The morning after a light snow dusted the Front Range mountains outside of Denver, this eastbound slowly emerges from the short Tunnel 29 on its descent toward Denver.

Over looking the small village of Pinecliffe, CO, an eastbound loaded crude oil train from Wash, UT to Midwest City, OK is about to enter the narrow cut before entering Tunnel #29.

After meeting two westbounds, BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights manifest gets the signal and departs the siding at Pinecliffe, CO.

Chicago and North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8825 storms out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, with a westbound Union Pacific coal train on the afternoon of June 22, 2000.

Coal hoppers on this eastbound Union Pacific loaded coal train emerge from the shadows at Pinecliffe, CO on a late September afternoon.

Right before the sun ducks behind the mountains for the day, Union Pacific no. 5595 brings up the rear of this Midlothian, TX coal load at the east end of the siding at Pinecliffe.

As the late afternoon sunshine continues to get lower behind the mountains, a West Elk Mine, CO to Midlothian, TX loaded coal train eases down the grade approaching the CO-HWY 72 crossing in Pinec... (more)

A two hour late Amtrak #6 races out of Tunnel #29 in the tunnel district after meeting a westbound manifest at Pinecliffe.

Chicago and North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8802 leads a coal train over Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision through Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on November 7, 1999.

Southern Pacific AC4400CW no. 319 brings up the rear of this empty coal train that's head back to Energy Mine, CO. The train has just exited Tunnel #29 and rolls along the face of the canyon walls... (more)

An on time Amtrak #6 heads eastbound through Pinecliffe while passing Southern Pacific no. 319 that's sitting in the siding waiting for a line of eastbounds to pass before the rain starts up again... (more)

A patched SP AC4400CW brings up the rear of this empty coal train as they clear the east end of Pinecliffe where they'll meet one eastbound.

A grungy looking AC4400CW-CTE no. 5654 and ex Southern Pacific, now patched for UP AC4400CW no. 6404 leads this Cora, IL to Energy Mine, CO coal empty around the big sweeping curve before ducking ... (more)

A summer edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train heads through Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the morning of August 5, 2000. A pair of EMD GP60s do the honors up front; Rio Grande Nos... (more)

Westbound California Zephyr snakes through the Colorado Rockies near Pinecliffe.