Photo ID: 105088 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In my personal opinion, it doesn't get too much better than this! Crystal clear Colorado skies at 9,000 feet above sea level. Snow blanketing the ground and a pair of flagged DPUs pushing on the tail end of the MNYRO (Manifest, North Yard to Roper) as it heads out of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105087 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An absolutely gorgeous "Pi Day" at Tolland as the power on the MNYRO sits in great sunlight against a wintery Continental Divide backdrop. Why "Pi Day"? Well, for the math geeks out there, the value of Pi is roughly 3.1415925. The date for this picture just happens to be 3/14/15. This picture was taken at 9:30, five minutes after 9:25. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105086 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two westbounds sit side-by-side at Tolland, both waiting to see who gets to continue west first. At a glance, how can you easily tell which train is on the main and which is on the siding? If you look at the track to the left, note that there are regular joints in the rail periodically. Not the case for the track to the right. That indicates the track to the left, having "jointed" rail, is the siding. The mainline has welded rail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105085 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1647 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYRO (to the left) went in to emergency when entering the siding at Tolland. To ensure nothing is wrong, the conductor had to walk the train. Upon completing the inspection (and finding everything in order), the oil train (to the right) picked up the conductor at the back of the train and gave him a ride up to the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105084 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1458 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil train pulls up on the main next to the MNYRO at Tolland. At the time of this photo, there were (on average) two oil trains traversing the Moffat each week. One empty, and one loaded. This empty will load upon arrival at Wash, UT (which is just east of Price, UT and Wellington, UT). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105082 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1614 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It doesn't get much better than this! Crystal clear skies in the snow covered valley at Tolland. Other than being a bit dirty, the power on the MNYRO looks pretty good against a snow-capped Continental Divide backdrop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105081 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific DS-82 aligned the westbound MNYRO in to the siding at Tolland in order to allow Ski Train to pass by on the main. When entering the siding, the train went in to emergency. It looked like the Ski Train may get held up for a bit. However, the air started coming back on the MNYRO right away and the train was able to pull in to the clear. However, once the Ski Train passed, the conductor had the walk the train to ensure everything was okay. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105080 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1948 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 42 came to Denver with quite a bit of grunge on it. However, the amazing Amtrak folks in Denver spent half a day giving the unit a very good washing. Their pride in their company, the special Ski Train, and this great unit is reflected in this shot of the train overtaking the MNYRO at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105079 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1769 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Ski Train passes by the MNYRO at Tolland. In a very classy move, Amtrak sent AMTK 42 to run as the power on the train. This unit salutes veterans of the United States military. It was a beautiful morning for a special running of the Ski Train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105078 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1753 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Amtrak's special run of the Ski Train made excellent time up the hill. The train consisted of seven coaches (alternating between standard Coach cars and Coach Baggage cars), enough space for about 400 passengers and lots of skis! Here, the train passes the MNYRO, holding in the siding at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104834 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1659 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Whether you are a fan of UP's paint scheme or not, you have to admit that it looks pretty good against a background of yellow and golden aspens! Such is the case here, roughly halfway through the siding of Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104833 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1878 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Direct sunlight eluded me for much of the morning as clouds were moving through the area. Here, this eastbound coal load is about to cross the grade crossing at Tolland. Note the yellow school building in the background, a staple of Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104533 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1722 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific Here is a unit that is no stranger to frigid conditions! It isn't too often than Canadian Pacific units find their way to Colorado. Looking dirty, beat up, old and worn down, it was still nice to see on this BNSF manifest at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104532 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1956 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF manifest with an interesting consist sits in the siding at Tolland in the quickly falling snow. The crew will be here for a little over an hour while waiting on an eastbound still on the west side of the divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104531 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1887 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The snow has picked up a bit at Tolland where we find a westbound BNSF manifest (headed for Provo thanks to trackage rights) stopped short of the crossing in the siding and it is here the train will have to wait for another 70 minutes. The Moffat Tunnel is currently venting (after a westbound coal empty went through). And, after venting, an eastbound will get a turn at the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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