BNSF 7016 (ES44C4) winds through Coal Creek Canyon with a freight on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The DPU can be seen in the background helping to slow the cars coming down from Tunnel #1.

Blue Mountain Snowy Aerial

A fresh 10” of snow left a picture perfect morning scene only capable on a UAV along the Flatirons just right for a Union Pacific manifest ... (more)

Winter Storm Morning Light

Number 5 was about an hour and 40 minutes behind at Fort Morgan today. I was on my heels trying to work this all time favorite spot in full ... (more)

Warbonnet 4705 (Dash9) runs a freight through the S curves in Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver, Colorado.

Provo Denver at milepost 23, moderate snowfall.

BNSF HPVODEN-1 with BNSF 6846 leading the way is setting up at meet at Rocky, CO for the HDENPVO-1 passes under the cut at ... (more)

Amtrak 83 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr over HW 72 in Coal Creek Canyon and starts the climb up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr with 193 (P42DC) on leads rounds the corner in Coal Creek Canyon and begins the climb up Tunnel #1.

The haze is thick as the California Zephyr rounds the horseshoe corner in Coal Creek Canyon and gets ready to climb the hill towards Tunnel #1.

BNSF Warbonnet 4705 (Dash9) leans into the curve in Coal Creek Canyon as it heads towards Blue Mountain. Notice the replacement door with the different size font.

The morning California Zephyr crosses over Highway 72 as it rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, and will start the climb up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The crew and passengers on the morning's California Zephyr got quite a view of a large herd of elk as the train ran along Blue Mountain and headed towards Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Su... (more)

Amtrak 198 leads the California Zephyr out of Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line.

Amtrak 180 (P42DC) has climbed out of Coal Creek Canyon and rounds the corner to enter Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

From high atop Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line we see the California Zephyr run through Coal Creek Canyon, which is covered in smoke from the terrible wildfires to the north and west.

Pillows of Snow

HPVODEN1 is rolling through the horseshoe at Coal Creek Canyon past tunnel 1 through a delightful winter morning on the Moffat Road.