Western Railroad Discussion > Winter encore on the Moffat last weekend

In typical Rockies fashion, winter was back full force this past weekend even though the calendar said May 1st. I was lucky enough to catch a few trains in daylight both Saturday and Sunday

1) Amtrak 5 crosses South Boulder Creek near Pinecliffe on its westbound journey

2) I couldn't beat the train to Rollinsville, so I had to settle for this going away grab shot

3) Later that morning, the westbound BNSF manifest waits in the snow and fog at Tolland for its eastbound counterpart

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4) Eastbound BNSF heading downhill between Tolland and Rollins

5) Sunday was much like the day before, with even more snow on the trees and ground from some overnight showers. First up is Amtrak traversing the horseshoe near Blue Mtn Rd

6) And approaching the entrance to Tunnel 1

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7) Shortly after #5, a UP coal empty departed Denver headed west. Here it's passing a line of calves on their way to get fed

8) Nearing Tunnel 1

9) On the main at Cliff

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10) It was challenging to get ahead on the unplowed road to the tunnel, but we made it in time for a nice shot along the creek near Tolland

11) The last train for this trip was Sunday's westbound BNSF manifest as the snow had finally tapered off

12) What a difference a few hundred feet can make - after playing all day in the winter wonderland, it was quite interesting to see the snow line at the bottom of the foothills. Back in Denver it was just a rainy, dreary weekend (something we don't say too often!)

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Nice work, can't beat the look of fresh snow covering everything!

Ted S-P

Great work there!!

VERY NICE....!!  Thanks......

Nice images!  Did I mention it's 90 here?

Beautiful Winter, or should I say Spring shots:} Where is #7 taken at, East of Pinecliffe?

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> Beautiful Winter, or should I say Spring shots:}
> Where is #7 taken at, East of Pinecliffe?

Just moments after photo 8 I woud say.

Rob

Thanks! #7 with the cows is from the the side of Hwy 72, the locos are just a bit railroad-west of the Blue Mtn Rd crossing

THose are gorgeous photographs!!  Most are simply
stunning.  IOTD canditates, most definitely.
And -- looks as though ya got some great possibilities
for your Christmas cards there, too.  :)

Thanks so much  for going to all the trouble of going out
in weather like that.  Brrrrr!!  (How cold was it at the coldest?)

There is nothing like frshly-fallen snow to make any place
look lovely.

Thanks for sharing some superb shots.  Love #7.  Most of all, thanks for taking the effort to get these.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Very nice.

Bob Wilcox
Charlottesville, VA
My Flickr Shots

Outstanding series of photos.

Ronda Thomas

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