Tolland

The town of Tolland is another railfanning opportunity enroute to the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. The town is known for its classic yellow school house near the tracks.

Tolland School House. Image by Janine.

Tolland includes a short siding of 5660 feet. That is about 2/3rds the length of Rollins siding. The town is a few houses, including a local sheriff's house, who has been known to stop local railfans rushing through town.

The town of Tolland with winter weather closing in. Photo from Inverted Sky Blog.

However, the sites here are amazing, and the opportunities for good photos are worth the trip.

DRGW5389 at Tolland. Photo by Joe McMillan.

July 6, 1978, DRGW5367 rolls west through Tolland. Photo by John Carr.

Same train headed west for the Craig Branch. Photo by John Carr.

The plan for Tolland is as simple as Tolland itself. There are a few houses, the school house, a grade crossing, and the siding. At the east end of town are a few ponds formed from South Boulder Creek, but Tolland is a quiet spot in the climb. If it wasn't for that iconic school house, Tolland would be easy to overlook and not even model.

Tolland LDE.

The siding modeled for Tolland is 100.5" long, which is similar to Clay and Crescent siding. I expect that the siding will be used in a similar fashion as the other two, that is primarily for passing shorter trains (passenger trains or helpers) past freight trains.

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