Azure to Dotsero - This video displays scenes recorded in September 2014 of trains working along the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) line beside the Colorado River between Azure and Dotsero. It opens with a westbound BNSF freight train travelling through Gore Canyon followed by Union Pacific trains traversing the red oxide coloured hills astride the Colorado River - Sep 2014.
Rollins Pass 1910 - In 2017 Gianfranco Messaggi created a free downloadable add-on route with rolling stock for Trainz simulation software named "Rollins Pass Winter 1910". Brian McDonnell created this YouTube video employing the Rollins Pass Winter 1910 Trainz add-on showing what Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway (DN&P) trains might look like operating up and over the Continental Divide at Rollins Pass in the Rocky Mountains prior to construction of the Moffat Tunnel - 29 Nov 2018.

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Edward Taylor Bollinger. 1962 Swallow Publishing. Hardcover. 359 pages, 9 x 11.2 inches, US$42.63 (Amazon) One of the great engineering marvels was the construction of the Moffat Tunnel under the Continental Divide, through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The story of the Moffat Road begins in 1860 with a man called David Moffat. Moffat, aged 21 viewed Colorado as a land of endless opportunity. Coming from New York, he started in Denver with a bookstore, then went into banking, invested in silver mines, then went into the railroad industry. This profusely illustrated book tells the story of the Moffat Road. A dark beige hardcover book with gold lettering on the cover. 430 illustrations in black and white with a Table of Illustrations, Appendices which contain detailed information of engines and snow plows, etc., a bibliography and Index with illustrated end papers and a colour frontispiece.
Edward Taylor Bollinger. 1979 Colorado Railroad Museum. Hardcover. 323 pages, 9 x 11.3 inches, US$1,200.95 (Amazon) The great mountain railroad that challenged the Rockies before the Moffat Tunnel was constructed. This was an audacious standard gauge railroad going over Rollins Pass on 4 percent grades into Winter Park. The book is even better than expected. Many illustrations, photos, and copies of documents, in addition to wonderful writing. Also, it came with some bonus items in the pack cover pocket, time tables and a large map of various areas of the time period.
P.R. Griswold. 1996 Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. Hardcover. 242 pages, 8.8 x 11 inches, US$75.00 (Amazon) Following the death of David H. Moffat the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific went into receivership and was renamed the Denver & Salt Lake Railway. It covers the long period of receivership from 1917 to 1926. This is the second volume of the Moffat Road and the Moffat Tunnel story. 242 pages of history with photographs, diagrams, timetables, ads, maps, a bibliography and index.
Marie Cahill. 1996 Smithmark Publishing. Hardcover. 128 pages, 9.8 x 12.5 inches, $39.34 (Amazon) Not as many pictures as expected. Sort of dry history lacking photos to describe the transition of UP and the absorption of all three others railroads.
John Kelly. 2019 Enthusiast Books. Paperback. 126 pages, 8.6 x 11 inches, US$36.95 (Amazon) Founded in 1862, the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) originally carried passengers and freight until 1971 when it became a freight-only carrier operating 8,600 locomotives over 32,000 route miles in 23 states west of Chicago and New Orleans. No other railroad in this country has retained its historical equipment and honored its history like UP. The preservation of its fleet speaks to the high value UP places on its heritage and its role in America's history. 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad (10 May 1869 - 10 May 2019) and noted author John Kelly felt this was the perfect time to look back at some of the most important milestones and defining moments in the long UP history. The author has culled through a huge archive of material to concentrate on six decades that showcase the many important roles UP played in the building of America. Helping bring life to the story is an array of photos with extended captions as well as vintage Union Pacific timetables, travel brochures, dining car menus, postcards, tickets, maps. and advertising.
Richard Billingsley. 2019 Amberley Publishing. Paperback. 96 pages, 6.5 x 9.2 inches, US$24.95 (Amazon) One of the giants of American railroading, the Union Pacific Railroad serves a huge swathe of the Mid and Western U.S., from the Great Lakes and the Deep South to the Pacific coast. The vast array of locomotives, over 8,000, and diversity of loads combined with ever changing scenery make for fascinating viewing. This collection of photographs, mainly from the south-western states, attempts to show the reader just a small selection of the scenes and variety that the Union Pacific has to offer.
Brian Solomon. 2020 Voyageur Press. Paperback. 128 pages, US$29.99 (Amazon) Famous for its role in the Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific is Americas oldest, and the worlds largest railway, serving two-thirds of the United States for a century and a half. This retrospective spans the UPs entire history from 1862 to present, detailing key personalities, depots, terminals, locomotives, trains, rolling stock, and memorabilia. Modern and period color photography, along with archival photos, make this an ideal reference for UP enthusiasts and modelers alike.
John Kelly. 2017 Enthusiast Books. Paperback. 126 pages, 8.8 x 11 inches, US$28.93 (Amazon) America's most talked about train, the California Zephyr, was inaugurated 20 Mar 1949. Operated in partnership over three railroads, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Denver & Rio Grande Western, and Western Pacific, the train was designed in Art Deco style and built of shot welded stainless steel by the Budd Company. The California Zephyr incorporated the best of the Zephyr fleet including Vista-Dome coaches and Vista-Dome observation cars. Powered by General Motors diesel locomotives the western themed land cruise train traveled 2,532 miles on its journey from Chicago traversing the spectacular Colorado Rockies via the 6.2 mile Moffat Tunnel and California's magnificent Feather River Canyon by daylight in both directions. Vintage equipment diagrams include California Zephyr baggage car, Vista-Dome coach, Vista-Dome buffet-dormitory car, dining car, bedroom-cabin car, and Vista-Dome bedroom-buffet-lounge-observation car. Other highlights feature original trip reports by Zephyrette hostesses, travel brochures, timetables, dining car menus, and full-color photo gallery of the stunning California Zephyr.