I wrapped up my big trip in September with a couple of short days on the Moffat Route west of Denver. I had about six hours each day for railfanning. The slower pace of trains here was a big change… I was used to seeing 3-4 trains an hour in the Powder River Basin and on Crawford Hill; on the Moffat line I saw three trains on the first day and five on the second. Here’s a few selections from those two days:
Trees are starting to change colors as the California Zephyr rounds the curve over Highway 72
A loaded coal train snakes around Big 10 curve
The classic Moffat Route shot of a train approaching Blue Mountain Road
Near Tolland, there’s snow on the ground as a westbound manifest crosses a creek
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