A chartered passenger train called the “Bill Gates Special,” utilizing Wisconsin & Southern, BNSF and privately-owned equipment, rolls through Crescent, Colorado, on Union Pacific’s former R... (more)

Twilight is transitioning into the blue hour as the California Zephyr rounds the corner at Crescent, Colorado.

Amtrak engine 144 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr 5 through the S curve at Crescent, Colorado.

BNSF 6205 (ES44AC) leads a rare BNSF coal train up the Moffat Tunnel Sub, passing through Crescent, Colorado during a heavy snowstorm.

The snow is deep, and the temperatures are -4 degrees as the California Zephyr runs through a winter wonderland at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs through the trees at Crescent, Colorado after a heavy snowstorm dumped 10-12 inches in the area.

Snow Sparkling in the Sunshine
The snow sparkles in the sun now over the peaks deep in the tunnel district within an hour this nice flock of snow on the will be gone.

Winter Park Express in Winter Wonderland
It was a great first weekend with Amtrak Winter Park Express the First trip up was in a winter wonderland to skiers paradise @winterparkreso... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through heavy snow from the night before as it passes through an area just west of Tunnel 18 and east of Crescent, Colorado.

A trio of EMD SD9043MACS power a westbound Union Pacific coal train through the snowy curves approaching the siding at Crescent, Colorado, on a very wet April 23, 1999.

BNSF 6553 (ES44C4) leads a freight down the Moffat Tunnel Sub and passes through Crescent, Colorado after a night of heavy snow.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train is once again running skiers from Denver to Winter Park Ski Resort on Saturdays and Sundays. The train leaves Denver's downtown Union Station at 7:00am and arriv... (more)

A westbound BNSF manifest freight arcs over the curved fill exiting Tunnel 16 east of Crescent, Colorado, in the Tunnel District on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The 698-foot tunnel... (more)

Snow on the Nose
Snow is blasting the Great Divide and not here at Crescent. I hoped.

A frosty face BNSF 5059 (Dash9) turns the corner at Crescent, Colorado. Snow in the higher elevations of the Colorado Rocky Mountains has coated the number boards and nose of the lead motor.