Photo ID: 113713 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 19, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Canyon Spirit is not an "overnight train". That is to say, it does not include any sleeping cars. It is all coaches and a lounge car. Five of the cars have panoramic windows to run up to the roof. These are the coach cars where passengers spend their time. Of the four other passenger cars, one is the lounge car (available only with an upgrade), and the other three are crew cars, including kitchens for food prep, etc. Here, the train rolls east on the main track at Rollins. One final car...the very last car in this shot...is the "power car". It provide electrical power to the train as the GP40-3s do not have HEP (Head End Power). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The crew on this BNSF manifest has been stuck here at Rollins for several hours at this point. They met an eastbound coal load, then had the Winter Park Express and a UP oil empty run west around them. Now, they are waiting on an eastbound BNSF oil load. Then, it should finally be their turn to continue west to Tolland to let the westbound Zephyr run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113500 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After some clever dispatching at Rollins, in which the Winter Park Express ducked into the siding behind this BNSF Denver-Provo to allow a UP coal train to proceed east, it is now the Winter Park Express's turn to head west. The WPE backed out the east end of the siding of Rollins and is now headed west on the main, around the Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113499 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound Winter Park Express waits in the siding at Rollins, toward the east end, as the sole DPU on an eastbound coal train rolls by. After the coal train is clear, the Winter Park Express will back out the east end and then proceed west on the main track, around a BNSF manifest that is out of view toward the west end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113498 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is a little difficult to see, but there are actually three trains in this shot. Off toward the west end of Rollins, there is a BNSF Denver-Provo. The Winter Park Express is stopped here toward the east end of the siding. Meanwhile, a coal load rolls east on the main. After clearing Rollins, the Winter Park Express will back out of the siding and proceed west around the Denver-Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113497 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 109 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak An interesting situation developed came about this morning on the Moffat. There was a bit of congestion, with three westbound and two eastbound trains on the hill this morning, DS-378 had to get a little creative. The Winter Park Express entered the siding at Rollins behind BNSF's Denver-Provo, also in the siding ahead. Both trains met an eastbound UP coal load, seen here. After the coal load was clear, the Winter Park Express backed out the east end of Rollins, and continued west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112973 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 31, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 450 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I found this perspective about a week earlier, and wanted to give it another try with the Zephyr. The train is right on time as it passes west on the main at Rollins. With a keen eye, you might note that there is a private car on the end of the train this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112956 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 459 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer A look at the Rocky Mountaineer in the siding at Rollins from the north side of the rails, just before the train passes underneath the "Peak-to-Peak" highway, CO-119. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112955 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 and RMRX 8021 both spit out a blast of exhaust as the engineer increases the throttle by a notch. The train has cleared the east switch of Rollins, and is now running west through the 8,320-foot long siding. The sun glints off South Boulder Creek to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112949 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 544 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP engineering special rolls west through the siding at Rollins, high in the Colorado Rockies. The special will make it to Grand Junction today, and will continue west to Salt Lake City tomorrow. In the distance, you can see some low-level clouds hanging out on the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111627 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 8396, an ES44C4, brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest. The train is currently sitting in the siding at Rollins. The crew will shortly reach their hours of service, and they are waiting for a relief crew that is presently on the way out of Denver. The train is close to 6,000 feet in length. Perhaps some holiday backlog traffic is on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111626 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The engineer on BNSF 9037 is bringing the train to a full stop in the siding at Rollins. He has to stop the train a bit east of the ideal spot for a crew change. This is because of the length of the train. They had to come a bit further east in order to clear the west switch of Rollins and keep the main clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111625 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This GP39-3 is catching a ride on BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest. The unit is likely being used as a switcher in either Provo or Grand Junction. The unit apparently has a mechanical issue and is being transported to Denver so it can be repaired. After being repaired, it will likely head back west for further switching duties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111624 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 298 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This Provo-Denver has taken the siding at Rollins to await a dog catch crew that is coming out of Denver. The relief crew will take the train the remainder of the way into the yard in Denver. The track to the left is the house track at Rollins, which does not quite follow the same alignment as the siding and main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111114 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound oil empty is stopped on the main at Rollins. The train tripped the hotbox detector at MP 39.2. Consequently, the conductor is inspecting the car that reported the hotbox, car 87. He has actually completed his inspection and found nothing wrong. He is walking back up to the head end. The Zephyr is not too far away, and will run around the oil train through the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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