A bit of snow is kicked up by the blowing wind as a westbound coal empty continues west on the main at Tolland. The train will be coming to a stop at East Portal, however, as the Zephyr is currently in the Moffat Tunnel ahead. And, even after the Zephyr clears, the tunnel will have to be vented of exhaust fumes.
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Lately, rather than stationing power in the yard at Glenwood Springs, UP has been running West Elk coal empties with the power they'll need already on the train. Here, five units lead the coal empty, and a single DPU is bringing up the rear.
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This shot was more than a bit of a stretch! It is nearly 35 minutes past sunset and the ISO on the camera is cranked up to the max! But, how often does the opportunity arise in which you can shoot the eastbound Winter Park Express (Ski Train) meeting the eight hour late westbound Zephyr at Tolland!?
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It is 33 minutes after sunset and the light is all but gone as the eastbound Ski Train quickly moves on the main at Tolland, approaching the grade crossing.
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The eastbound Ski Train just peaks around the curve near the west end of Tolland. The train had to wait in the siding at Winter Park for the eastbound Zephyr to pass by. Consequently, the train is now running about 30 minutes behind schedule.
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The rails start to light up as the headlight from the eastbound Ski Train shine off the high iron at Tolland.
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Now that is a lot of Superliners all at Tolland at the same time! Passengers that left Denver almost seven hours late on #5 wait in the siding for #6 that speeds by on the main. Unfortunately, #5 will have to wait longer still for the Ski Train to show up.
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The Continental Divide is shrouded in clouds as the eastbound Zephyr (running right on time) meets the westbound Zephyr (running close to eight hours late) at Tolland.
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When they are both running on time, the daily Zephyrs typically meet somewhere around Dotsero or Range. The westbound Zephyr is very much not running on time today, now over seven hours late as it sits in the siding at Tolland, meeting its counterpart. The opportunity for a meet between the Zephyr on the east slope of the divide is a rare one indeed!
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The high winds speeds already are kicking up quite a bit of snow, but the swiftly moving eastbound Zephyr is definitely making its own contribution to the swirling white stuff as it crosses the grade crossing at Tolland.
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Hope you have your parka! While the temperature is 30°F, it feels closer to 15°F as there are wind gusts of 40+ MPH here in the valley at Tolland. Plenty of blowing snow is kicked up as the westbound Zephyr slows to a stop in the siding.
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AMTK 145 is the second unit out on the westbound Zephyr on this day...the light is rapidly fading as the sun is behind clouds to the west.
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A very late Zephyr rolls west in the siding at Tolland. The train will have to wait here for close to an hour for the eastbound Zephyr and the Ski Train.
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After getting some shots of a BNSF manifest in the siding at Rollins, I decided to come west to Tolland as I knew the Zephyr was on time and was headed up the hill. While it had been mostly overcast so far that morning, the sun broke through a bit to add some nice light to this shot of #5.
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AMTK 196 and 156 bring up the tail end of the Winter Park Express at Tolland. These units, being controlled by the F40PH (an NPCU) on the other end, are keeping the trains speed under control with their dynamic brakes. Note the red class lights on the nose of AMTK 196, indicated the back of the train.
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