A westbound Union Pacific coal empty heads upgrade at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon between Clay and Plainview, Colorado, on January 14, 2002.

BNSF 8231 is at Blue Mountain on a most delightful sunny snowy morning in between the clouds of a fast clearing snow system near what used to be Clay, now Eisele. Down in Denver, CO it’s still sno... (more)

A pair of Southern Pacific GE AC4400CWs lead an eastbound Union Pacific coal train over Coal Creek between Plainview and Clay, Colorado, on a sunny and dry January 21, 2002.

Amtrak California Zephyr train 6 is in the homes stretch for Denver Union Station east of Plain. The Denver skyline is prominently on display on this vibrant evening in April 2018.

Spring snow is in full grip of the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on this early morning blue hour in April, 2020. This eastbound BNSF manifest is rolling through the horseshoe at Coal Creek, CO.

The first thunderstorm complexes of the 2020 season rumble northeasterly over Boulder County while the last light of the day strikes a westbound oil train around the horseshoe at Coal Creek. Gett... (more)

Rio Grande GP60 Nos. 3156 and 3154 lead a passenger special downgrade through a cut past milepost 23 at Coal Creek between Plainview and Clay, Colorado, on October 20, 1997.

An eastbound passenger special powered by Rio Grande GP60 Nos. 3156 and 3154 curve over the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Clay, Colorado, on October 20, 1997. For several years ... (more)

Climbing toward Tunnel 1 on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision is a westbound BNSF freight crossing the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon just east of Plainview, Colorado, on January 4, 2019.

UP coal empties storm up the Moffat Route 2% grade at Tunnel 1. Recent news indicates an Arvada developer will build about 50 new homes, forever spoiling this timeless scenery. Get your shots wh... (more)

A Public Service of Colorado coal train climbs through Coal Creek Canyon approaching Tunnel 1 on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The 97 car train will load at the Energy mine on the Cra... (more)

Reflected in a springtime puddle, a Union Pacific coal train crosses Colorado Highway 72 at Coal Creek on April 29, 2001. These two GE AC4400CWs are being used as a rear DPU on the heavy eastbound... (more)

A pair of EMD GP60s pull the Rio Grande Ski Train through Coal Creek Canyon on March 28, 1997.

Back to back SP AC4400CWs pull a KPAIC coal empty west through Plainview on UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

The Rio Grande Ski Train emerges from Tunnel One with more than 800 passengers from Denver headed west to Winter Park for a day of skiing on March 29, 1997.