Photo ID: 108754 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Bond) Bond, CO 640 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Rocky Mountaineer UP 5105 has the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer rolling east on the siding through Bond. Most UP trains would change crews at Bond, but that was not the case with the Mountaineer. Crews from the Canadian-based tourist railroad have made the trip to Colorado and have qualified for running on the former Rio Grande. A single crew will operate between Denver and Glenwood Springs (and vice versa). Here, the train is on the siding as it will be meeting the westbound Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108324 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Bond) Bond, CO 780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Here at Bond, also known as Orestod, the Zephyr creeps west through a 15 MPH slow order. The slow order is due to the extreme heat and the concern of sun kinks is the rails. The Craig Branch, leading to Energy and Axial mines, peals away from the main line here. The Zephyr changes from the Moffat Tunnel Sub to the Glenwood Springs Sub here as it starts on the Dotsero Cutoff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107739 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Bond, CO 1216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988 and a 78-car loaded coal train cross CO-131 at Bond, CO. The train is descending the final few hundred feet of the Craig Branch before joining the mainline at Center Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107738 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Bond, CO 1333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A nice roster shot (ish) of UP 1988 and UP 8237 leading an eastbound coal load down the Craig Branch toward a clear signal at the intermediate just west of Center Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107737 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Bond, CO 1323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In fantastic early afternoon light, UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load down the east end of the Craig Branch. I was very happy I had the opportunity to chase the train as I hadn't seen UP 1988 since 2007, and I had never seen it on an actual train on the mainline! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107736 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Bond, CO 1203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Located high above Colorado State Highway 131, UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward the end of the Craig Branch at Center Bond. To the left, you can see another coal load on the main at Bond. This train is on the Glenwood Springs Sub and on the Dotsero Cutoff. It will follow UP 1988 east toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107735 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bond Bond, CO 1252 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load around the bend toward a clear intermediate signal west of Center Bond where the Craig Branch joins with the mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106177 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Bond) Bond, CO 1370 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This westbound manager's special is rolling down the main at Bond (sometimes referred to as "Center Bond"). It is here than the Craig Branch (original grade of the Denver and Salt Lake) departs to the right and starts climbing toward Steamboat Springs. This control point also separates the East Siding from the West Siding at Bond. This is just about the end of the journey for the crew on the point of the manager's special. They will stop the train in Bond for a crew change. The next crew will take the train to Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106176 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Bond Bond, CO 1804 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A 15-car manager's special glides down the main at East Bond. Notice that part of the investment in the Moffat that UP has made in recent years is to replace the wood ties on both the main and the siding with concrete ties. Concrete ties hold up better under heavier trains and typically last longer and need less maintenance than their wooden counterparts. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105204 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1889 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This MP15AC started life wearing scarlet and gray. Southern Pacific was one of several railroads to buy the MP15AC for switching. The MP15AC largely replaced the older MP15DC. Do not let the name mislead you...both models had DC traction motors (as AC traction motor technology was not really developed until the 1990s). The MP15AC, however, used an AC alternator to generate electricity that was then converted to DC for the traction motors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105203 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1474 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Sometime around 2004, UP was really getting into remote controlled locomotives. This allows a person on the ground to control a locomotive using a remote control pack. Since locomotives had to be retrofitted with RCL equipment, UP got creative and took some old B30-7's, added the RCL equipment, and removed virtually everything else. This allowed these units to be hooked up to any power in the yard and control them remotely for switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105202 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1445 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This Control Cab Remote Control Locomotive (CCRCL) has received quite a bit of tagging! It is on its way to Grand Junction...whether or use or for storage remains to be seen. In order to easily distinguish these remote control units (which have no prime mover and cannot move under their own power), UP painted them gray. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105201 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1513 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific How's this for an interesting looking beast? This is the shell of a B30-7 that is now a "Control Cab Remote Control Locomotive" or CCRCL. Basically, Union Pacific removed the prime mover and the fuel tank (note that the exhaust stack is capped). They also removed the control stand and blacked out most the windows on the cab. They also installed remote control electronics to the units. The unit can still be MU'd to other units, allowing this unit to act as a "bridge". This unit can be hooked up to a powered unit and the person on the ground can then remotely control anything. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105200 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This MP15AC (also designated as an MP15N after being rebuilt by UP) is on its way to Grand Junction. Not sure if it going to actually be used for switching, or if it simply going there for storage. There are lots of older units currently being stored on the west side of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105199 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bond Bond, CO 1670 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO has some extra equipment behind the head end power. This includes two switch engines and three CCRCL's. That is an acronym for "Control Car Remote Control Locomotive". They are essentially a bridge for running units in remote control mode. 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