Spring Snow

Whisking through the fresh Spring snow on the Moffat Road through the Flatiron Range, Amtrak #5 is right on time. Shot on Mavic Pro 2.

On a clear July 28, 2001, afternoon, an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train heads downgrade out of Plainview, Colorado.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train descends the two percent grade of the rugged Moffat Tunnel Subdivision between Tunnel 3 and Tunnel 2 just west of Plainview, Colorado on the morning of Februa... (more)

The California Zephyr exits Tunnel 1 with a special guest in tow. The brown car (DOT 221) is the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety car, which is making the journey with the Zephy... (more)

Amtrak 135 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around the corner after having just come through Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

AMTK 135 leads the California Zephyr down the hill from Tunnel #1 and will soon arrive in the City of Denver, Colorado, which is visible in the upper right.

Stormy Plainview

Severe thunderstorms are moving northeasterly into Boulder County just in time for an opening for a sun filled storm light shot at Plainview, CO. Amtrak #6... (more)

Amtrak 154 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through arguably the most scenic stretch of the journey from Chicago to Emeryville, California. It will include 28 tunnels, breathtaking views of mo... (more)

Amtrak 175 (P42DC) has just exited Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and is heading to Plainview, Colorado. It will pass through 28 more tunnels before it gets to the 6 mile long Moffat Tunnel, ... (more)

Chicago and Northwestern heritage is glowing in the morning sun at Tunnel 1 near Coal Creek. CNW has a lot of history on the Moffat Road over the years with their connections with the Union Pacifi... (more)

The Flatirons are shrouded in a winter storm while the HPVODEN1 BNSF Provo to Lincoln manifest glides along in the fresh powder on an early February morning. Shot on Mavic Pro 2 with heated batter... (more)

The hazy skies caused by recent wildfires open up a light hole on the tracks just as BNSF 6103 (ES44AC) emerges from Rainbow Cut with a string of oil cans headed for Denver, Colorado.

Amtrak 154 shoots out of the east portal of Tunnel #1 along with the 'Big Game Train' engine (AMTK 157), and they will soon go through 28 more tunnels before reaching the 6 mile long Moffat Tunnel... (more)

Amtrak 154 emerges from the east portal of Tunnel #1 as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Cut Through the Flatirons

Exiting tunnel 3 on a vibrant winter morning BNSF 7009 is about to roll over the fill once called Lost Bogie Gulch west of tunnel 2 high out on the ... (more)