Snow Still Falling

On a dreamlike morning along the Moffat Road the MGJNY emerges from Rainbow Cut into a sudden break of a major winter storm still gracing the Flatirons whic... (more)

Summer Along South Boulder Creek

Afternoon thundershowers gather at the Great Divide, Amtrak’s evening visit to the valley near Tolland briefly interrupts the pleasant sound... (more)

On the Slab over Tunnel 7

One of the parade of westbound empty coal buckets flies through the cut and dives into tunnel 7 along the Goshawk Ridge on the Flatirons. Fall color ... (more)

A strong September snow storm blankets the Moffat Tunnel Sub and frosts BNSF 3926 (ET44C4) as it leads a freight westbound through Crescent, Colorado.

Snowy Morning over Eldorado Canyon

An early Winter storm ravaged the front range for 2 days between September 7-9. A pleasant surprise on the morning of the 10th both that the ... (more)

Silver Thread through the Rockies

In this frame the great story of America’s Passenger Train, the California Zephyr comes to mind. The late year sunrise light glisten low off... (more)

Winter’s Early Arrival

Steady snowfall overnight left nearly a foot of fresh snow on Cescent, CO and most of the eastern slope of Colorado. 90 degree temperatures 36 hours pr... (more)

This evening's California Zephyr (#6) passes through Crescent, Colorado, as heavy snow falls accompanied by gusty winds. The temperature yesterday was 95 degrees, and the huge snow storm today not... (more)

By the time this evening's California Zephyr (#6) got to Crescent, Colorado, there was heavy snow falling accompanied by gusty winds. The temperature yesterday was 95 degrees, and the huge snow st... (more)

On the afternoon of May 28, 2000, Santa Fe GE C40-8W No. 846, along with a pair of Heritage II C44-9Ws, leads a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe manifest out of Rocky Colorado. The train is ... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr has just passed through Tunnel 1 and approaches Plainview, Colorado, where an eastbound Union Pacific coal train waits in the siding for the meet on September 4, 2000.

The crew had this short BNSF freight is hammering as they approach Granby. The train is working over trackage rights the BNSF has over the UP between Salt Lake City an Denver. There is only 5 mile... (more)

A Grand Junction to North Yard in Denver freight train pulls out of the siding at Fraser on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The train had pulled into the siding to do work and maybe meet an empty coal trai... (more)

The Grand Jct to North Yard in Denver freight train rolls out of Tabernash on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The train is working towards the continental divide at Moffat Tunnel, about 10 miles ahead. Thi... (more)

An empty coal train bound for Arco, CO, (West Elk Mine), tippy-toes along Byers Canyon west of Hot Sulphur Springs. This 8 mile canyon along the Colorado River slow trains down to 20 mph as they s... (more)