Lately, more and more SD70ACes have been appearing on coal trains on the Moffat. It is a welcome sight (and sound) to this EMD fan as coal trains have been all but dominated by GE, particularly since UP put all their SD9043MACs in storage due to frame issues. Here, an SD70ACe is third out on the head end of this westbound empty, charging west on rails hidden by falling snow at East Portal.
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A coal empty enters the block at East Portal, passing signals that are less than a month old. The new eastbound signals have two heads, allowing for eastbound trains to received a yellow over yellow (Approach Diverging) aspect for when they are taking the siding at Tolland.
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At the grade crossing at East Portal, this westbound autorack train is about to enter the Moffat Tunnel to continue its journey west. Sure is great seeing a Rio Grande Tunnel Motor on the point! This was, however, rather early on in my photography career, so the quality is not the best.
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