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Dates:1/2/1900 - 7/25/1991
Album Info:Photos taken on our cross-country trip to California in 1991, continues in my "California Rails" album.
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Tunnel district
Title:  Tunnel district
Description:  One of the 27 tunnels in the tunnel district, beginning with T-1 just east of Plainview and ending with T-29 just east of Pinecliff.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 3:59:38 PM
Location:  Crescent, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Tunnel district
Title:  Tunnel district
Description:  There were origionally 29 bores, but T-9 and T-28 were daylighted.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 3:59:55 PM
Location:  Crescent, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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West Portal
Title:  West Portal
Description:  West portal of the Moffat tunnel in Winter Park. Moffat water tunnel is at right, which brings water from the west side of the Divide to the east.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:00:33 PM
Location:  Winter Park, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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West Portal
Title:  West Portal
Description:  Wider view showing the water conduit. The highway is US 40, which follows thr RR fairly closely, except for Fraser Canyon, all the way to Kremmling.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:00:47 PM
Location:  Winter Park, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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The "Ice Box"
Title:  The "Ice Box"
Description:  The village of Fraser is known as the "ice box" of Colorado, since it is not uncommon for winter temps to plummet to -30 to -40F.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:01:29 PM
Location:  Fraser, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Fraser Canyon
Title:  Fraser Canyon
Description:  Located between Tabernash and Granby, not nearly as spectacular as the trio coming later in the trip.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:03:10 PM
Location:  Elkdale, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Granby station
Title:  Granby station
Description:  The "City of Everywhere", combined tr's 5/25/35 made a stop here and at Fraser.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:03:48 PM
Location:  Granby, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Byers Canyon
Title:  Byers Canyon
Description:  Paralleling US 40 makes photographing trains here like "shooting fish in a barrel".
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:06:11 PM
Location:  Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Byers Canyon
Title:  Byers Canyon
Description:  The rocks through here REALLY are red!
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:06:34 PM
Location:  Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Gore Canyon
Title:  Gore Canyon
Description:  Certainly the most rugged canyon traversed by the Moffat Route, DEEP and NARROW! Unfortunately, we had just been seated for dinner, so photo ops were limited!
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:28:52 PM
Location:  Gore Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Gore Canyon
Title:  Gore Canyon
Description:  This is somewhere in the lower canyon, probably between Azure and Radium
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 4:31:03 PM
Location:  Gore Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Orestod
Title:  Orestod
Description:  Orestod is the junction where the origional DNW&P Moffat Route veers off to the left on it's way to Craig. We are on the "Dotsero cutoff" and will pass through Bond, a division point, in a few moments.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:31:07 PM
Location:  Bond, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  Still on the Dotsero cutoff, we "go in the hole" at "Range" siding to meet our opposite number.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:32:36 PM
Location:  Range, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  Passing the eastbound "City of Everywhere", tr's 6/26/36, at "Range" siding.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:33:08 PM
Location:  Range, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Junction
Title:  Junction
Description:  Arriving at Dotsero, where the cutoff joins the Rio Grande's origional main line, the Royal Gorge Route. Track veering off to the right is a connector that forms a wye.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:34:05 PM
Location:  Dotsero, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Junction
Title:  Junction
Description:  The Royal Gorge route comes in at right, and the connector can be seen stretching between the signals
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:34:49 PM
Location:  Dotsero, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Junction
Title:  Junction
Description:  Leaving Dotsero behind, our next area of interest, Glenwood Canyon, is only a few miles away.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 7:35:33 PM
Location:  Dotsero, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Another meet
Title:  Another meet
Description:  Passing an eastbound Rio Grande freight in Dotsero siding, just west of the junction.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:41:43 PM
Location:  Dotsero, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  East end of the canyon, I-70 will keep us company all the way.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:45:08 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  New construction of I-70 was proceeding apace at the time.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:45:46 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
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Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:46:25 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  The first siding in the canyon from the east is "Allen". Much of I-70 was built on "stilts" through the canyon to limit it's impact on the environment.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:47:01 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  Still cruising along "Allen" siding.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:47:41 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  One side of I-70 ducks through a tunnel. That's still "Allen" siding.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:48:18 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  More stilts for I-70, and we're still at "Allen" siding.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:49:06 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  Finally, the west end of "Allen" siding.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:49:53 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  After punching through a short tunnel, we are at the east end of "Shoshone" siding. That's a "pop car" setoff.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/3/2005 8:50:40 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  Shoshone siding
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:10:11 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  More Shoshone siding
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:10:53 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  Construction on our side of the river at Shoshone dam.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:11:31 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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On the Rio Grande
Title:  On the Rio Grande
Description:  Intermediate signals between Shoshone and Grizzly sidings.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:12:05 PM
Location:  Glenwood Canyon, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Departing Glenwood Springs, a regular stop.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:17:39 PM
Location:  Glenwood Springs, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Departing
Title:  Departing
Description:  Note the Rio Grande freight waiting to exit the Aspen branch after we pass.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:18:17 PM
Location:  Glenwood Springs, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Station
Title:  Station
Description:  Looks like this is also a "trash" stop.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:19:03 PM
Location:  Grand Junction, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Departing
Title:  Departing
Description:  Rio Grande yards to the right in the photo.
Photo Date:  7/25/1991  Upload Date: 6/4/2005 9:19:35 PM
Location:  Grand Junction, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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