RMRX 8020 leads the "Rockies To Red Rocks" train west through Colorado's Western Slope while making its way out of a canyon.

RMRX 8020 leads the "Rockies To Red Rocks" train west through Colorado while approaching Kremmling.

Amtrak's eastbound Zephyr moving through the Rockies heading for Denver

The eastbound California Zephyr rolls out of the setting sun at Kremmling, CO.

A fog bank hangs in the sky above Kremmling as a eastbound coal train passes the Kremmling signal. The train was loaded on the Craig Branch.

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, passes through a short tunnel in Gore Canyon outside of Kremmling, CO on November 9, 2017.

With a westbound train in the siding, Rio Grande Train 138 rolls east through Kremmling, Colorado on the Moffat line. The Union Pacific SD40-2 between the two Rio Grande units will become commonpl... (more)

A westbound manifest freight train rolls through Gore Canyon near Kremmling, CO on February 13, 2016.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 17 rolls through incredible Gore Canyon west of Kremmling, Colorado on April 14, 1979.

A UP coal load assults the 1% grade up Gore Canyon. The Moffat Road ran a survey around this chasm up and over the Gore Range on a long and twisting 2%, the route thru the canyon was more expensiv... (more)

The head end of a train full of empty coal hoppers bound for the Craig Branch pokes out of Tunnel 39 as the tail end continues the journey around the curves of the valley floor.

Amtrak 5 speeds across the flats near Kremmling into the afternoon sun. In just a few miles the scenery will change dramatically as the California Zephyr enters the dramatic Gore Canyon, with its ... (more)

The westbound Amtrak California Zephyr zips westbound through the outskirts of Kremmling between the scenic Byers and Gore Canyons.

A Union Pacific coal train climbs the 1% grade thru Azure, Colorado. The photo is taken from Inspiration Point. A easily accessible and very spectacular location. It is also the sight of several... (more)

The entire length of a tiny looking eastbound coal train can be seen as it snakes its way through the Gore Canyon valley.