Amtrak's Phase I heritage unit leads the westbound California Zephyr through Pinecliffe and on toward the Continental Divide

Amtrak's Phase I heritage unit leads the westbound California Zephyr through the tight confines of south boulder creek canyon

Rounding the curve after passing through the old Tunnel 28 site, long ago daylighted.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr crosses South Boulder Creek and emerges from the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a snowy March 28, 2016. Trailing lead GE P42DC No. 81 is â€... (more)

A westbound BNSF manifest heavy in unfinished steel, I-beams and tank cars climbs the 2% grade thru South Boulder Canyon. The train has 5 big motors, configured 3x2. The railroad has followed Sout... (more)

About a half a mile east of this location near the now daylighted Tunnel 28, the RBBB Circus Train stalled out due to only having two of their three motors online for fuel conservation. Once the c... (more)

Railfanning is all about luck, and today... luck was definitely on my side. After getting pelted by heavy rain and hail for a few minutes, the sound of the RBBB Circus Train could be heard and the... (more)

Scaling the side of the cliff next to South Boulder Creek a BNSF manifest climbs the 2% grade. The river is dropping much faster than the railroad as the white water below can attest. The left sid... (more)

An empty coal train twists thru the narrow confines of South Boulder Canyon. The train is entering one of the tightest curves on the ex DRGW mainlines at 12 degrees.... This section of railroad is... (more)

Canyoneering Moffat Style.... A westbound climbs up the 2% grade above South Boulder Creek. This location is between Tunnel 27 and Tunnel 29. The scar on the mountainside is daylighted Tunnel 28.... (more)

The crew of an empty westbound coal train greets the conductor on the eastbound coal load they are meeting at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on April 23, 2001. Even though this former Rio Grande line is no... (more)

Southern Pacific AC4400CW No. 226 leads an eastbound Union Pacific coal train into Pinecliffe, Colorado, for a meet with a westbound coal empty on a snowy April 23, 2001.

Westbound on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision is a light engine move crossing South Boulder Creek at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 28, 2016. Like white frosting on a cake, snow is stil... (more)

Looking high above a small canyon above South Boulder Creek a six unit lite power move from North Yard (Denver) to Ute, Colorado led by UP SD70ACe No. 8592 approaches Pinecliffe on March 28, 2016.

Southern Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 291 leads a westbound Union Pacific coal train out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a snowy April 23, 2001.