Moffat Road Part 2, Moffat Tunnel to Glenwood Springs
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The Colorado Rockies sets the backdrop for this historic route running. It’s 130 miles of pure mountain railroading.
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| Producer | 7idea Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Narration | Optional With or Without Narration, Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC, Widescreen |
The rugged majesty of the Colorado Rockies sets the backdrop for this historic route running west out of Denver. Between the west bore of the famed Moffat Tunnel and Glenwood Springs lies 130 miles of high mountain parks and deep colorful canyons.
After exiting the 6.2 mile long Moffat Tunnel, the grade lessons allowing trains to sprint through the Colorado high country. Loaded coal trains put on a fantastic show of raw horsepower verses gravity, with remote swing and rear-end helpers. We’ll visit Gore and Little Gore Canyons, Byers Canyon, the spectacular Dotsero Cutoff, Glenwood Canyon and the Crater Loops on the Craig Branch.
This is one of the most scenic railroads in the west! Part of Union Pacific’s Denver Area, this line sees mainly coal traffic out of western Colorado and eastern Utah. BNSF operates trains over the Moffat via trackage rights and Amtrak’s California Zephyr runs each way daily between Chicago and the west coast. As trains follow the course of the Colorado River, one awe inspiring vista opens up after another. The Rio Grande called this
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In Part 2 of the 7Idea Moffat Road series, there are a huge variety of diesels in the Rocky Mountain State like Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak’s California Zephyr with a former New York Central Observation Car on the rear, & old Fallen Flags like Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, & Burlington Northern.
Locations for part 2 includes the west side of the Moffat Tunnel near the Winter Park resort & Ski lift at Milepost 56.6, Frasier station at MP61.9, Middle Park, Tabernash at MP65.1, Granby depot at MP76, Willows at MP79.1, through Byer Canyon in Sulphur at MP84.3, & 88, Flat Siding at MP92.5 & 93.7 with a mention of part 1 of this series, Troublesome Siding at MP97.3 & 98.9, Kremmling siding at MP102.6, tunnel 38 in Gore Canyon at MP110 (referenced to a Little River 4-6-2 in Michigan), with Azure Siding in MP110.8 that has big horned sheep near a spot called Inspiration Point, Tunnel 39 at MP113.5, Little Gore Canyon in MP114, Tunnel 42 at MP115.8 with a trio of UP coaches on the rear of the Zephyr, Radium at MP116, Yarmony Siding at MP123, Bond & Orestod at MP128, the Crater Loops at MP137 on the Craig Branch, Crater at MP 138.3, West Bond at MP130.8, the Redstone Cliffs at MP134, Dell at MP143.8, Burns Bridge at MP145.7, MP150.5 with the same UP coaches on the rear of the Zephyr, MP151 (Note that the rear unit of the coal train is referenced to a Canadian National 0-6-0 at the Conway Scenic Railroad), Range siding at MP156.3, Dotsero with the Abandoned Tennessee Pass line, Allen at Glenwood Canyon with a family of deer in MP349 & tunnel 1 at MP350, Hanging Lake at MP350.9 near tunnel 2, & concludes the 2-part series at Glenwood Springs station in MP359.7 with a tour of the town, & a set of meets.
In the opening segment, clips from both parts are shown, & as we already know, there hasn’t been a standard gauge steam engine operating on this rugged mountain line since 1956.