DPU BNSF 5636 (AC4400CW) shoves a freight through the 'S' curve as it heads towards Arvada, Colorado.

A lone DPU shoves a triple headed freight towards Arvada, Colorado.

KCS on the Moffat Two Kansas City Southern SD70ACE Belles lead a westbound up the Big Ten curves.....Kanasa City Southern units always add a splash of color to the Moffat Road on there inf... (more)

Nothing but Rock! A gorgeous June morning sees a BNSF manifest clinging to the cliff as it pounds up the 2% grade towards the Continental Divide. David Moffat's dream of a railroad west from Den... (more)

An eastbound SD70AcE leads a coal load past one of the most photograhed spots on the Moffat Road. A new housing development is scheduled to be built on the mountain behind the train, forever litt... (more)

In the evening sunlight, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr races out of the Denver Metro area and through the signals at East Leyden on May 25th, 2018. The train is running just over 10 hours l... (more)

After waiting a few minutes for MOW crews to clear the tracks down at Rocky Siding, Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr descends Big Ten Curve and continues east towards Denver on May 25th, 2018.... (more)

UP 5727 leads a oil can train into the Big Ten curve leading to the Rocky Mountains. The steep grade will have the train doubling back on the track cut that can be seen in the background.

In Arvada, Colorado, a storm is moving in from the mountains on the morning of October 22, 2001, as a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight gets assistance going up the 2% grade up to the... (more)

UP8580 descends into Rocky as the train makes its way towards Denver. This high mesa was once the home of thousands of Arapahoe Native Americans who wintered here on the edge of Rocky Mountains...... (more)

UP8580 is in full dynamics as it drops down the 2%+ plank at Eislie (Clay), Colorado. The dramatic Flatirons rise from Great Plains in the background.....

Climbing the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains is a herculan task... The ex DRGW route requires steep grades and lots of curves. The manifest train pictured is leaving Rocky, Colorado and enterin... (more)

Amtrak 114 makes easy work of the 2% grade as it skips towards Tunnel One on the Moffat tunnel Subdivision. This tranquil and famous railman spot along the Front Range will soon be surrounded by h... (more)

Fresh looking Rio Grande #5516 leads a detouring Grand Jct. to Norfolk Western/Kansas City manifest train Eastbound down the Moffat Tunnel line.

A trio of BNSF D9's struggle to lug this heavy general freight up the very steep grade along the former DRGW mainline in Colorado on a very comfortable mountain afternoon.