Photo ID: 107136 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Troublesome Grand County, CO 1565 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Two private cars bring up the rear of the Zephyr. 35 years ago, you could see cars like these two breezing by on the Moffat six days a week. They are veterans of the original California Zephyr, which ran until the formation of Amtrak in 1971. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. 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: 107123 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Troublesome Grand County, CO 1128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a great chase from Fraser, it is here, just east of Troublesome, that we will part ways with the westbound Zephyr. It is meeting a coal load at Kremmling and I'll be chasing that back toward Granby. 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. Photo ID: 103708 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 21, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 98 (Troublesome) Troublesome, CO 1401 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Between Denver and Glenwood Springs, there is a section of track between Flat and Kremmling when the Zephyr actual reaches speeds of 70 MPH. Here, at Troublesome, the House Track is rejoining with the siding as we bolt by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102253 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Troublesome (DS097) Kremmling, CO 2433 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Herzog At the east switch of Troublesome, a Herzog work train has just picked up some track and time to head east to Flat. The train has been working to tidy up the railroad by picking up discarded ties along the right of way. Once reaching Flat, the train will tie down in the house track for the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100876 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 16, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Troublesome Parshall, CO 2509 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound coal load quickly makes it was east out of the east end of Troublesome. At this point, the train was probably moving along at 45-50 MPH. A lot faster than the Front Range! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100492 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 30, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Troublesome Troublesome, CO 1793 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Between Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon, trains can really make some good time. Coal train will go as fast as 50 or 55 MPH, and Amtrak will quickly hit 79 MPH. Here, a westbound coal empty approaches Troublesome on a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.