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CNW Photos:

Picture	Location	Date	Description / Notes
	Tunnel 29	10/9/99	CNW 8803 and UP 7078 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train at Tunnel 29.
	east of East Portal	9/17/00	CNW 8815 leads an eastbound coal train east of East Portal on a cloudy afternoon.
	Tunnel 16	5/21/00	CNW 8824 leads four other engines (including DRGW 5410) out of the west portal of Tunnel 16. This train was struggling along, as illustrated by the steam-locomotive style smoke belching out of the trailing units.

UP Photos:

Picture	Location	Date	Description / Notes
	Tunnel 27	9/25/99	These UP/SP AC4400CWs are pushing on the rear of an eastbound coal train between Tunnels 26 and 27.
	Tunnel 27	10/9/99	A trio of UP SD90MACs leads a westbound emoty coal train through the narrowest part of South Boulder Canyon, west of Tunnel 27.
	Leyden Siding	1/28/01	Here's where I first encountered UP 3281 on this snowy winter day...the train had stopped at Leyden which allowed me to get a couple distance shots like this one.
	Leyden Siding	1/28/01	Now the train is continuing west through the signals at Leyden. Motive power is: UP 3281, DRGW 5349, DRGW 5354, DRGW 5372, DRGW 3109, SP 127, UP 7048, SP ?
	Coal Creek Canyon	1/28/01	It's a mixture of snow and fog in this shot of the above train (MDVRO) in Coal Creek Canyon west of Blue Mtn. Road.
	Coal Creek Canyon	1/28/01	Close-up of snoot-nosed SD40-2 UP 3281.
	Crescent	1/28/01	Only the headlights are visible through the snow and fog as the train approaches the grade crossing at Crescent.
	Crescent	1/28/01	UP 3281 and friends appear out of the fog...
	Crescent	1/28/01	UP 3281, DRGW 5349, etc. roll through the grade crossing at Crescent.
	Tunnel 30	4/29/01	UP 3393 leads an eastbound empty rail train through the narrow, rocky canyon just west of Tunnel 30.
	Rocky	5/28/01	UP 4018, DRGW 5347, and UP 6603 are tied down on Rocky siding.
	Tolland	9/17/00	UP 4034, one of the "winged" units, pauses on Tolland siding with the westbound MDVRO train.
	East Portal	9/16/06	UP 4118 leads a westbound manifest train at East Portal. The weather is a rain/snow mixture. Full consist: UP 4118, 4471, 3917, 7000, 6805, 6733, 5587, and 5667.
	East Portal	9/16/06	UP 4418 is passed by end-of-train power UP 7102. A crew member is giving the passing train a roll-by. The weather has turned into a full snow storm.
	Coal Creek Canyon	4/1/01	UP 4132 leads other UP high-horsepower engines on the westbound MDVRO train. If you're a UP motive power fan, you'll like this shot.
	Plainview	4/1/01	The MDVRO eases onto Plainview siding. Power is: UP 4132, 4182, 7113, 6672, 6699, SP 109, SP 372.
	Plainview	4/1/01	Roster shot of UP 4132 at Plainview siding.
NEW!	Tunnel 10	3/28/07	UP 5652 leads a westbound manifest freight upgrade into Tunnel 10. Boulder is in the hazy background on the left.
	North Yard	1/23/00	UP 5702, DRGW 3154, 3155, and 3097 await departure for Pueblo at North Yard in Denver,
	Tunnel 26	7/27/02	UP 5842 brings up the rear of an eastbound coal train led by UP 6669.  It has just passed through Tunnel 26 on its way down South Boulder Canyon.
NEW!	Tolland	9/2/07	UP 5907 meets AMTK 81 (with the Grandluxe Express train) at Tolland.
	East Portal	9/16/06	UP 5930 is eastbound in this view at East Portal. I had hoped to catch an eastbounder here this morning to get a good shot with the aspen groves in the background. When I got there it was sunny, but no trains. When the train finally came, the weather had changed a bit: 37 degrees and snow.
	East Portal	9/16/06	UP 5930 receives a roll-by from a crew member of UP 4118 west.
	Denver	11/4/01	UP 6243 leads the westbound "rocket train" into Denver on the KP line. These cars carry rocket bodies from somewhere in Utah to Florida (these are the empties heading west). I know, this isn't a scenic Tunnel District photo, but I still thought it was cool!
	Denver	11/4/01	Another shot of the westbound "rocket train."
	East Portal	9/23/06	After patiently waiting in the not-so-warm weather conditions I finally get an eastbounder coming out of the tunnel. Unfortunately it had this scuzzy old SP unit on the point (patched as UP 6269).
	Pinecliffe	9/23/06	With the weather getting worse at East Portal I decided it would be best to head back down the mountain and chase UP 6269 east. Here we see it east of Pinecliffe passing a nice aspen grove near the east end of the siding.
	Bridge 36.45	9/23/06	This is always one of my favorite shots so I try to get it whenever I can.
	Plainview	9/23/06	UP 6269 is seen here south of Plainview just about to enter Tunnel 1. The coal cars are new XCLX 4200 CUFT rapid-discharge hoppers built by FCA. The train is loaded and bound for Cherokee Station in Denver.
	Crescent	11/21/04	UP 6289 with an eastbound AZEX coal train at Crescent. A picture-perfect winter day in the Rockies.
	old Tunnel 17 site	5/21/00	UP 6360 leads the eastbound Z-train through the roadcut next to the old Tunnel 17 site.
	Crescent	6/14/03	A scuzzy "patched" UP 6369 leads SP 164 and train CWEPAH-10 eastbound at Crescent.
	Bull Gulch	1/19/02	Another minute and this shot would have been totally ruined thanks to fast-approaching winter shadows! UP 6416 and 6595 are leading this eastbound coal train.
	Plainview	7/22/00	Here's the motive power line-up: UP 6421, SP 372, SP 285, SP 6813, SP 155, CNW 8698, SP 9356. Seen heading west, just north of Tunnel 1.
	Tolland	3/18/01	UP 6433 and 8198 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train at Tolland.
	Plainview	4/1/01	Here we see UP 6433 and 8198 again....this time they're the lead power on an eastbound coal train at Plainview.
	Crescent	5/5/01	UP 6445 and 6452 ease around the curve at Crescent in a late spring snow storm. The train would be delayed a couple hours while UP crews cleared a rockslide from the tracks near Tunnel 10.
	Tunnel 13	6/2/01	UP 6445 and SP 153 lead an eastbound coal train out of Tunnel 13. From my perch on top of Tunnel 13 you get a nice view of the roofs of the locomotives.
	Tunnel 12	6/2/01	UP 6445 and SP 153 are rounding the curve between Tunnels 12 and 13, and are just about to enter the west portal of Tunnel 12.
	East Portal	9/17/00	UP 6469 and UP 8137 approach East Portal.
	East Portal	9/17/00	UP 6469 is just about to enter the Moffat Tunnel.
	between Tunnels 20 and 21	7/28/01	UP 6478 and 6775 cruise along eastbound, west of Crescent.
	Plainview	3/11/01	UP 6529 is on the end of a westbound coal train heading through the snow at Plainview.
	Tunnel 2	1/19/02	UP 6553 and 7538 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train. Here we see them drop into the cold shadows surrounding the west portal of Tunnel 2.
	Coal Creek Canyon	6/24/00	UP 6581 and friends lead an eastbound manifest train downgrade.
	Plainview	2/23/02	UP 6584 and 6497 ease through Plainview during a meet. This is train CWEMS-20 heading east.
	Tunnel 29	6/22/02	UP 6586 leads a short work train east as it approaches Tunnel 29.
	Crescent	5/29/00	UP 6592 leads 6 other units westbound at Crescent.
	between Tunnels 2 and 3	4/1/01	UP 6597 rolls westward through the roadcut between Tunnels 2 and 3.
	west of Rollinsville	2/4/06	UP 6601 and 6740 roll along on a frigid winter afternoon near Rollins.
	Big 10 Curve	6/14/03	UP 6615 and 6340 lead eastbound train CEYPS-11 past the wind break hoppers on Big 10 Curve.
	Big 10 Curve	6/14/03	View of UP 6615/6340 on Big Ten.
	Crescent	1/15/00	UP 6627 pushes an eastbound coal train through the road cut at Crescent
	east of Tunnel 29	1/7/01	One of the drawbacks to photographing in the canyons during the dead of winter is shadows! Here are UP 6634 and SP 361, end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train.
	East Portal	9/17/00	UP 6642 approaches after exiting the East Portal.
	Tunnel 8	7/24/99	UP 6648 pushes a westbound coal train on the west side of Tunnel 8.
	Tunnel 8	7/24/99	nice roster shot of UP 6648
	Tunnel 26	7/27/02	UP 6669 approaches Tunnel 26. It's an eastbound train and we're on the east side of Tunnel 26.
	east of East Portal	8/9/98	UP 6671 sits on the siding east of East Portal along with 4 other units and a tied-down coal train. A perfect summer day in the mountains!
	Plainview	3/11/01	UP 6672 can barely be seen through the snowfall as it heads east along Plainview siding.
	Tunnel 10	6/22/01	UP 6688/8028 lead an eastbound coal train into Tunnel 10.
	Tunnel 15	8/17/02	UP 6697 brings up the rear of a westbound empty coal train. We're looking through the east portal of Tunnel 15 after the train has passed through.
	between Tunnels 22 and 23	4/21/01	UP 6699 leads an eastbound coal train through the roadcut between Tunnels 22 and 23.
	between Tunnels 14 and 15	8/17/02	UP 6714 and 7066 lead eastbound train CCVTY-16 into Tunnel 14. The rest of the train can be seen in the background snaking through the 180 degree curve of South Draw.
	Tunnel 5	4/1/01	UP 6753, SP 282, UP 7070 plus others roll west into Tunnel 5. I'm sitting on the ridge on top of Tunnel 4 to get this shot.
	Crescent	7/28/01	UP 6760, SP 122, and UP 6523 are westbound at the west end of Crescent. Note the new signals and communication towers.
	west of Rollinsville	9/25/05	UP 6774 leads an eastbound coal train.
	between Tunnels 26 and 27	7/27/02	UP 6776 leads the westbound MNYGJ-27 manifest train west towards Tunnel 27. Motive power is UP 6776, SP 126, 7131, SP 112, SP 315, 8042, 8285, and SP 174.
	Coal Creek Canyon	1/8/00	Winter means long shadows and short days. Most of Coal Creek Canyon is in the shadows in this late-afternoon shot that really doesn't show much of the train, but looks kind of artsy. You can see the headlight of UP 6791 on the right.
	Rocky	12/3/05	UP 6806 and 6399 are eastbound at Rocky siding.
	Tolland	7/4/01	UP 6822 and 6736 rest on the siding at Tolland. It's a clear, sunny July 4th morning in the mountains.
	Pinecliffe	10/9/99	nice roster shot of UP 6833
	Tunnel 3	4/1/01	UP 6841 (end-of-train power) heads into Tunnel 3. Note how Tunnel 3, like many of the Front Range tunnels, is bored right through a flatiron.
	Tunnel 6	1/19/02	Here's train CPSEY-17 heading west between Tunnels 5 and 6. Motive power is UP 6853, 7011, 8287, 8158.
	Tunnel 8	7/24/99	UP 6885 pops out of the west portal of Tunnel 8.
	East Portal	9/22/01	UP 6885 is about to exit the Moffat Tunnel.
	East Portal	9/22/01	UP 6885 and 7060 are eastbound at East Portal.
	Crescent	7/28/01	Motive power on this westbound coal train is UP 6887, 7077, SP 366, UP 7033. Notice the shadows in the area from the clouds! A typical summer afternoon...
	Tunnel 29	7/16/00	UP 6999 (westbound) is rounding the curve east of Tunnel 29. That's South Boulder Creek in the foreground.
	Tunnel 6	1/19/02	UP 7004 brings up the rear of westbound train CPSEY-17 at the east portal of Tunnel 6. This is a popular area for local rock climbers.
	Plainview	3/2/02	A nice snowy winter day finds UP 7045, 6880, SP 244, and a couple others heading west through Plainview.
	Tunnels 2-4	3/2/02	UP 7045 and friends head upgrade through the first couple flatiron tunnels. The motive power is about to enter Tunnel 4 at the right.
	Coal Creek Canyon	2/23/02	UP 7075/6811 cross the bridge over Highway 72 in Coal Creek Canyon, which is probably one of the most photographed areas of the line.
	Coal Creek Canyon	2/23/02	UP 7075/6811 are working upgrade, approaching Tunnel 1. A beautiful clear winter day in the Rockies!
	Tunnel 1	2/23/02	Nice side shot of UP 7075 and 6811 as they are just about to enter Tunnel 1.
	East Portal	9/17/00	UP 7082 and 6864 are end-of train power heading into the Moffat Tunnel.
	East Portal	9/17/00	UP 7082 and 6864 enter the Moffat Tunnel.
	Tunnel 29	1/7/01	UP 7098, 6882, and 7199 are westbound crossing South Boulder Creek.
	East Portal	9/16/06	UP 7102 is a sole end-of-train unit on an eastbounder led by 5930. It is seen here in a snow storm getting a roll-by from a UP crew member.
	Rollinsville	9/16/06	UP 7102, on the same train as above, waits at Rollins siding for the westbound Amtrak Zephyr to pass by.
	Tunnel 16	8/12/00	UP 7108, 7296, 6783, and 7079 are heading west out of Tunnel 16.
	Tunnel 3	12/2/00	UP 7120 and 6514 are end-of-train helpers eastbound out of Tunnel 3.
	west of Rollinsville	2/19/00	UP 7125 and SP 190 pass through a picture-perfect winterscape just west of Rollinsville. This is by far my favorite winter photo.
	between Tunnels 22 and 23	4/21/01	UP 7125 is end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train. The train had stopped ahead of the west end of Crescent, so the rear motive power set was parked right next to us.
	Coal Creek Canyon	3/11/01	UP 7126 and SP 110 roll downgrade in a snow storm in Coal Creek Canyon.
	Coal Creek Canyon	3/11/01	UP 7126 heads through the roadcut south of the bridge in Coal Creek Canyon. This is one of my favorite snow shots from this season.
	Coal Creek Canyon	3/11/01	Another view of UP 7126 at the roadcut above.
	Mesa	11/30/02	UP 7135 waits patiently at the siding at Mesa (east of Denver) with the Continental Divide visible on the horizon to the west.
	Tunnel 27	7/27/02	UP 7140 exits the east side of Tunnel 27.
	between Tunnels 26 and 27	7/27/02	UP 7140 and 8039 pull train CWETHH-25 towards Tunnel 26.
	Pinecliffe	9/25/99	UP 7140 (a mid-train power unit) looks like a scale model in this shot just east of Pinecliffe.
	west of Rollinsville	9/25/05	UP 7158 is an end-of-train motor on an eastbound coal train.
	Crescent	6/10/01	UP 7161, SP 362, and SP 252 have stopped just clear of the grade crossing at Crescent to allow an eastbound BNSF business special to pass.
	Crescent	6/10/01	UP 7161 and friends have just received clearance to proceed westward, and are slowly accelerating around the curve at Crescent.
	Rollinsville	2/4/06	UP 7164 and 8216 are on the point of an eastbound coal train at Rollins siding. Wrecked coal gondolas from the Tunnel 30 wreck in January are at right. More photos here.
	between Tunnels 17 and 18	8/17/02	UP 7170 charges upgrade after exiting Tunnel 17. This is a manifest freight running from Denver to Grand Junction. Motive power is UP 7170, 6632, 6277, 6530, 6847, SP 297, SP 228, 6638.
	Crescent	8/17/02	It's a bright sunny summer morning at Crescent, and here's UP 7180 and 7064 leading eastboud train CCVPA-13.
	Tunnel 30	4/29/01	UP 7211 is approaching in this nice view of the rocky canyon west of Tunnel 30. Note the close proximity of the tracks to South Boulder Creek.
	East Portal	9/23/06	UP 7220 and 5653 are end-of-train DPU's on an eastbound XCLX coal train.
	Rollinsville	9/23/06	This is a different view of the same train as above. In this view we are looking west from Rollins siding. The aspen were perfect in this location.
	Tunnel 18	10/9/99	UP 7225 and 8093 are end-of-train helpers on an eastbound coal train west of Tunnel 18.
	Tunnel 18	10/9/99	UP 7225 and 8093 are just about to enter Tunnel 18.
	Tunnel 5	4/1/01	UP 7249 is power in an end-of-train consist heading east between Tunnels 4 and 5.
	Tunnel 15	5/13/00	UP 7252 and SP 314 are end-of-train helpers westbound between Tunnels 15 and 16.
	Tunnel 8	7/15/00	UP 7254 exits the east portal of Tunnel 8. It's another hot summer day on the Front Range...
	Coal Creek Canyon	3/18/00	UP 7255 is an end-of-train pusher unit in this shot.
	Tunnel 5	7/15/00	UP 7255 eases an eastbound coal train downgrade out of Tunnel 5. It's the late afternoon, and clouds are beginning to move into the area.
	Tunnel 29	7/16/00	UP 7259 and SP 292 are westbound, just east of Tunnel 29.
	East Portal	9/28/03	UP 7272 emerges from the Moffat Tunnel with some awesome fall foliage on the hillside behind it.
	Rocky	5/28/01	UP 7281, 7245, SP 293, and SP 101 lead a westbound coal train up out of the hollow just west of Rocky siding.
	Big Ten Curve	5/28/01	The train in the previous picture has now rounded Big Ten Curve.  The engines are in the background approaching Clay siding, while the last cars of the train are still on the lower track in the foreground.
	Clay siding	5/28/01	UP 7281/7245/SP 293/101 roll along the ridge at Clay siding.
	Crescent	2/5/06	UP 7295 is on the west end of a clean-up train for the Tunnel 30 derailment. The train consists of a few hoppers and gondolas full of old ties and railcar parts.
	Tunnel 8	3/4/00	UP 7295 is an end-of-train pusher unit going into Tunnel 8 (no, I wouldn't step out in front of an oncoming train to get a shot like this).
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	UP 7500 and 7204 are mid-train on an eastbound DEGX coal train.
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	UP 7538 and 6438 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train.
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	Another shot of UP 7538 and 6438.
	Pinecliffe	1/6/02	UP 7549 and 7321 lead a westbound empty coal train into Pinecliffe.
	Denver	3/12/05	UP 8003 leads AMTK 91 and 163 near Coors Field. On this particular day a derailment on the Moffat route forced Amtrak's westbound Zephyr to detour over Wyoming.
	Pinecliffe	2/8/03	UP 8008 and SP 234 are end-of-train power heading east. Look carefully and you'll see that the second to last coal gondola has the rotary end facing the wrong way.
	Big Ten Curve	3/13/00	UP 8009 and 7066 lead an eastbound train around Big Ten Curve. That's downtown Denver in the background.
	Rocky Siding	3/13/00	UP 8009 and 7066 are now passing through Rocky siding. The mid-train units are on the far left, and the end-of-train units are in the foreground.
	East Portal	2/10/01	UP 8009, UP 8276, and SP 203 are about to enter the Moffat Tunnel.
	Tunnel 5	4/1/01	UP 8011 pops out of the east portal of Tunnel 5.
	Tunnel 5	4/1/01	UP 8011 and 7226 are eastbound between Tunnels 4 and 5.
	Plainview	5/10/03	UP 8013 leads the westbound MNYGJ during a wet May snowstorm in the Front Range.
	Coal Creek Canyon	2/8/03	A rare sight on the Moffat: a single locomotive cruising up the line. This lonely unit is UP 8101 and it's heading up the steep grade leading into Tunnel 1. The first decent snow storm of 2003 gave a good coating of snow to the Front Range!
	old Tunnel 17 site	8/17/02	UP 8111 leads a ten-unit light engine move heading west to Grand Junction. Power is: UP 8111, 7046, 7071, SP 104, SP 207, 8269, SP 129, 7126, 7026, and 6884. It is seen here exiting Tunnel 16 on South Draw's horseshoe.
	Tunnel 26	7/27/02	UP 8130, 6697, 6499, SP 138, CNW 8832, plus others lead a power-heavy westbound empty coal train out of Tunnel 26.
	between Tunnels 26 and 27	7/27/02	UP 8130 and friends approach the east portal of Tunnel 27.
	Tunnel 3	12/2/00	UP 8176 and 6487 head east out of Tunnel 3.
	Tunnel 2	12/2/00	UP 8176 and 6487 are crossing Bull Gulch and are just about to enter Tunnel 2.
	Tolland	3/18/01	UP 8198 and 6433 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train.
	Tunnel 7	7/15/00	UP 8209 is headng east out of Tunnel 7. This is one of my favorite flat iron shots.
	Tunnel 3	6/1/02	UP 8252 and 7204 are end-of-train power on an eastbound PSCX coal train.
	Crescent	8/17/02	UP 8264, 5862, and SP 153 are eastbound at the east end of Crescent siding.
	Coal Creek Canyon	3/18/00	UP 8299 leads an 8-unit consist (including DRGW 5376) upgrade just west of the Blue Mtn. Road crossing.
	Tunnel 1	3/18/00	UP 8299 and friends head upgrade just west of Tunnel 1. If you look closely you can see a herd of deer grazing on the slope behind the locomotives.
	Crescent	6/14/03	UP 8304 and 7160 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train at Crescent.
	Tunnel 5	7/15/00	UP 8305 and 8117 are end-of-train power on an eastbound coal train. Nice view of the plains looking east!
	Tolland	6/14/03	The westbound MNYGJ train is loaded with power on this particular day: UP 8548, SP 365, SP 329, UP 6846, UP 7020, UP 8547, SP 324, and UP 6544.
	Crescent	6/24/00	UP 9205, SP 8520, and UP 7065 lead a westbound manifest train around the curve at Crescent.
	Crescent	2/17/01	UP 9426 leads UP 6258, SP 5412, UP 5988, SP 205, SP 324, UP 6759, and UP 8292. The train is the westbound MDVRO, just west of Crescent.
	Tunnel 7	1/19/02	The classic Tunnel 7 shot: looking through the roadcut, through the tunnel at an approaching train. The lead unit is UP 9060.
	Tunnel 7	1/19/02	UP 9060 has passed through Tunnel 7 and is approaching the roadcut in the foreground.
	Tunnel 7	1/19/02	UP 9060 leads 9035 and SP 191 eastbound.
	Tunnel 29	8/28/99	UP 9999 crosses the bridge over South Boulder Creek just west of Tunnel 29.
	Crescent	9/23/00	OOPS! Looks like one of UP's rail-rider cranes had a problem. Incidentally, this was the first snow storm of the season in the Front Range.
	East Portal	9/17/00	A UP rail-rider truck is dwarfed by the massive concrete structure of East Portal.
	Tunnel 29	9/25/99	A UP rail-rider truck cruises along westbound just before Tunnel 29.
	Crescent	10/23/99	A UP rail-rider truck is stopped by some curious dogs just west of Crescent.

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