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Sunday, July 4, 2021
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Kevin Morgan
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Dell
Eagle County, CO
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Glenwood Springs (UP)
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Rocky Mountaineer
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On the main at Dell, the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer wraps along the Colorado River with a pair of UP SD70Ms on the point. Dell is one of two sidings on the Dotsero Cutoff between Dotsero and Bond. As is the case with most siding, it also has a house track, although it is a stub end house track, only accessible from the west. There have been rumors in the last year or so that UP has considered taking Dell out of service, spiking the switches, to reduce the amount of maintenance required on the former Rio Grande. So far, that has not happened.
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Friday, July 2, 2021
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Kevin Morgan
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Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Rocky Mountaineer
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Note two UP crewman on the ground, checking out the main reservoir on one of the passenger cars of the Rocky Mountaineer. These cars will be used on the Rockies to the Red Rocks passenger train starting up in August 2021. Two of these cars are similar to the sightseer lounge car on Amtrak, offering up larger windows and a great view. It is great having a new train come to the Moffat with so many trains leaving over the last decade or so.
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Friday, July 2, 2021
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Kevin Morgan
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Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer
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The westbound Rockies to the Red Rockies special heads west on the siding at Tabernash amidst a beautiful summer scene in the Colorado high country. UP's thrice-weekly MGJNY is tied down on the main in the background, necessitating the passenger train running through the siding. Several UP dignitaries are riding on this "dry run" of the special. It is rumored that CEO Lance Fritz himself may even be on board! This special will be starting service on August 11 and running through November 18 in 2021 for anyone that wants to book a trip from Denver, CO to Moab, UT (or back).
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Friday, July 2, 2021
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Kevin Morgan
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East of Tabernash
Tabernash, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer
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Not far east of the east switch of Tabernash, a pair of UP SD70Ms leads 11 cars from the Rocky Mountaineer, a tourist railroad based in Canada. The company will be running a train called the Rockies to the Red Rocks starting on August 11, 2021, running until November 18, 2021. According to the trains website, it is also already accepting bookings in 2022 starting in April!
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Friday, July 2, 2021
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Kevin Morgan
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Winter Park
Winter Park, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer
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At close to 9,000 feet above sea level, a "dry run" of the Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks passenger train proceeds west on the main at Winter Park. In the distance are James Peak (left, 13,301-feet above sea level) and Parry Peak (right, 13,397-feet above seal level), making up part of the Continental Divide.
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