Photo ID: 111039 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crater Loops Routt County, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Crater Loops are not quite as impressive with a 38-car covered hopper local when compared to a 120 car coal train. However, you take what you can get on a line that only sees one train every couple of days! The Phippsburg Local makes its way around the upper curve of Crater Loops. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111038 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crater Loops Routt County, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since the fall of coal traffic in Colorado, the Craig Branch is only a few steps above abandonment. The mines at Energy and Axial have each loaded one or maybe two coal trains in the last year that have left the branch. The Phippsburg Local is about the only train that runs between Bond and Steamboat Springs. I was lucky enough to catch the local on this Sunday afternoon. The local is climbing through the loops S-curves of the Crater Loops as it gains elevation on the trip west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.