A westbound Union Pacific coal train approaches Tunnel 1 at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, on a snowy November 30, 2006. It’s just after Thanksgiving, but looking like winter already!
Ski Train Grande Gold: For two weekends in 2007, when one of the Ski Train's F40PH locomotives was down with mechanical issues, Union Pacific thoughtfully provided Rio Grande Heritage No. 1989 to ... (more)
Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on June 13, 2011. Leading the westbound train is Amtrak “Heritage” P42DC No. 145 in Amtrak’s “Phase 3” paint s... (more)
AMTK units 150 & 151 lead Zephyr #5 as they charge up the grade about to enter Tunnel 1. Shortly before this, the train was struggling to get up the grade at the Big Ten Curve, with two stacks of... (more)