Union Pacific’s MDVRO freight exits Tunnel 27 in the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on June 15, 2001. Leading the train is UP EMD SD40T-2 No. 8571, formerly Rio Grande No. 5343.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train curves out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on September 4, 2000. The train is arcing through one of the sharpest curves on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, at what I b... (more)

Led by Santa Fe GE C40-8W No. 840, an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe manifest freight curves out of short Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the crystal clear afternoon of February... (more)

Amtrak is rolling through the S turn at tunnel 29 headed for California from Chicago.

Tunnel 29 A westbound coal empty wraps around the 12 degree curve into Tunnel 29. The track then makes a northward turn on a 10 degree curve towards PineCliffe in the upper right of the ph... (more)

Rounding one of the tightest tangents on the Moffat Road over South Boulder Creek and some of the deepest canyons, Union Pacific #2567 leads an oil train past Pinecliffe. Shot on Mavic Pro 2.

Fall and Winter in the High Country

Fall color mingles with fresh snow along the picturesque curve over South Boulder Creek east of Tolland, CO. The Great Divide is majesti... (more)

BNSF 7350 is handling tonnage near tunnel 27 in the heart of the tunnel district. Fall color dots the canyon around South Boulder Creek.

Beautiful winter wonderland flock covers the entire valley at Pinecliffe, CO with 10” of new snow overnight. Amtrak’s early morning Winter Park Express is an ideal subject for the morning. Sil... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight is tucked in Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, for the westbound Rio Grande Ski Train led by Rio Grande GP60 No. 3154 on the morning of Decemb... (more)

A Union Pacific coal load led by No. 6490 is meeting an empty headed west with rear DPU trailed by UP AC4400CW-CTE No. 5850 at Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on February 7, 2003.

The Rio Grande Ski Train curves out of Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 17, 2000. This summer edition of the train operating a round trip from Denver to Winter Park... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train drops downgrade out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, as it crosses South Boulder Creek and approaches Tunnel 29 on July 29, 2000.

Popping out of Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, is an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe manifest freight on February 1, 2000.

BNSF 5648 (AC4400CW) holds station at Pinecliffe, Colorado while a new crew is being sent, which will then take the train to Denver.