Seasons mingle at the Great Divide
Fall color and new snow play in the valley east of Rollins Pass.

Missouri Pacific Heritage UP 1982 (SD70ACe) enters the cut after running through Rocky, Colorado on its way to Denver.

The California Zephyr heads towards the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, giving the crew and passengers a view of the amazing golden aspen that are coloring the valley.

BNSF 4241 (ES44C4) leads the Provo and two H1 engines down the Moffat Line through Rollinsville, Colorado.

Fall Cold Air along South Boulder Creek

Aspen Gold
Fall splendor at the Great Divide Union Pacific 4533 and friends make a brief stop at East Portal with the CEO of UPS for a quick tour of the main office on one of ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves through 100-foot Tunnel 38 just east of Azure, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through craggy Gore Canyon on September 15, 2021.

Rollins Occupied
Passing trains in between vibrant evening sun at Rollins.

Three Wishes
I had three wishes and I got all three, Aspen Leaves in Fall splendor, Mountains in purple majesty, and that golden specular highlight high country Fall light. P... (more)

The California Zephyr exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado and gets ready to drop down into Coal Creek Canyon.

Rocky Mountaineer’s “Rockies to the Red Rocks” Colorado and Utah excursion train threads 63-foot Tunnel 40 in the heart of Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on a beautif... (more)

BNSF 8195 (ES44AC) shoves a freight through Coal Creek Canyon as the head of the train has climbed up the grade towards tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

After running through Big Ten Curve, the California Zephyr gains in elevation and heads towards Blue Mountain through Eisele, Colorado.

Amtrak engine 71 (P42DC) runs through Big Ten Curve as it heads towards the Moffat Tunnel district and the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Empty Rail EB at Little Ten for Rocky
Eastbound and fast moving from an idealistic winter storm in the high country a rail train returns to Denver from MoW on the western slo... (more)