Photo ID: 112863 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset is a pretty nice looking trainset! This is a brand new trainset, built by Siemens, that is set to enter into service in 2026. The trainset is currently being transported to the Transportation Technology Center (TTC), a railroad testing facility near Pueblo, CO. The train heads east on the main at Tolland in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112862 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A special Amtrak train, consisting of two P42DCs, three passenger cars, and an Amtrak Cascades AIRO trainset roll east on the main at Tolland. The trainset is headed for the testing facility near Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112795 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer throttles up on the main at Rolland, and RMRX 8021 kicks up some exhaust in response, as the train faces a flashing yellow (advanced approach) signal at West Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112794 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer After the California Zephyr ran around the Rocky Mountaineer at Rollins, the Mountaineer is now headed west on the main at Tolland. The Zephyr is still in the Moffat Tunnel, so the Mountaineer will have to stop for a few minutes at East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112676 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The deciduous trees here at Tolland are some late-bloomers. I was up here about a month earlier in May, and all these trees were still devoid of leaves. However, thanks to a relatively wet spring, they are now as green as you can get, filled with leaves as this westbound coal empty passes by at the west end of Tolland. Note the classic yellow and green Tolland school house on the left side of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112652 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8021 and RMRX 8020 lead the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer through a sea of deciduous trees, lining both sides of the tracks near the west switch of Tolland. Come September, these trees should be burning in beautify fall gold. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112520 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is lightly sprinkling at Tolland as the Zephyr hustles along east at track speed, trying to make up a bit of time. Two private passenger cars are bringing up the end of the Zephyr today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112519 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Despite the fact that we are about three weeks away from the start of summer the aspen trees here at Tolland still bare of their leaves. The eastbound Zephyr is running around 90 minutes late as it approaches the grade crossing at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111742 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 187 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 146 leads the Winter Park Express across the grade crossing at Tolland. The train was slightly delayed in departing Winter Park as it had to wait for the Moffat Tunnel to vent after a 25 minute late Zephyr went into the tunnel first. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111741 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 178 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The evening Winter Park Express is running just a couple of minute late as it approaches the grade crossing at Tolland. The sun has set at this point and the light is fading, but the scene is a nice and tranquil one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111738 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 155 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the middle of winter, the Zephyr arrives in Denver well after sunset, even when it is running right on time. However, you can catch it in a little bit of direct sunlight close to the Moffat Tunnel. Here, the train is passing by the handful of houses found in Tolland. Most are summer houses, currently boarded up and empty. However, one single house, which the Zephyr is about to pass, is home to a Gilpin County Sheriff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111729 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound Denver-Provo manifest is (and has been) stuck in the siding at Tolland for quite awhile. The train met an eastbound BNSF oil train, waited for the Moffat Tunnel to vent, then waited for the Winter Park Express (that is what it is waiting for now). After that, the tunnel had to vent again, before the train departed west to meet the Zephyr at Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111621 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This is a wonderful time of year to be riding on the Zephyr to your destination. Reports are that I-70, the main highway through the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, is at a stand still with congested traffic. Passengers on the Zephyr, however, get to bypass that headache and enjoy the frigid view out the train here at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111620 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 174 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is kicking up a lot of snow as it is making track speed at Tolland, about three miles east of the Moffat Tunnel. The train has a standard consist this morning, showing off Amtrak's latest Phase 7 paint scheme with AMTK 79 leading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111619 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Wind gusts are reaching 40 MPH in the valley here at Tolland this morning. The wind speeds are quite evident from the snow that is being kicked up along the tracks as the westbound Zephyr approaches, running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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