Photo ID: 108735 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 2, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel Winter Park, CO 697 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak On the west slope of the Continental Divide, the westbound California Zephyr emerges from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel on its journey west, passing by the Winter Park Ski Resort. Of course, since it is the middle of summer, Winter Park transforms into a summer playground, particularly for mountain bikers. Paths used by skiers in the winter are used as off-road courses by bikers in the summer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108691 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel Gilpin County, CO 673 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The east end of the Moffat Tunnel is a rather fascinating complex. The tracks enter a man-made structure about 500 feet before they actually enter the mountain. This structure at East Portal is where the equipment to ventilate the tunnel is located. Gigantic fans are turned on and suck fresh air in from the west portal and blow out exhaust here at the east portal. At one point in the past, the fans blew fresh air in from the east portal, blowing the exhaust out the west portal. However, the town of Winter Park was not thrilled with the exhaust being blow out and around the ski resort and town, so the fans were reversed. If you are ever near East Portal when the fans activate, you will definitely hear them. Also visible in this shot is the Moffat Water Tunnel. A tunnel built parallel to the tracks, which brings water from the west slope to the front range, ultimately winding up in Gross Reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105985 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1399 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific EMD's testing special glides west down the grade alongside the Winter Park Ski Resort. A new building has been constructed off to the right, and construction continues inside the fenced area. Not sure what the new building's purpose will be. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105984 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division The first test run of the day has just about been completed for EMD's SD70ACe-T4s. The consist will pull down and on to the main at Winter Park where the crew will grab a bite to eat and prepare to go east. Then, they will take the train back through the tunnel and over to East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105983 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Electro-Motive Division EMD's testing special emerges from the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel into Winter Park. The signal on the left side of the frame is a repeater for the signal at the east switch of Winter Park. This repeater allows crews to see the condition of the east switch well in advance when still in the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105982 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A 400mm lens comes in extremely handy sometimes! Here is a look at an oncoming train as it approaches the west end of the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105981 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1334 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific If you position yourself just right, you can look straight down into the bore of the Moffat Tunnel from just outside the lodge at the Winter Park Ski Resort. The headlight for this train was visible when it was still three miles away! It is simply amazing that the tunnel was built nearly 100 years ago, in the 1920s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105980 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1715 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Electro-Motive Division Even though there is no apparent exhaust, both these EMD prototypes are in Run 8 and pulling hard. From the outside, it looks like the Tier-4 emissions are working out for EMD. Upon reaching East Portal, the consist will wait for the tunnel to vent, and then make a return trip back west to Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105979 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 1530 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Even though the EMD prototypes are not particularly visible in this shot, I still consider this the "shot of day"! EMD's testing special is creeping along at 12 MPH as it enters into the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel. The Winter Park ski resort has shut down for the season. The green pipe to the left is a water pipe that goes through the Moffat Water Tunnel (which parallels the train tunnel). It carries water to the Denver area from the west slope of the divide and was a key reason the train tunnel was built. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100684 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 9, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 2590 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The 2005-2006 winter skiing season will be coming to a close in the next few weeks. Passenger on the California Zephyr can observe some skiers getting in the last of the spring skiing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100683 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 9, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 3017 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running less than ten minutes late, Amtrak 5 comes out of the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel right around 10am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100658 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 26, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moffat Tunnel (West Portal) Winter Park, CO 2424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Passenger walk along car 4 toward the front of the train, looking for their respective cars. The train stops here at the base of Winter Park for up to 30 minutes (until 4:15pm) to load passengers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.