The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr runs between Rollinsville and Tolland on its way up to the Moffat Tunnel in October 1981.

BNSF 4692 takes it's train down the Eastern slope of the Rockies towards Denver on Union Pacific's Moffat Route.

This C44-9W is almost as large as a mountain.

BNSF 4692 blast up and out of the dark Moffat Tunnel's East portal and head on into the morning sun.

A quintet of Geeps bring eastbound #100 carefully downgrade through Rollinsville from the Moffat Tunnel in October 1981. Successfully beating the approaching "puffy" are 3118 3021 3080 3059 3116

Descending thru the Colorado High Country during the peak of fall color, an eastbound coal train runs beside South Boulder Creek.

This ballast train had been working on the seldom used Tennessee Pass sub the day before. It moved east as soon as Amtrak train #5 rolled by.

Fall colors are already near their peak on the last official day of summer. This eastbound coal load crosses over South Boulder Creek on its way toward Denver.

Even though the westbound California Zephyr is running about two hours late, at least passengers can enjoy some Aspen Gold in Colorado's High Country. The train is between Rollins and Tolland on t... (more)

It's work complete in Colorado, the Operation Lifesaver Special is headed east through the siding at Rollins. The Continental Divide has a small splattering of snow left on it from winter.

UP 5953 waits at Rollins after a thunderstorm in the high country.

The MNYPH (headed for Phippsburg, CO on the Craig Branch) approaches the east portal of Tunnel 30. The train consists primarily of covered hoppers, with a few other cars thrown into the mix.

Union Pacific moved the sixth EnCana unit natural gas pipe train (S ESEM 11 to Empire Siding, CO) across Colorado. Train departed UP’s Utah Junction Bypass north of Denver early Sunday, but stal... (more)

UP's coal empty moved three ex-NdeM E60C's, EA012, EA028 and EA017 on the Denver to Phippsburg, CO, leg. The E60C's moved to Craig where they'll be load on a highway truck for final leg into Dese... (more)