The California Zephyr rounds the corner at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it climbs higher into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
BNSF 9326 (SD70ACe) waits in Pinecliffe, Colorado for the California Zephyr to pass, after which it will head to Denver.
UP 6675 (AC4400CW) leads a freight through Pinecliffe, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
UP 6675 (AC4400CW) brings an oil train into Pinecliffe, Colorado where it will wait for the California Zephyr to pass before proceeding to Denver.
The engineer of the Union Pacific oil can train waves to the passengers on the California Zephyr as the conductor is ready to reboard the UP train after performing a run-by safety check on the Zep... (more)
Amtrak engine #60 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr and meets a Union Pacific oil can train at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The conductor of the UP train is watchi... (more)
BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest banks into the tight 10 degree curve at Pinecliffe passing the former location of Tunnel 28 daylighted back in 1951. As a geology buff, I've wanted to shoot this locat... (more)
The "Provo" grinds up the tough grade between Crescent and Pinecliffe navigating this challenging and remote portion of the tunnel district high above South Boulder Creek. Here the train... (more)
Nestled at just over 8000', the town of Pinecliffe, named in the most literal sense, hosts an eastbound manifest following the rushing waters of South Boulder Creek on its descent towards Denver o... (more)
The Rocky Mountaineer #8021 (GP40-3) leads the passenger train through Tunnel 29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado.
The Rocky Mountaineer exits Tunnel 29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it heads towards Denver after a successful trip to Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Rocky Mountaineer gets ready to enter Tunnel 29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it runs east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
Granite Amtrak 5 passes through Boiling Gulch and is entering tunnel 29.
The California Zephyr is seen from the top of Tunnel 29 at Plainview, Colorado.
Pinecliffe Manifesto Middle ground and right in between the big canyon and the free run to the Divide is Pinecliffe. Its a dramatic corner and a horse shoe around a place on the river... (more)