UP 3027 (SD70AH-T4) exists Tunnel 29 as it leads a freight through Pinecliffe on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The 20 degree temperature, snow and high winds made for a cold day of rail fanning in the m... (more)

A fierce snow storm pounds the mountains around Pinecliffe, Colorado as UP 3027 (SD70AH-T4) exits Tunnel 29 and heads towards Denver.

Amtrak 69 (P42DC) leads a triple headed California Zephyr up Big Ten Curve as it leaves the Colorado Front Range and heads towards the Moffat Tunnel and the Rocky Mountains.

UP 7295 roars out of the Moffat Tunnel in Winter Park.

AMTK 69 (P42DC) leads a triple headed California Zephyr through Little Ten Curve as it climbs the grade towards the tunnel district on the Moffat Line. The Flatirons of Boulder, Colorado can be s... (more)

The Southern Pacific Heritage painted engine, covered with a layer of "SP grunge", leads the Denver to Grand Jct. manifest train across the Colorado River as it heads Westbound on the Dotsero Cuto... (more)

Winter Sunrise in Beyers

February 2020 yielded a nice chase of the MNYGJ just after sunrise at the western most ledge of Beyers Canyon. UP 5892 does the honors with power move ... (more)

A Winter View from the Giants Ladder

Amtrak 5 is swiftly rolling through the snowy landscape near east of Tolland, CO exiting the “gun barrel” as the crews call it in the v... (more)

Mountain Railroading

Amtrak 5 is swiftly rolling through the snowy landscape near Radium, CO after a significant winter storm the previous day.

Eldorado Morning

Amtrak’s new truncated scheduled number 5 the California Zephyr is whisking along lifting the fresh snow from the Moffat Road near milepost 26 coming out of ... (more)

From the west portal of Tunnel 2

Winter’s grip is in complete flock of the Flatiron Range between Golden and Boulder. The daily Lincoln to Provo manifest is moving through t... (more)

The October Snows of the Rocky Mountains

Monday, October 26, 2020 still under a Winter Storm Warning brought the Fall season to a close at Plainview. Just a slight remnant of ... (more)

Heavy snow is falling and the temperature is 8 degrees, but the payoff is catching Amtrak Veteran special #42 emerging from Tunnel #2 on the Moffat Line.

Along the South Boulder

Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr now running a truncated schedule that is tri-weekly is passing over the fill near Rollinsville deep in the canyon al... (more)

Grays of Fall along the Moffat Road

A unique look at Fall’s vibrant colors is muted by the cool grays and blues of an impending snow storm along the Great Divide. Once daily... (more)