Springtime along the Colorado River
Union Pacific’s Denver to Salt Lake City manifest freight (MNYRO) has traversed Little Gore Canyon along the Colorado River and is now approaching ... (more)

For the railfans: The Rio Grande Zephyr, train No 17 passes the west switch Radium (siding) during its 14 hour journey from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah. For the geography fans: Radium... (more)

It’s 8:25 p.m. on the evening of August 3, 2014. A low rumble can be heard along the Colorado River under deep blue colors of a fading day in the valley surrounding Radium, Colorado. Another coa... (more)

A loaded Union Pacific coal train approaches Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. The train is curving along the Colorado River, while in the background, the rear of the t... (more)

Heading into Little Gore Canyon, the DPU of a loaded Union Pacific coal train rumbles along the Colorado River passing some rafters enjoying the ride east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013.

Track gang 9049 follows TRT-909 (Track Renewal Train) laying down an all new main line with welded rail and concrete ties east of Radium, Colorado, on August 6, 2009. In the background lurking at ... (more)

Following numerous curves along the meandering Colorado River, BNSF’s Denver to Provo freight exits Red Gorge between Radium and Yarmony, Colorado, on November 1, 2012. This scenic canyon is on ... (more)

Coal along the Colorado
A Union Pacific coal train is following the Colorado River into Red Gorge between Yarmony and Radium, Colorado, on November 1, 2012.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr exits Little Gore Canyon, east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. Two Iowa Pacific private cars on the rear round out the 12-car consist this day.

Traveling Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, an eastbound BNSF freight snakes along the Colorado River east of Radium, Colorado, on the morning of June 6, 2013. The front of the train is... (more)

A loaded Union Pacific coal train snakes along the Colorado River east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. The train is entering Little Gore Canyon with the rear DPU having just exited Tunnel 42... (more)

Passing lilac bushes neatly planted in the yards of the old Rio Grande section houses at Radium, Colorado, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr curves by on the afternoon of June 6, 2013.

Snaking along the Colorado River through Red Gorge, a westbound Union Pacific coal empty is west of Radium, Colorado, on November 6, 2012.

From a high ridge overlooking Red Gorge, a westbound Union Pacific coal empty travels along the scenic Colorado River west of Radium, Colorado, on November 6, 2012. This scenic, somewhat inaccessi... (more)

A westbound coal train slinks through Red Gorge between Radium and Yarmony, Colorado, on November 6, 2012. This remote stretch of canyon can only be reached by foot or river raft on the Colorado R... (more)