Rio Grande at Moffat Tunnel 1987

I visited Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park, Colorado in October 1987. I found a track speeder there and soon a DRGW "Rio Grande" mixed freight with 5 GP-40's in the lead. This is the west portal of Moffat Tunnel at the Winter Park Ski Resort, destination of Rio Grande's Ski train during winter months. The railroad is now owned by Union Pacific.

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• Rio
• Gtrande
• Railroad
• Moffat
• Tunnel

[OmahaTom]

Always nice to see some Rio Grande in it's hey day. Just curious, did you shoot that with a beta camera?

[jrmasoh]

Nope, A Panasonic VHS camcorder that I own to this day. I don't use it very often though.

[strangledparrot]

@ljones121 not sure, i read in Trains that it was 1988 just now.

[ljones121]

@strangledparrot

i thought the merger wasn't till 1989?

[xxch4osxx]

I see they were still using jointed rail back in '87. I thought they were welding rail by that time.

[strangledparrot]

@ljones1111 D&RGW and SP merged

[8bars]

Live in Jersey, you guys in the west don't know how lucky you are !!! South Jersey does not not compare with western railroading. I have never even seen a train with a helper yet !!!!!!

[angelicsnoww]

a caboose wow thats rare

[tomcatdriver9]

West Portal Moffat Tunnel

[WesBNSF]

really awesome, will always miss the D&RGW.