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Photo ID: 112676
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 27, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
18
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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.
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Photo ID: 112652
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
39
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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.
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Photo ID: 112520
Date Shot
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
59
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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.
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Photo ID: 112519
Date Shot
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
64
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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.
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Photo ID: 111742
Date Shot
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
145
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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.
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Photo ID: 111741
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
145
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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.
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Photo ID: 111738
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
142
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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.
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Photo ID: 111729
Date Shot
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Sunday, January 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
178
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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.
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Photo ID: 111621
Date Shot
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Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
155
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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.
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Photo ID: 111620
Date Shot
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Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
161
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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.
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Photo ID: 111619
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
122
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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.
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Photo ID: 111618
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, January 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
160
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak
A Phase 7 P42DC led the Winter Park Express this morning, and another Phase 7 leads the westbound Zephyr now, on the main at Tolland.
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Photo ID: 111376
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
174
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Montana Rail Link
A nice surprise on the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver was an MRL SD70ACe. As you are probably aware, and perhaps have even read here on the site, MRL units have becoming easier to catch outside Montana since BNSF's took over Montana Rail Link at the start of 2024. With the MRL power now officially owned by BNSF, the power has been scattered across the BNSF system. Eventually, it will be repainted in BNSF colors. In the meantime, it is a great splash of color have MRL blue in the Colorado High Country!
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Photo ID: 111375
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
164
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF
It is a beautiful late-fall Sunday in the Colorado high country with quite a bit of snow on the ground. BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver manifest has four units on the point as it approaches the grade crossing at Tolland. You can see Tolland Road continuing west by the old yellow and green school house, making its way up to the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.
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Photo ID: 111119
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Tolland (9,356 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
148
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Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific
Most of the trees in the valley in which Tolland is located are in full fall colors on this third day of autumn. A westbound UP oil empty crosses the grade crossing at Tolland Road as it continues west toward the Moffat Tunnel.
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