Rain, fog, and wheel slip. That pretty much sums up of what's happening here. An SD70M, AC6044CW, and SD40N lead the North Yard - Grand Jct manifest as they climb the grade at Big Ten Curve.
Minutes after the sun went away, running over eight and a half hours late, Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr climbs the 2% grade through Coal Creek Canyon up towards Tunnel #1.
An eight and half hour late Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, led by Amtrak no. 198 round the s-curve at Blue Mountain Road in Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver. Right as soon as the locomotives pa... (more)
Overlooking the Denver Metro Area, two trains can be seen over five miles away or eight rail miles away at Leyden near Arvada. The North Yard - Roper Yard manifest is seen heading west at Chemical... (more)
A CitiRail leased ES44AC no. 1331 and two BNSF C44-9W's ease the Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest down the grade from Big Ten Curve. The Denver Skyline and suburbs can be seen in the background.