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  1. Coal loads exit Tunnel 7

    Coal loads exit Tunnel 7

    West of Plainview, CO, at Tunnel 7, coal loads and their trailing DPUs exit the solid rock tunnel.
  2. Flatirons at First Light

    Flatirons at First Light

    The Flatirons, west of Denver, CO on the old D&RGW, at first light, after a foot of wet, heavy snow. This is the Tunnel 2-8 area. Sharp-eyed readers will see Tunnel 2, 3 and 4 all on the right side of the pic..... Rainbow Cut is immediately behind me, as is Plainview Siding...
  3. BNSF loads grind out of Tunnel 27

    BNSF loads grind out of Tunnel 27

    BNSF manifest tonnage thunders out of Tunnel 27, deep in South Boulder Canyon. The area is east of Pinecliffe, CO, along the old D&RGW.
  4. East Portal in color

    East Portal in color

    Moffat Tunnel, east portal, in Sept. 04, respelendent in Aspen Gold, and evergreens, with a westbound coal empty about to enter the 6.2mi long bore.
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'spontennpass1'

    A perfect Ten, and never to be seen again, maybe never to be operated on again. Thanks for the memories!!
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'UP 844's First Run'

    Thanks guys, I had a great day chasing her south from Cheyenne, all the way to Denver Union Station--what a day! She sure is gorgeous, a long time coming.
  7. UP 844's First Run

    UP 844's First Run

    After a several-year major rebuild and many thousands of hours of labor, the UP 844 is back, making a break-in run to Denver and back, on the 5th of May, 2005. Here, the high-stepping, stunning 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive basks in sunshine north of Brighton, CO, awaiting a meet:
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Tehachapi Loop, by Moonlight'

    All I can say is dang. Wow, what a shot!!!
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Westbound empties at East Plain'

    Glad you liked it! At least trains still run on the old Moffat line....
  10. Westbound empties at East Plain

    Westbound empties at East Plain

    East Plain Siding, Plainview, CO, New Years Eve, 2004: An empty coal train attacks the 2% grade, while entering the siding. With the bulk of the train occupying unknown degrees of tortuous curvature, the prime movers remain at full song. And the stack talk was incredible!!
  11. Centennial rests in the cool night at Cheyenne

    Centennial rests in the cool night at Cheyenne

    UP 6936, Cheyenne, WY.
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Surfliner at Surf'

    I have actually been there. Such a distraction, going to work, and the rails pass in the foreground...
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Blinding Blizzard at Rollins'

    Thanks! That shot has an interestiong story behind it... send me an email if you wanna know more...
  14. Blinding Blizzard at Rollins

    Blinding Blizzard at Rollins

    Rollinsville, CO, 02 Jan 2004--an EB coal load cautiously eases down the Moffat Route's 2% grade at Rollins Siding, in a blinding snowstorm.
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Tunnel 19'

    Thanks guys! Like it was said, I wasn't expecting much from the shot, as it was nearly dark, but the tunnel was just right a few aspects: Long, straight, and curved. What's that, you say? Tunnel 19 is straight for several hundred feet, and tightly curved at the other end. The tight curve...
  16. Tunnel 19

    Tunnel 19

    On the old D&rgW Moffat Route, a BNSF manifest exercising trackage rights grinds up the 2% grade, through Tunnel 19, just west of Crescent, CO. Its headlights are illuminating the tunnel interior, and the rails are afire with light. One of my most favorite shots!
  17. UP Coal empties westbound at Moffat Tunnel

    UP Coal empties westbound at Moffat Tunnel

    UP Coal empties grind their way up the old D&RGW's tortuous 2% ruling grade to 9200-feet-elevation and Moffat Tunnel's East portal. This shot was directly after a pounding thunderstorm, note the haze and mist in the valley.
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Going EVERYWHERE!'

    I love it! I have gotta see the Craig branch soon.... Great work, as always!
  19. Challenger 3985 eases onto Cheyenne's turntable

    Challenger 3985 eases onto Cheyenne's turntable

    Is it 2003 or 1953? Pictures say a thousand words, and this one is one of my favorites. The UP 3985 eases onto the turntable for a quick spin.




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