After leaving Denver the California Zephyr runs through Little and Big Ten Curves at Rocky, Colorado.
Amtrak heritage engine 184 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr towards Tunnel 17 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
With an arduous crossing of the Continental Divide now behind it, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr cruises west out of Granby, Colorado, on November 15, 2021.
As evening descends over the Rocky Mountains with Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision therein, the rumble of a train can be heard through South Boulder Canyon as they work their way up the 2... (more)
The California Zephyr rounds the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon and heads to Plainview, Colorado.
The Rocky Mountain Express passenger train runs through the South Draw at Crescent which includes tunnels 13-16 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 6202 (ES44AC) rounds the corner at Crescent Colorado as it runs east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 8346 (ES44C4) muscles a long freight down the grade at Eisele, Colorado, after which it will run through Big and Little Ten curves at Rocky.
In what looks more like a scene from a model train layout, Amtrak ran 4 Chargers on point when the California Zephyr 6 train headed to Denver, Colorado. It was odd not seeing the venerable P42's o... (more)
Amtrak engine 148 (P42DC) is about to lead the California Zephyr into tunnel 13 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 6202 (ES44AC) leads a long freight through Big Ten Curve where it will drop 2% as it heads towards Rocky, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 15 as it heads east down the Moffat Tunnel Sub and towards Denver, Colorado.
The California Zephyr heads towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado after having run through Coal Creek Canyon.
The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 13 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and will next enter Tunnel 12 on its way to Plainview, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon as it begins the climb into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.