railfans of the Moffat, anyway) that crosses South Boulder Creek. The train is headed for a clear (green) signal around the bend at the east switch of Cliff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109040 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer: Rockies to the Red Rocks emerges from the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District, Tunnel 29. The tunnel is only 78 feet long! The trains has been following South Boulder Creek for several miles, and only now is the elevation of the creek getting close to that of the tracks. This is the first revenue run of the Rocky Mountaineer for the 2023 season. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108432 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 1173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineers in the lead P42DC cross over South Boulder Creek and now have a clear view of the green signal at the east end of Cliff. Passengers on the seven car (well, seven Superliner car) Zephyr have a brief flash of dark as they quickly move in and out of Tunnel 29. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108431 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 2, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 937 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The shortest tunnel on the east slope of the divide is Tunnel 29. It is only 78 feet long, an the Zephyr is just about to quickly pop in to and out of the tunnel. Toward the left side of the frame, you can see rock that is quite a bit more red than the rest. this was once the location of Tunnel 28, which was daylighted (blown up, essentially) many, many decades ago due to frequent cave-ins. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108069 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 837 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On a crisp Memorial Day morning, the westbound Zephyr is on time just east of Cliff. The California-bound train is passing through the last tunnel in the Tunnel District (when heading west), tunnel 29. This also happens to be the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District at only 78 feet in length. The train is about to cross South Boulder Creek as it approaching a clear signal at East Cliff, about 36 miles west of Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108068 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 25, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Gilpin County, CO 736 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with six Superliners in tow, is approaching the east portal of Tunnel 29, the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105712 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 9, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2032 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a very chilly (roughly 22°F) morning that sees light now falling, a westbound coal empty snakes around a curve alongside South Boulder Creek on the approach to Tunnel 29. If you look toward the left side of the frame, you'll notice some light tan rocks on the other side of the train. That is the remains of what used to be Tunnel 28. It was "daylighted" (blown up) decades ago due to its instability. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104777 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1685 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern I enjoy shots of units from above, simply because they are less common that most other shots. If you hadn't seen the top of an SD70ACe before, not that there are only two radiator fans instead of three. And, as with all EMD units since the SD70, the dynamic brakes are located behind the radiator. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104776 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One last look at UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, as it leads the MRONY (Manifest, Roper to North Yard) just above Tunnel 29. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104775 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 1807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MRONY is headed east out of the siding at Cliff and toward the shortest tunnel on the Moffat, Tunnel 29. This perch far above the tracks and South Boulder Creek is a great place to watch some action. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103664 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 16, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2401 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This coal train will be heading east on the Limon Sub after it reaches Denver. The three mid-train swing helpers will but cut out at North Yard, but this fine looking C44AC-CTE will stay with the train. Here, it is crossing over the bridge at MP 36.45 just west of Tunnel 29. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103663 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 16, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft) Pinecliff, CO 2263 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This was the proverbial "Money Shot" that I was going for on this particular day! This eastbound coal load is leaving Cliff and crossing over South Boulder Creek on the bridge at MP 36.45. Just ahead, the train will enter Tunnel 29. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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