The California Zephyr, with an extra engine up front, runs through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

UP 6454 (AC4400CW) leads a Union Pacific passenger train out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 6454 (AC4400CW) climbs the grade out of Coal Creek Canyon with an Officer's Special and heads towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 5889 (AC4400CW-CTE) leads a coal train up the grade to Tunnel 1 of the Moffat Tunnel Sub at Coal Creek Canyon.

The grasses and wildflowers are in full bloom thanks to the many storms that have pounded the area. As more storms fire off in the distance, UP 5889 (AC4400CW-CTE) leads a freight up to Tunnel 1 ... (more)

UP 5518 (C45ACCTE) leads the California Zephyr through the S Curve at Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

BNSF 3784 (ES44C4) runs through Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

BNSF 4327 (Dash 9-44CW) runs a freight through Coal Creek Canyon as it heads to Denver, Colorado.

UP 5518 (C45ACCTE) assisted the California Zephyr train when it lost a P42 due to a bad wheel bearing.

The California Zephyr 5 train pulls three private cars, making is one of the longest Zephyr trains since the Covid pandemic.

The California Zephyr climbs the grade towards Tunnel #1 out of Coal Creek Canyon. The scar on the landscape in the background is from developers paving paradise to put in yet more homes..

The California Zephyr has exited Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado, pulling three private cars on the back of the train. The air is thick with white smoke from... (more)

With heavy smoke from the Canadian wildfires wafting through the Colorado Front Range, the California Zephyr gets ready to cross Blue Mountain Road as it enters Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

UP 8243 (ES44AC) leads a power heavy freight up the grade at Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado towards Tunnel 1.

Amtrak engine #54 (P42DC) rounds the corner as it heads through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado and climbs towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview.