A trio of units lead a westbound empty oil train at East Portal, roughly 9,500 feet (2,900 meters) above sea level. The valley is showing its fall colors in full force just a few days into the official start of fall. The window for peak fall colors up at the Moffat is actually quite small. Only a couple of days a year have colors like this. Strong winds are quite common up here and will strip the trees of their leaves in no time.
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UP 2635 is just about to duck in to darkness at the east end of the Moffat Tunnel, leaving behind the vivid fall colors in the valley. In 6.2 miles, the train will emerge in Winter Park, where preparations are no doubt being made for the upcoming ski season.
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