AMTK 136 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr up towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr 6 train exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado as the last moments of evening sun light up the mountainside.

The California Zepher 6 train exits Tunnel 1 and begins the drop into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver, Colorado.

The Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview Colorado as it heads back to Denver, Colorado.

The Operation Life Saver engine 203 leads the California Zephyr 5 train towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Heavy snow falls as Amtrak's specially painted Operation Life Saver engine runs the California Zephyr through Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Snow Flies from the Rail Head Operation Lifesaver P42 plays in the snow pushing a fresh 3” from the railhead at Plainview in the snow.

Grande Memories Rio Grande memories flood my mind while I watch the Operation Lifesaver Amtrak motor swiftly gain altitude high in the Flatiron Range at Tunnel 3. Like a silver thread ... (more)

Heavy snow and freezing temperatures greet the passengers and crew of the Winter Park Express as they climb the Moffat Tunnel Sub towards the Continental Divide.

After running through Coal Creek Canyon the Winter Park Express gets ready to climb the grade up to Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train rounds the curve leading up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train is seen through branches covered in freezing fog and snow in -8 degree weather. The rough conditions made an amazing landscape for passenters and crew.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through Coal Creek Canyon after freezing fog and snow showers blanketed the trees and shrubs with thick frost.

Freezing fog and snow showers along the Front Range created a winter wonderland for passengers and crew of the Winter Park Express. Here the train runs through Plainview, Colorado which was cover... (more)

Heavy snow is blanketing the tracks as two deer are more interested in the photographer than the California Zephyr moving through the Rainbow Cut at Plainview, Colorado.