Leaving a smudge of exhaust in the air as it accelerates away from Byers canyon, 5771 5762 253 5763 approaches Parshall with the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr on the second day of 1982.
Unit coal train winding through the Rockies on the Moffat Tunnel Route.
After exiting Byers Canyon, the California Zephyr picks up speed approaching Parshall, CO.
Snow covers the mountains as the westbound California Zephyr exits Byers Canyon.
4 units assist an eastbound loaded coal train through Byers Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. UP 7235 led the eastbound train.
UP 7235 leads an eastbound loaded coal train beside the snow-covered Colorado River on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. Assisting are 4 units mid-train and 1 at the rear.
California Zephyr rolls through the spectacular Byers Canyon.
Shot, very quickly, along hwy. 40 after leaving Byers Canyon. Engineer sounded his horn at me, as if I was going to cross the tracks in front of the train.
