Smoke from the wildfires in Canada provides a haze that shrouds Blue Mountain as the Rocky Mountaineer rounds the corner.

Storm clouds greet the California Zephyr as it passes in front of Blue Mountain and into Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Mother Nature dials up a beautiful sunrise as BNSF 6161 (ES44AC) leads a freight through the curve at Blue Mountain on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr rounds the curve at Blue Mountain as it heads into the Moffat Tunnel district at dawn with a load or riders for the Winter Park Ski Resort.

BNSF 6161 (ES44AC) leads a freight train around the base of Blue Mountain as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub at dawn.

With snowstorm clouds brewing to the north, the California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon and climbs up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr has busted through a snow drift at Big Ten Curve and now gets ready to enter Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado after rounding Blue Mountain.

After leaving Denver the California Zephyr runs around Blue Mountain on its way of the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Heavy snow is causing near whiteout conditions as the California Zephyr rounds the base of Blue Mountain and heads into Coal Creek Canyon.

The California Zephyr runs around the base of Blue Mountain as it heads into Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

Fresh Powder at Blue Mountain
Number 5 is hustling up from Big Ten into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to California. My daughter and I stop here daily to see 5 pass by and occasiona... (more)

Sunrise at Eisele
CAXWE-25 an empty home road Union Pacific coal bucket rounds the tangent at Clay now known as Eisele just after sun up.

UP 8780 (SD70ACe) leads a heavy consist and long freight train around Blue Mountain on its way to Denver, Colorado.

Smokey Haze
Still despite the right light and a passing thundershower the light fights me. The eastbound Rocky Mountaineer passes my camera near Arvada on its return trip home ... (more)

BNSF 3255 (ES44C4) leads a freight along Blue Mountain as it climbs the Moffat Line towards Tunnel 1.