The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon and passes over Highway 72.

The California Zephyr is seen from the top of Tunnel #1 as it runs through Coal Creek Canyon. In minutes the train will climb up the steep grade and go through the tunnel which is located in Plai... (more)

Thunderstorms are dumping rain in the background as the California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon in Colorado.

Amtrak engine 126 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around Blue Mountain as it runs through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

Amtrak engine #126 (P42DC) circles around Blue Mountain as it begins the climb to Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

This morning's #5 California Zephyr was 8 hours late getting to Denver, which offered a rare chance to get this shot in sunlight as the #5 California Zephyr ran around the base of Blue Mountain as... (more)

UP Heritage ACe 1982, painted to honor the Missouri Pacific flag, runs through the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP MoPac heritage 1982 rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon and will head toward Blue Mountain and then the Big Ten Curve.

BNSF 8195 (ES44AC) muscles a freight around Coal Creek Canyon.

BNSF 8195 (ES44AC) shoves a freight through Coal Creek Canyon as the head of the train has climbed up the grade towards tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr heads towards Tunnel 1 as it climbs towards Plainview, Colorado

The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon as it begins the climb towards the Colorado Rocky Mountains

UP 6262 ( a former Southern Pacific AC4400CW) leads two other power units and a long freight through Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver, Colorado.

UP ACe 8780 leads 5 other motors and a long freight through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.