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Jason's photos from the first gathering of
The Association of Railroad Foamers (ARF)
at East Portal/Moffat Tunnel
Saturday, June 5, 1999

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UP #6887 leading an eastbound coal train between Tolland and Rollinsville, CO.

Fans clearing exhaust from the tunnel bore between trains at East Portal.

Westbound Amtrack approaching the east portal of Moffat Tunnel.

UP #7149 and UP #7133 lead a westbound coal empty at East Portal.

UP #7067and UP #6877 assist UP #7149 as end of train Distributed Power Units (DPU's).

Group of founding members of ARF at East Portal:
(pictured left to right)
Rich C. and Carolyn Farewell
John ?
Jim Burrill (ARF creator and Chairman)
Paul Birkholz
Jason Lee Davis (your host at this website)

Paul Birkholz at the unusual "Y" switch at the west end of the Cliff siding at Pinecliff, CO.

SP #328 leading a westbound coal empty out of Cliff.

SP #376 and another SP unit following SP #328 as DPU's.

We all piled into Paul's Suburban and chased #328 back to East Portal.
Here the DPU's are passing Tolland.

SP #328's DPU's entering Moffat Tunnel.

Two more founding ARF members made it just after the first group picture, so here they are featured in their own group shot at Cliff (Pinecliff, CO)...
Damian Lydick
Kevin Morgan

Three of us stuck around long enough to see the passing of westbound UP #7308 leading a consist of 8 engines. It looked like an impressive lashup, however, only the first 3 units were on-line.

Click here to read Jason's synopsys of the day.

Paul Birkholz's pictures from the social are here.

Additional Photos taken along Moffat Road are presented on my
Moffat Road Pages

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	UP #6887 leading an eastbound coal train between Tolland and Rollinsville, CO.

	Fans clearing exhaust from the tunnel bore between trains at East Portal.
	Westbound Amtrack approaching the east portal of Moffat Tunnel.

	UP #7149 and UP #7133 lead a westbound coal empty at East Portal.

	UP #7067and UP #6877 assist UP #7149 as end of train Distributed Power Units (DPU's).
	Group of founding members of ARF at East Portal: (pictured left to right) Rich C. and Carolyn Farewell John ? Jim Burrill (ARF creator and Chairman) Paul Birkholz Jason Lee Davis (your host at this website)
	Paul Birkholz at the unusual "Y" switch at the west end of the Cliff siding at Pinecliff, CO.

	SP #328 leading a westbound coal empty out of Cliff.
	SP #328 leading a westbound coal empty out of Cliff.
	SP #376 and another SP unit following SP #328 as DPU's.
	We all piled into Paul's Suburban and chased #328 back to East Portal. Here the DPU's are passing Tolland.
	SP #328's DPU's entering Moffat Tunnel.
	Two more founding ARF members made it just after the first group picture, so here they are featured in their own group shot at Cliff (Pinecliff, CO)... Damian Lydick Kevin Morgan
	Three of us stuck around long enough to see the passing of westbound UP #7308 leading a consist of 8 engines. It looked like an impressive lashup, however, only the first 3 units were on-line.

Jason Lee Davis' RailFan Pages Association of Railroad Foamers (ARF) Photo Album

Jason Lee Davis' RailFan Pages

Association of Railroad Foamers (ARF)
Photo Album