Photo ID: 107135 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS097 (East Troublesome) Grand County, CO 1215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr is clipping along at 70 MPH, which is track speed between Kremmling and Flat. The east switch of Troublesome was the location of a costly (and, sadly, deadly) derailment on Tuesday, May 15, 1956. The crew on an eastbound manifest missed an approach signal at west Troublesome. The train was meeting a westbound manifest, and the westbound was not yet clear of the east switch. The eastbound train realized the mistake too late, and ran the red signal and side-swiped the westbound train. This led to the creation of a short movie called "The Trouble at Troublesome". It was produced by Rio Grande to show to employees in training. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107124 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS097 (East Troublesome) Grand County, CO 1128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An unusual coal load leaves the east end of Troublesome on a clear signal. Why is it unusual? It is only about 4,000 feet long and has no mid-train DPUs! Instead, it is configured with two units on the point and two unit on the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105728 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 16, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS097 (East Troublesome) Grand County, CO 1484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running about 10 minutes late, the California Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the east end of Troublesome as it hustles east. Amtrak along this stretch of the former Rio Grande is allowed to max out at 70 MPH! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103958 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 18, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS097 (East Troublesome) Kremmling, CO 1612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the east switch of Troublesome, a track maintainer sits on the siding and gives a "roll by" to this MRONY. The maintainer will look sticking brakes, anything hanging off the train, or just anything that could pose a problem or safety risk. On this day, the roll by looks good and the train continues east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.