With the Denver skyline in the upper right, Amtrak engine #146 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado. The train will soon arrive in Denver and take on and di... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver engine #203 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado as it heads to Coal Creek Canyon.

The Rocky Moutaineer climbs the 2% grade out of Coal Creek Canyon and approaches Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

BNSF 6244 (ES44AC) muscles a freight into Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr climbs the 2% grade of the Moffat Tunnel Sub and will soon enter Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Amtrak engine #203 (P42DC) in the yellow Operation Lifesaver paint scheme emerges out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Evening storm light and thunderstorms in the distance frame the California Zephyr as it runs down the grade from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

BNSF 9210 (SD70ACe) exits Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado and will drop down the 2% grade into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver.

Operation Lifesaver Amtrak 6 with the Rio Grande looking paint, always a treat I like to get.

The California Zephyr runs through Plainview, Colorado as it heads into the Rocky Mountains on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The trees are flocked with snow as the California Zephyr emerges from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Spring Flowers and New Paint Featuring the new paint scheme introduced in 2023 on the California Zephyr.

BNSF 9083 (SD70ACe) leads a freight past the Boulder Flatirons rock formation as it heads towards Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Frosty Plainview Frost and low clouds covers Plainview and Coal Creek, CO.

Rainbow Cut Fog and frost and skiers delight away at Winter Park Resort