The California Zephyr runs through a fresh layer of snow in Coal Creek Canyon.
AMTK 160 leads the California Zephyr past a farmhouse and up the grade to Tunnel No. 1 as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
A long empty coal train lead by UP 8354 (SD70ACe) has just crossed Blue Mountain Drive and has made the turn in Coal Creek Canyon to head up the steep grade to Tunnel No 1.
Heavy snow covers the ground as BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4864 leads the Provo, UT to Lincoln, NE manifest towards the Blue Mountain Rd grade crossing on January 12th, 2019.
The Rio Grande Ski Train rounds the horseshoe curve that crosses the entry to Coal Creek Canyon as it climbs to the Moffat Tunnel and Winter Park. It’s a shame that the UP continues to re... (more)
AMTK 78 leads the California Zephyr into Tunnel #1 as it heads into Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
AMTK 78 leaves Denver and the Front Range behind and leads the California Zephyr into Coal Creek Canyon, at which point it will start the climb to Tunnel #1 as it heads into Colorado's Rocky Mount... (more)
Looking more like a model train on a layout, UP 1507 (GP40M-2) leads two other units in pulling a pair of hoppers up to Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line.
AMTK 74 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the tight corners of Coal Creek Canyon.
Amtrak's eastbound "California Zephyr" pops out of Tunnel 1 in Coal Creek Canyon as it descends down the 2-percent grade towards Denver, on September 29, 2018.
The Zephyr skirts the foothills leading to the Colorado Rockies.
The rain clouds part just in time for the sun to catch UP 8564 (SD70ACe) as it is about enter Tunnel 1 after the climb through Coal Creek Canyon.
BNSF 7493 (ES44DC) muscles a load of oil cans up the steep grade to tunnel #1.
BNSF 7073 hits the crossing at Coal Creek Canyon on a hazy day as it heads into the Colorado foothills. The facility you see in the upper right is the National Wind Technology Center at the Natio... (more)
AMTK 10 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr into the foothills of Coal Creek Canyon and will soon be running through the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
