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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.
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    • coal d&rgw tunnel
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Tunnels
  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...
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    • d&rgw flatirons tunnel
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  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.
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    • bnsf d&rgw tunnel
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Tunnels
  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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    • moffat tunnel
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Tunnels
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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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    • 844 steam up
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Mainline Excursions
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    Comment by 'hemiadda2d' in media 'Curves at Missille Base'

    Missile base? Huh?
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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....
  11. 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!!
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    • coal d&rgw moffat up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  12. Centennial rests in the cool night at Cheyenne

    Centennial rests in the cool night at Cheyenne

    UP 6936, Cheyenne, WY.
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    • dda40x up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Night Photos
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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...
  15. 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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    • coal d&rgw moffat up
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
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