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.
Down the grade nearly home after a snowy ride over the Continental Divide UP #5440 leads a 6 pack with coal in the first significant snow of the season.
The California Zephyr passes through Coal Creek Canyon on its way into the Colorado Rocky Mountains and the Moffat Tunnel, and it is pulling a private business car called New York Central 3. The ... (more)
Amtrak 192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around the curve at Blue Mountain. The train was 10 hours late getting into Denver due to heavy rains and flooding in Nebraska.