A couple of branches from an aspen tree frame the lead unit on the westbound Zephyr quite nicely as the train head west on the main at Tolland.
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It is still a few weeks too soon for the aspens to change color, even in the Colorado high country. However, this is still a nice scene as the westbound California Zephyr has clear signals through Tolland. Three more miles and the passengers will be stuck in the darkness of the Moffat Tunnel for about 15 minutes.
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A UP coal empty crosses over Rollins Pass road. The train has been running on yellow signals following a slow-moving BNSF manifest. The train is still rolling slow to give the Moffat Tunnel a chance to vent.
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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.
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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!
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