Amtrakā€™s 50th anniversary locomotive painted in Heritage I colors, GE P42DC, No. 161, leads the eastbound California Zephyr into the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Ei... (more)

Freezing fog and light snow blankets Plainview, Colorado as the Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train exits Tunnel #1 on its way into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The sun has set on March 31, 2024, as an eastbound Union Pacific coal train slowly drops downgrade into the curve passing over the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Eiesle, Colorado... (more)

The California Zephyr 6 train was over 21 hours late getting into Denver after being held at Frazer, Colorado due to 98+ mph winds along the Colorado Front Range. Here we see the duel heritage ... (more)

Amtrak engine 174 in Phase VII paint rounds the corner after coming out of Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Amtrak engine #205 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The Winter Park Express Ski train heads towards Plainview, Colorado on its way into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

UP 7104 (AC4400CW) leads an oil train down the hill from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Sunrise catches BNSF 5973 (ES44AC) leading a long freight with heavy power through Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

AMTK 10004 (Viewliner Inspection Car) provides Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner a great view as the California Zephyr runs through Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Running a 35 minutes behind the California Zephyr is Amtrakā€™s eastbound Winter Park Express ski train, returning from Winter Park, and has just exited Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado, at 6:27 p.... (more)

Amtrakā€™s eastbound California Zephyr has just exited Tunnel 1 at aptly-named Plainview, Colorado, late in the afternoon of March 22, 2024. Leading the train is recently-repainted GE P42DC No. 82... (more)

Amtrak engine #82 (P42DC) is one of a few P42's painted in the new Phase VII scheme. Here it is leading the California Zephyr through Plainview as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

UP 6318 (AC4400CW) is one of three remaining active Southern Pacific painted units running patched for the Union Pacific. Here it runs down from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 6603 (AC4400CW) shoves a loaded oil can train through Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.