Rio Grande Moffat Tunnel Route During the Southern Pacific Era 1994

Rio Grande Moffat Tunnel Route During the Southern Pacific Era 1994!
Since 1989, the Southern Pacific was operating trains over the old Denver & Rio Grande Western Moffat Tunnel Route, between Denver and the Dotsero Cutoff in Bond, Colorado. By 1994, a mix of Rio Grande and Southern Pacific motive power commanded these trains over the breathtaking Rocky Mountains and through the six-mile Moffat Tunnel under the Continental Divide. Passenger trains included the classic Rio Grande Ski Train to Winter Park and Amtrak's California Zephyr. Two years later the SP would be absorbed into the massive Union Pacific system, along with the Moffat Tunnel Route.
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[@AhmearClayIombo-dj6di]

I Love Those Amtrak P40DC's Awesome Video

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

For whatever reason the P40s didn't last. I'm glad you could appreciate their rarity.

[@ChadsRailfanExperience]

This is gold, Mr. Walt, thank you for sharing!

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I'm so glad you've enjoyed it.

[@AlikStansberry]

Got everything great from one of SP and Rio Grande’s final few years! Love it all Walt!

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I'm glad 😊

[@markhayes6407]

Really enjoyed your video. I liked those Amtrak F40PH's. They really could scream down the tracks. The Rio Grande stuff was nice too.

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I'm glad you're pleased.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool video.

[@deadhead82]

Awesome

[@chadmcmullen4064]

I remember riding the Vistadome cars through Moffatt Tunnel behind a pair of Rio Grande F7s or F9s as a kid, my dad lugging the family from Denver to Glenwood Springs for a weekend excursion. This would've been the early 80s. As a kid I didn't appreciate the consolidation of RR companies then underway, and the blandness of operation these mergers would entail...

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Such changes are hard, I know.

[@EthanWhetstone104]

Nice vid

[@tylergreen4843]

Could you imagine they build a 3/4th sized replica of one of the d&gw's L-105 class challengers and put it on display near at the entrance to the tunnel?

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I hope it doesn't get vandalized. Otherwise, nice idea.

[@brianfalzon6739]

Will there be steam excursions one day in the future going through Moffat Tunnel in the future? Picture that!

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I love the thought! Hmm. They do have to solve the heat and exhaust problem, given that it's a steam engine in the tunnel. However, maybe it could work with an oil burner, run efficiently, in combination with the tunnel's existent exhaust blower system.

[@tylergreen4843]

@@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos Ithink get hints of up 844 vibes right now!

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

It's a nice thought.

[@DanMeyer80]

They ran steam through the tunnel on a regular basis before diesels. However steam excursion probably wont happen anytime soon. If one wants to ride "an excursion" through Moffat Tunnel, all you have to do is buy a ticket to ride Amtrak

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Yes, I am a fan of riding Amtrak.

[@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq]

Were you there to catch the Rio Grande Ski Train when it carried the wives of the G8 summit in 1997?

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Sort of. UP 844 was to traverse the Joint Lines and then go west on the Tennessee Pass line that day. In fact, the steamer was delayed because of the Ski Train special. So no, I stayed with UP 844 and skipped the special Ski Train trip.

[@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq]

@@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos Dang, I can't seem to find any information about that event (The Ski Special)

[@AmericanRailfan-gb8oq]

@@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos Do you know anybody who has footage of it?

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

No. I feel your pain, but I know that like me, most guys followed the steamer. I have video of the regular Rio Grande Ski Train on KZbin, but I'm sorry I couldn't help you with footage of that trip.