Photo ID: 103450 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 2105 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This coal empty is charging west through Tolland in perfect afternoon light. It met an eastbound BNSF manifest which received a relief crew four hours earlier. Unfortunately, a parade of westbounds has kept the crew waiting patiently for their turn to head east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103449 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 45 Rollinsville, CO 1743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Sunlight rains down on this westbound coal empty which is making its way through the canyon between Rollins and Tolland. Hard to believe snow covered the area less than 24 hours ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103445 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS043 (West Rollins) Rollinsville, CO 1835 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The crew on the train to the right (on the siding) has died and is waiting for a relief crew out of Denver. The train to the left (on the main) has a fresh crew and is passing the train in the siding. The train will end up meeting again at some point though, as both are headed for the West Elk mine on the North Fork Branch in western Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103444 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Not the best light for this shot, but with the blue sky and the lingering snow, I decided to include it. Also of interest is the trio of mid-train swing helpers. Rumor has it that the cars ahead of these units are headed for Roper. The cars behind are headed for Grand Junction. After arriving in Grand Junction, the train can be cut ahead of the first swing helper and the front half can continue west to Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103443 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1740 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This train seemed very familiar when I took this picture! The reason being that I shot the exact same train less than 24 hours earlier between Leyden and Rocky. Two derailments resulted it in taking 36 hours and four crews to get the train from North Yard to this spot at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103439 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 24, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS043 (West Rollins) Rollinsville, CO 2075 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A crew members from the MNYRO stands by on the front porch of UP 6302 as a "Snow Bus" passes by on the siding. The Snow Bus is used to transport crews back and forth to trains that cannot be reached by road (due to adverse weather). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103437 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 23, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Rollinsville, CO 2372 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load sits in the siding at Rollins. It received a new crew from Denver after a derailment earlier in the day was cleaned up. Turns out that crew would sit in the winter wonderland for the day as a second derailment would keep this train from moving an inch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103318 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 27, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 4 Denver, CO 1744 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Well, it is official! Pecos street is closed at the tracks (near Utah Junction) and a two-year-long Form B has been put in place on the tracks. A new overpass will be built here over the next 12-18 months, so traffic on Pecos will no longer need to worry about coal trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103231 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 4 Denver, CO 1554 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Get ready, because shots like these won't be possible for much longer! After five years, funding has finally been identified and a company named to carry out the Pecos Street grade separation. A new bridge will be built (18-22 months) over the UP Moffat Tunnel Sub and the BNSF Front Range Sub. The street was officially closed to through traffic starting on December 16, 2009. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103230 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 19, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 4 Denver, CO 1442 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A loaded coal train makes its way down Bypass 1. This train is a little unusual in that there are four units on the point. Most coal loads on the Moffat these days have two or perhaps three units on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103198 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 2870 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande One last shot of UP 1989 leading the westbound Snow Bus, sitting on the siding at East Portal. The train is scheduled to head west to Phippsburg, CO. This will mark the first time the Rio Grande Heritage unit has ever traveled on the Craig Branch. This will mean that the Rio Grande Heritage unit will have finally traveled on all of its namesake major routes, save Tennessee Pass (which no unit has run on in well over 10 years). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103197 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 3383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande About a quarter of a mile away from the Moffat Tunnel, this Snow Bus has come to a stop on the siding at East Portal. DS-82 has informed the train that they will be meeting at least one (and possibly two) trains here before they will get their change to run through the tunnel. The temperature outside for this shot was a rather brisk 2°F (-17°C)... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103196 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 43 (CP DS043) Rollinsville, CO 2391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After getting the switch at west Rollins clear of snow and ice, UP 1989 and crew met an eastbound coal load, seen here taking the siding at Rollins. UP 1989 was originally going to meet the train at Tolland, but a frozen switch at west Rollins changes the location of the meet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103195 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 43 (CP DS043) Rollinsville, CO 2400 (4 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Ahh, the not-so-glamorous side of railroading! With the switch heater out of order at the west switch of Rollins, the conductor had to use a pick to clear the switch points of snow and ice. After throwing the switch a few times by hand, DS-82 was again able to throw the switch remotely from her desk 500 miles away in Omaha, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103194 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 6, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 43 (CP DS043) Rollinsville, CO 3323 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande I was very lucky to be able to get this shot. The Snow Bus was running well ahead of me (hindered by slow speeds on icy roads). However, the switch heater at west Rollins was not working and the switch was out of correspondence. UP 1989 had to stop so the conductor could walk up to the switch and swing/pick the snow out of the switch points, allowing me to grab a couple of nice shots, like this one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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