Springtime in the Rockies

The Continental Divide is covered in a new foot of snow creating a winter wonderland of deep flock inside the valley where the Moffat Road wande... (more)

Amtrak California Zephyr train 6 is in the homes stretch for Denver Union Station east of Plain. The Denver skyline is prominently on display on this vibrant evening in April 2018.

Aspen Gold
Fall splendor at the Great Divide Union Pacific 4533 and friends make a brief stop at East Portal with the CEO of UPS for a quick tour of the main office on one of ... (more)

BNSF handles a manifest around the tangent at Crescent, CO over a fresh foot of snow. Crescent is fabled by crews since the Rio Grande operated the Moffat Subdivision as the most beautiful view in... (more)

Before Sunrise
Low light experience at Roggen, CO

Spring snow in the mountains can mean several feet. March traditionally is Colorado’s snowiest month and on this March 19-20th was no exception to the rule. The Moffat Tunnel Subdivision was pla... (more)

21st Century Military Hardware over World War 1 era Bridge Union Pacific SD70 ACe 8779 on home turf passes over the Kiowa Creek Bridge a structure with numerous alterations since it wa... (more)

Significant storms are leaving the region over the High Plains seen here from the majestic grandstands of the Great Plains near Plainview, CO. On this June day in 2019 near the solstice the last l... (more)

Rare Mileage through Hermosa Tunnels

Forest fires on the western slope of Colorado close the Moffat Subdivision forcing detouring over the Overland Route to Denver. Amtrak 6 th... (more)

BNSF coal comes around Rainbow Cut at Plainview, CO on a perfectly lit snowy morning in the golden hour. Icicles still hang on the nose and the fresh snow is just being whisked off the railhead by... (more)

UP 5908 works it’s manifest past Blue Mountain and through the Coal Creek tangents on a delightful bright morning. Fresh heavy snow fell over the previous 2 days and with such little traffic on ... (more)

Heavy snow coated the entire Front Range including the Boulder Valley in the immediate distance and further east in this view through St Vrain and Longmont, CO. Amtrak is exiting tunnel 3 here in ... (more)

Snow Bound at Coal Creek

Spring snow grips the Moffat Road at tunnel 1 and Coal Creek, CO. Amtrak #5 the California Zephyr whisks up a blizzard before rolling into the Tunnel... (more)

Frosty Morning at Coal Creek

HDENPVO-1 is climbing the +2.00 grade at milepost 22.97 in Coal Creek Canyon, CO on Tuesday January 26, 2021. Within moments the train will be ... (more)

Fall Splendor at the Water Tank

D&RGW 489 is taking water on a brilliant Fall sunrise in Chama, NM.