UP 8783 heading towards Rocky with a full load of coal.

In the last bit of golden sunshine, Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4 Nos. 3027, 3019, and 3014 lead three more mundane UP units on the westbound North Yard (Denver)-Roper Yard (Salt Lake City) manifest th... (more)

A thunderstorm moves north across the Denver Metro Area as westbound coal empties for West Elk Mine led by Union Pacific ES44AC No. 7815 climbs the 2-percent grade around Big Ten Curve near Arvada... (more)

This Union Pacific manifest will soon be threading thru tunnels along the distant Flatirons (upper right). Note the old corral in the foreground pasture, I wonder if it was there to witness 2-8-8... (more)

The 1.8-2% climb up Coal Creek Canyon is illustrated by this heavy westbound manifest. The head-end is stacked above the rear DPU as the train negotiates the grade and curves of the Colorado Rock... (more)

Most coal trains that traverse the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision are too long to get the whole train in one shot while going around Big 10 curve, unless you do a lot of hiking for a different angle. H... (more)

BNSF 8533 leads 8531 and 8530 on their first revenue run, a coal load dropping down UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The train is seen here dropping down from Tunnel 1, and will soon be going 180 d... (more)

The first run of the Denver to Winter Park Ski train heads West at Rocky Siding.

Rio Grande 5332 leads an assortment of SP/Cotton Belt power in a variety of paint/lettering schemes.

With the mountains behind them, two Southern Pacific GE AC4400CWs lead an eastbound Union Pacific coal train through Arvada, Colorado, on the autumn day of October 19, 2001.

A westbound BNSF manifest filled out with large cuts of heavy coil steel moves up the steep 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon. The train is about to punch into Tunnel One and turn north for its cliff... (more)

On a beautiful, crystal clear Colorado morning, the eastbound Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus train descends down the main at Plain on its way into Denver. UP found some very nice power f... (more)

Drone shot of UP coal train CWEMS9-13 loaded at the W. Elk Mine heading for Mississippi Power & Light makes it way down Big 10 Curve, CWEMS9-13 is running with 2 sets of DPU's (2x2x2) two engs in ... (more)

The intensity of the Moffat Subdivision is clearly noticeable as these three GE's lug this eastbound manifest towards tunnel #1.

A 4-pack of UP units make their way eastward toward tunnel #1 as they tower above the rest of their train.