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Picture	Location	Date	Description / Notes
	Tunnel 27	9/25/99	A pair of SP AC4400CWs leads an eatbound coal train between Tunnels 26 and 27. One of my favorite shots!
	Tolland	2/15/97	Two SP AC4400CWs race through blowing snow at Tolland. Yes, it is as cold as it looks. Photo by Susan Hannes.
	Tolland	2/15/97	This pair of SP AC4400CWs is pushing on the end of this westbound coal train. Photo by Susan Hannes.
	Tunnel 19	11/4/00	SP 127 and 261 are end-of-train power on a westbound coal train heading into the east portal of Tunnel 19.
	Tunnel 17	8/12/00	SP 157 leads the westbound MDVRO train into Tunnel 17.
	Pinecliffe	8/28/99	SP 186 leads an eastbound manifest freight through Pinecliffe.
	Coal Creek Canyon	12/2/00	SP 186, UP 3828, 5990 lead a westbound MOW train.
	Coal Creek Canyon	12/2/00	The MOW train heading upgrade towards Tunnel 1.
	Coal Creek Canyon	2/28/98	Got motive power??? How's this consist for you: SP 197, 309, 258, UP 8133, 6674, 6778, 6595, SP 8263, UP 3087. This train is westbound at Tunnel 1.
	Plainview	2/10/01	SP 203, UP 8276, and UP 8009 head west through a snow-covered landscape along Plainview siding .
	Plainview	2/10/01	SP 203 leads the coal train through the S-curve west of Rainbow Cut.
	Tunnel 3	2/10/01	SP 203 is now about to enter Tunnel 3.
	East Portal	2/10/01	SP 203 approaches East Portal.
	East Portal	2/10/01	Crew members mingle around SP 203 in front of East Portal during a crew change.
	between Tunnels 5 and 6	7/14/02	SP 205 and UP 8155 lead the eastbound PSCX train between Tunnels 5 and 6.
	Pinecliffe	9/20/97	SP 211 and 184 wait on Pinecliffe siding during a foggy and damp fall afternoon back in 1997. This is one of my favorite "weather" photos.
	Bull Gulch	6/1/02	SP 234 and UP 5821 (a new "flag" unit) lead an eastbound PSCX coal train into Tunnel 2. This train is destined for PSCO's Cherokee plant in Denver.
	Tunnel 13	6/2/01	SP 241 and 369 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train, exiting Tunnel 13.
	Tunnel 14	8/12/00	SP 244 and 286 lead the eastbound SWFX coal train between Tunnels 14 and 15. This is the infamous "blue coal train."
	east of Tunnel 17	8/12/00	SP 244 and 286 are pulling the SWFX train east of Tunnel 17 along the west side of South Draw.
	Tunnel 29	1/7/01	We're looking through the east portal of Tunnel 29 and SP 247 is just about to enter the west portal.
	Crescent	11/21/04	SP 248 and UP 8160 are end-of-train power on an eastbound AZEX coal train.
	Bull Gulch	6/1/02	SP 250 and UP 6454 are end-of-train power on a westbound empty PSCX train headed to the Energy Mine.
	Rollinsville	9/20/97	SP 250 and SP 312 pause on the east end of Rollins siding.
	Plainview	10/14/00	SP 252 and 116 pass through the S-curve on the west (north) end of Plainview siding.
	Plainview	10/14/00	SP 252 and 116 pass through Rainbow Cut.
	Plainview	10/14/00	SP 252 and 116 lead the CSUX coal train through Plainview.
	Tunnel 13	6/2/01	This shot is a little dark, but it's the only one I have like it, so you'll have to bear with it for the time being. SP 252, 364, and UP 6618 are eastbound at Tunnel 13.
	Tunnel 29	10/9/99	SP 253 and 219 are mid-train power on an eastbound CCTX coal train.
	old Tunnel 17 site	8/17/02	SP 255 and 339 lead eastbound train CCVCY-12 through the road cut at the old Tunnel 17 site in South Draw. The murky skies are the result of smoke from wildfires in the mountains on this particular weekend.
	near Tunnel 1	2/23/02	SP 261 and UP 7500 lead train CCVDV-19 eastbound just south of Plainview.
	Bull Gulch	6/23/01	SP 265 and 179 lead an eastbound coal train across Bull Gulch, in between Tunnels 2 and 3.
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	SP 276 and UP 8303 are westbound at the east end of Pinecliffe siding. It's a sunny but bitterly-cold day up on the cliff where your humble photographer was positioned.
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	Nice shot of SP 276/UP 8303.
	Crescent	7/3/99	SP 282 leads an eastbound coal train around the curve at Crescent.
	Tunnel 29	10/9/99	SP 289 leads an eastbound CCTX coal train east of T-29.
	Tunnel 16	8/12/00	SP 290 and UP 7010 lead a westbound KPLX unit coal train west of Tunnel 16.
	East Portal	8/21/99	SP 319 emerges from the Moffat Tunnel.
	Pinecliffe	9/25/99	SP 323 and UP 7079 are end-of-train power westbound at Pinecliffe. These have got to be the scuzziest engines I have ever seen.
	East Portal	3/18/01	SP 324 rolls eastward through falling snow, just east of East Portal.
	Tolland	3/18/01	SP 324 (same train as above) has now reached Tolland. Snow is still falling, but the sun is beginning to come out.
	Tolland	3/18/01	SP 324 and UP 7323 roll along through the snow at Tolland.
	Rollins	3/18/01	SP 324 meets a westbounder at Rollins siding.
	Pinecliffe	2/8/03	SP 332 and UP 8219 lead an eastbound coal train through the snowy landscape of the Front Range. I only had to wait about 15 minutes for this train to arrive, but let me say that it's a long 15 minutes when you're sitting on a windy exposed cliff with a -15oF wind chill.
	Pinecliffe	2/8/03	A closer view of SP 332 and UP 8219 from our vantage point high above the tracks.
	Plainview	2/8/03	After stopping east of Crescent due to stuck brakes on a coal gondola, SP332/UP8219 have finally proceeded down the mountain to Plainview. The train has just passed the westbound California Zephyr and is rolling through on a green signal.
	Tunnel 10	6/22/01	SP 348, UP 6743, and SP 113 are end-of-train pushers on an eastbound coal train entering Tunnel 10.
	Plainview	3/2/02	How's this for good luck: getting two trains to pass on Plainview siding right in front of the camera. The eastbounder (approaching the camera) is SP 349, UP 6206, and SP 264. The westbounder is SP 324, UP 7246, SP 185, and UP 7168.
	Plainview	3/2/02	Here's SP 349, UP 6206, and SP 264 rolling past. This shot was taken during the worst snow storm of the season with about 8 inches of snow on the ground and a steaming 8oF temperature. Note how the house track is almost entirely covered in snow.
	Plainview	3/11/01	SP 350 leads a westbound coal train through moderate snowfall at Plainview.
	Crescent	3/11/00	SP 358 and 115 lead an eastbound coal train at Crescent.
	Clay	2/12/01	SP 358 and UP 7053 approach Clay siding on their way towards Denver.
	Bull Gulch	6/1/02	SP 359 and UP 7211 cross Bull Gulch approaching Tunnel 2 as they head east.
	Rattlesnake Gulch	3/4/00	SP 366 and UP 6765 are dwarfed by the mountains around them in this nice shot looking east down Eldorado Canyon between Tunnels 8 and 10.
	East Portal	9/20/97	SP 376 exits the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Luckily, the sun came out in time for this shot...and you can't beat those aspen groves on the slope in the background.
	East Portal	9/20/97	another shot of SP 376 at East Portal with great fall foliage.
	Plainview	7/22/00	Here's SP 376 and UP 7245 heading east just before Tunnel 1 (south of Plainview).
	Coal Creek Canyon	7/3/99	SP 377 and 196 are drifting downgrade in Coal Creek Canyon on a hot 100+ degree summer day.
	Tunnel 1	2/16/02	SP 7323 leading the Ski Train. For a couple more pictures of this train go to the Ski Train photo section.
	Coal Creek Canyon	10/23/99	SP 8700 leads an 8-unit power consist (including DRGW 5357) upgrade. A smoggy day in Denver!
	Coal Creek Canyon	10/23/99	Nice close-up shot of SP 8700 (and it's relatively clean, too!)
	Tunnel 1	10/23/99	SP 8700 and friends head up the steep grade just outside of Tunnel 1.

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