Crude oil empties are grinding up "the mountain" through the narrow confines of the tunnel district on a bright summer afternoon. High above South Boulder Creek, the train is splitting t... (more)
#5 highballs the west siding switch at Crescent on a windy summer morning, giving passengers a sweeping view of the Rockies and the Gross Dam Reservoir as they continue to gain elevation enroute t... (more)
Amtrak engine 174 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the Big Ten Curve at Rocky, Colorado. The area is dedicated as a natural open space, which is refreshing to think that high priced ho... (more)
After leaving Denver the California Zephyr runs through Little and Big Ten Curves at Rocky, Colorado.
Amtrak heritage engine 184 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr towards Tunnel 17 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
With an arduous crossing of the Continental Divide now behind it, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr cruises west out of Granby, Colorado, on November 15, 2021.
As evening descends over the Rocky Mountains with Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision therein, the rumble of a train can be heard through South Boulder Canyon as they work their way up the 2... (more)
The California Zephyr rounds the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon and heads to Plainview, Colorado.
The Rocky Mountain Express passenger train runs through the South Draw at Crescent which includes tunnels 13-16 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 6202 (ES44AC) rounds the corner at Crescent Colorado as it runs east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 8346 (ES44C4) muscles a long freight down the grade at Eisele, Colorado, after which it will run through Big and Little Ten curves at Rocky.
In what looks more like a scene from a model train layout, Amtrak ran 4 Chargers on point when the California Zephyr 6 train headed to Denver, Colorado. It was odd not seeing the venerable P42's o... (more)
Amtrak engine 148 (P42DC) is about to lead the California Zephyr into tunnel 13 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 6202 (ES44AC) leads a long freight through Big Ten Curve where it will drop 2% as it heads towards Rocky, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 15 as it heads east down the Moffat Tunnel Sub and towards Denver, Colorado.