Photo ID: 111107 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An SD70ACe and an AC4400CW lead a loaded coal train out the Moffat Tunnel at the end of September, just as fall colors are hitting their peaks. The coal train loaded at the West Elk mine on the North Fork Branch. There only seems to be about one coal train every few weeks on the Moffat these days, so this was a nice morning surprise. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111106 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 23, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load...one of few that run on the Moffat these days...emerges from the tunnel in glorious morning light amidst a sea of fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111089 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's eastbound MGJNY (Manifest, Grand Junction, CO to North Yard, CO) emerges from the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel under mostly cloudy conditions. 1 hour and 40 minutes earlier, I shot a westbound oil train going into the tunnel here. That time...1 hour and 40 minutes...is how long it took for the oil train to get to Tabernash and for the MGJNY to, in turn, reach East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111088 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 22, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The crew on this westbound oil empty is prepping for 12 to 15 minutes of darkness as the train will pass beneath the Continental Divide in the 6.2 mile long tunnel. There is actually a lot of infrastructure here at East Portal, built to ventilate the tunnel from exhaust between trains. The tunnel itself (within the mountain) starts several hundred feet back. On a side note, you can see water spilling out of the Moffat Water Tunnel, transported to the east slope from the Winter Park area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110842 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The lounge car, along with the rest of the westbound Zephyr, is about to pass underneath the Continental Divide. What you may not know, is that the actually bore in the mountain is still above 500 feet ahead of the lounge car in this shot. There is a significant structure that houses the equipment for ventilating the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110757 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 123 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF For nearly 100 years, trains have passed beneath the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel. In 2024, a scene that has been repeated more times than can be counted, a trailing DPU will be the last part of the train in daylight until the head end emerges in Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110754 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (MP 50.2, 6.2 miles) Gilpin County, CO 131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Looking from directly above the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, we see a westbound BNSF manifest charging forward toward the tunnel that'll carry the train under the Continental Divide. There are a ton of hikers parked in the parking lot at East Portal, enjoying the July day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.