The Ski Train sits patiently waiting in the siding at Fraser. Around 3:15pm, UP DS-82 will give the Ski Train a green signal east to head back to Winter Park to pick up its passengers.
The last of the summer Ski Train for 2002 is making its way east a mile out of Rollinsville. The train is currently approaching tunnel 30.
On main two, a UP coal load works its way west up the steep 2% grade, while on main one, a BNSF manifest runs parallel to the coal load, attempting to overcome the same grade. Interesting watching... (more)
The specially chartered Ski Train just left the siding of Crescent. Because this train has been chartered, it is heading westbound in the evening.
The westbound Summer Ski Train has just crossed over CO 72 at Coal Creek Canyon and is climbing the grade, about to entere Tunnel 1 on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.
Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is following the Colorado River a few miles west of the siding of Yarmony.
The sun is setting at the west end of the siding of Mounds. The sky is extrodinarily red because of a forest fire burning in the area. The resulting smoke has drifted across the western sky creati... (more)
Ruby Canyon does not see too many trains anymore, with Union Pacific diverting the majority of traffic through Wyoming. On this day, however, a westbound rail train led by a UP SD60 an a UP SD70M ... (more)
This train is progressing down the 0.68% grade just east of Colton. Note that the train is not following the right-hand rule, running the "wrong way" on main one.
It is 9:30am and Amtrak 6 is running about 45 minutes late. This picture was taken from atop one of the many dirt mounds that can be found in the desert. This particular mound is about halfway bet... (more)
Looking out the last car of the Ski Train, Winter Park is rapidly fading in the increasing exhaust as the Ski Train enters the Moffat Tunnel.
A lot of the bushes have lost their leaves at this point as a unit tank train moves south along Palmer Lake. The train is powered by three C44-9CWs in Heritage-II paint, and a single Oakway SD60.
Utah Railway's RUT611 local is preparing to leave the Provo yard and head back to Ogden where it originated yesterday.
With the sun moving toward the western horizon, the Rocky Local returns eastbound rather late (near 7pm) on this the first day of May.
