Fluidr / Moffat Road's "Colorado" set

BNSF at Crescent

N 31 B 6.4K C 16 E May 10, 2007 F Apr 18, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Boulder > Crescent >

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A BNSF freight is eastbound at Crescent, Colorado, on May 10, 2007. The imposing Continental Divide provides a snow-covered background on this nice spring day.

Tags: UP Moffat Tunnel Sub BNSF Crescent Colorado Continental Divide snow-covered mountains curve Moffat Sub. train railroad CO freight Rocky Mountains

Largest CZ I ever saw

N 37 B 8.1K C 12 E Jun 28, 1998 F Apr 17, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Jefferson > Clay >

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On June 28, 1998, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr is at Clay, Colorado. This train is running 10 hours late, and is entering Clay siding to meet Amtrak No. 6! General Electric-powered by two Genesis P42s and two “Pepsi can” Dash 8-32BWHs, the train has 24 cars of baggage, Superliners, material handling cars and express cars, making for the largest CZ I ever saw.

Tags: UP Moffat Tunnel Sub Amtrak passenger train California Zephyr CZ No. 5 GE General Electric Genesis P42 Dash 8-32BWH Clay Colorado large passenger train train railroad Moffat Sub. CO Superliner late train Pepsi can

Grande Gold at Rollins

N 29 B 5.5K C 12 E Oct 15, 2001 F Apr 17, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Gilpin > Rollinsville >

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Rio Grande Tunnel Motor No. 5401 leads Union Pacific freight MNYRO at Rollins, Colorado, on October 15, 2001. The power included 7 AC4400CWs in both UP and SP varieties and it’s possible the reason 5401 is leading because all the other locomotives are facing east! Rio Grande No. 5401 was patched and renumbered 8594 in 2005 and was eventually donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Tags: UP Moffat Tunnel Sub Rio Grande D&RGW Denver & Rio Grande Western Union Pacific SP SD40T-2 Tunnel Motor 5401 AC4400CW MNYRO Rollins Rollinsville Colorado train railroad CO CRM Colorado Railroad Museum freight EMD UP

High country snowstorm

N 65 B 7.8K C 16 E Apr 1, 1984 F Apr 11, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Gilpin > East Portal >

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In a windy and frigid April 1984 snowstorm, a Rio Grande coal train approaches the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colorado.

Tags: D&RGW Rio Grande Denver & Rio Grande Western SD40T-2 East Portal Moffat Tunnel Colorado blizzard windy snow snowstorm signal pole line train railroad CO high country unit train coal train

Rio Grande Ski Train

N 45 B 8.0K C 12 E Jul 29, 2000 F Apr 10, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Jefferson > Plainview >

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A summer Ski Train exits Tunnel 1, east of Plainview, Colorado, on July 29, 2000. The train is pulled by a pair of Rio Grande GP60s, and led by the 3155.

Tags: UP Moffat Tunnel Sub Rio Grande Ski Train GP60 Tunnel 1 Plain Plainview Colorado Moffat Sub. passenger train train railroad CO Rio Grande Denver & Rio Grande Western D&RGW