Moffat Tunnel - West Portal — Local services in Winter Park

Very hard to get to see because of a very congested area. The amazing part is the major deterioration of the concrete of the portal entrance and the Bridge itself directly at its entrance with large pieces of concrete crumbling and major steel corrosion. It's hard to believe this bridge is in such bad shape due to its importance to the rail line and the general safety of the public in such a very...

I recently traveled through the Moffat Tunnel on the Rocky Mountaineer. 14 minutes from eastern portal to western portal (the Mountaineer is not a speed train). We traveled beneath the Continental Divide, and witnessed the change in direction of the flow of rivers from east flowing to west flowing as we emerged thru the Winter Park portal. Remarkable...

Cool old tunnel. One cannot get close to it as there is a warning siren that goes off and tells you to get away from the tracks. Amtrak is west bound around 9am and east bound around 4pm. The new ski train runs January through March on weekends. There is a heated platform that lets passengers off right at...