Photo ID: 102655 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 2286 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak It is quite possible that you have seen pictures from this location before (although not on my site until today!) ... One of those locations that I have always said "I'll get to it one of these days". Well, the day finally came! The westbound California Zephyr crosses over the road to East Portal as it makes its way toward the Moffat Tunnel. Note how difficult it would be to add a second track through here (if Tolland and East Portal were ever connected, as has been proposed in the past). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102654 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 1908 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The familiar face of a P42DC shows itself as it comes around the corning on the main between Tolland and East Portal. On the western slope, the Ski Train has unloaded its passengers and is in the clear, allowing Amtrak to continue running right on time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102653 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 46 Tolland, CO 2257 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Amazing to think that this train, in one form or another, has been running on these rails for nearly 70 years! The last two cars here (Utah and Kansas) were business cars on the Rio Grande and were often seen on the back of Amtrak between Denver and Salt Lake. Now, they have a home on the Ski Train. It should be noted that back then, the Kansas was named the Wilson McCarthy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102652 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 8, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 46 Tolland, CO 2649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Despite a little bit of dirt on the outside of the Ski Train, it still looks spectacular on the Moffat main with the Continental Divide as a back drop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102524 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 1668 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A coal load that just emerged from the Moffat Tunnel is on its way east. It is at the grade crossing near the east end of East Portal here. It will meet the westbound California Zephyr at Tolland and then have clear signals all the way into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102523 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 2054 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Got snow? Looks like its been awhile since the siding at East Portal has been used as some snow has built up across the road crossing. A track maintainer had to clear snow from the switch points at the east end as the switch heaters couldn't keep up with the blowing snow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102522 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 1771 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound manifest heads into the siding at East Portal to meet an eastbound coal load. Although it isn't snowing from above, the wind is blowing extremely hard and kicking up snow on the ground! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102521 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 47 Tolland, CO 1838 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Eight AC units lead up the MNYRO holding on the siding at Tolland. The train is holding here while a track inspector clears the switch points at east East Portal. Once clear, this train will move up to East Portal to wait for an eastbound coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102520 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 41 Rollinsville, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's daily North Yard, CO to Roper, UT manifest is running heavy on the General Electric at Rollins! The first two units are working, but the trailing six are either idle or dead in consist. Those six units will be set out at Glenwood Springs as mid-train swing helpers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102519 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 48 Tolland, CO 1986 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train A passenger aboard the Kansas waves at the camera out the back of the vestibule. Needless to say, that passenger is probably a bit warmer than the photographer! The Ski Train is at the east end of East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102518 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 27, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 48 Tolland, CO 2743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Just over a mile away from the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, the first run of the 2008-2009 Winter Ski Train is running against blowing snow in temperatures around 0 degrees. Add the wind chill, and it was a balmy 22 degrees below zero out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102479 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Tolland, CO 1775 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This coal empty is about to do something that is repeated thousands of times a year...make the 6.2 mile-long journey beneath the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel! The curtain is up, the signal is yellow and the train has clear tracks ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102478 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42 Rollinsville, CO 1742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load headed for Superior, WI passes over the west switch at Rollins to meet a westbound coal empty currently sitting on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102477 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42 Rollinsville, CO 1878 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific There's not a lot of daylight left as this westbound coal empty moves up the siding at Rollins. The empty will actually be moving across the Utah desert toward the CV Spur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102439 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, November 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 4 Denver, CO 1557 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two C44AC-CTEs and an AC4400CW bring a coal load headed for Paducah, KY down Bypass Two just east of C&S Junction. The empty just barely visible to the right will depart westbound as soon as the load is in the clear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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