Photo ID: 104524 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1519 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF West Cliff is one of three locations on the Moffat (east of the tunnel) where UP has not yet replaced the signals. You can see the classic target signal standing along the main on the right side of this shot. Meanwhile, a colorful Denver-Provo manifest sits in the siding to allow the westbound Zephyr to pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104525 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS038 (West Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 1881 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is doing its best to make up for lost time as it hustles past the west switch of Cliff. Due to extreme weather conditions throughout the midwest, the Zephyr is running 4 1/2 hours late today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104526 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1879 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is a balmy 21ºF and a bit windy in downtown Tolland as this coal empty, bound for the North Fork branch, approaches the grade crossing. The empty had been waiting on the main here for awhile to allow the Zephyr to run around it on the siding. With the Moffat Tunnel nearly done venting, the train will be pulling west shortly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104527 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 2020 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Regardless of what railroad owns the tracks or what trains are running on the rails, I think this is a timeless shot representing railroading in the Colorado Rockies in the dead of winter. A westbound coal empty approaches the grade crossing at Tolland. In the distance, the driver of the pickup apparently thought he could go in deeper snow that he actually could. A few friends work to help pull him out of the drift. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104528 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS049 (East East Portal) Tolland, CO 1774 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Lately, more and more SD70ACes have been appearing on coal trains on the Moffat. It is a welcome sight (and sound) to this EMD fan as coal trains have been all but dominated by GE, particularly since UP put all their SD9043MACs in storage due to frame issues. Here, an SD70ACe is third out on the head end of this westbound empty, charging west on rails hidden by falling snow at East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104529 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Tolland, CO 1664 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It has only been about 20 minutes since the Zephyr passed this location, but the rapidly falling snow has still built up enough for the plow on this C44/60AC to have something to do. The coal empty is just moments away from entering the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104530 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Portal (5,750 ft) Tolland, CO 1801 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At first glance, you may not realize that there is something in this picture you cannot see. Something would be able to see if this picture had been taken in July. Largely due to its (relative) short length and the fact that there is a road crossing near the east end, the siding of East Portal is use very infrequently. Completely covered by snow the rails of the siding lie next to this coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104531 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1818 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The snow has picked up a bit at Tolland where we find a westbound BNSF manifest (headed for Provo thanks to trackage rights) stopped short of the crossing in the siding and it is here the train will have to wait for another 70 minutes. The Moffat Tunnel is currently venting (after a westbound coal empty went through). And, after venting, an eastbound will get a turn at the tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104532 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1786 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF manifest with an interesting consist sits in the siding at Tolland in the quickly falling snow. The crew will be here for a little over an hour while waiting on an eastbound still on the west side of the divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104533 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Tolland, CO 1642 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific Here is a unit that is no stranger to frigid conditions! It isn't too often than Canadian Pacific units find their way to Colorado. Looking dirty, beat up, old and worn down, it was still nice to see on this BNSF manifest at Tolland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.