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Calendar Girl Rocky Mountaineer at Tunnel 29

BNSF 5866 (ES44AC) runs through Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it heads towards Denver on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

BNSF 9072 (SD70ACe) waits at Pinecliffe, Colorado for the westbound California Zephyr to pass.

An eastbound freight led by BNSF 9072 (SD70ACe) meets the westbound California Zephyr #5 at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

BNSF 5866 (ES44AC) emerges from Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

Amtrak engine #187 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr #6 train through Pinecliffe, Colorado as it heads to Denver on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak engine #157 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through flocked trees at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

UP 6657 (AC4400CW) rounds the corner in heavy snow at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

A late season winter storm coats the Front Range with snow as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr rolls through Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 27, 2024.

The westbound California Zephyr 5 train runs through a crossing at West Pinecliffe, Colorado.

BNSF 5866 (ES44AC) exist Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado and will continue down the mountain towards Denver on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

A distant horn signaled the pending arriving of BNSF 5866 (ES44AC) at Pinecliffe, Colorado, and within seconds the freight train rounded the corner and headed into Tunnel #29.

The Rocky Mountaineer runs through Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

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