Amtrak engine #19 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr along the shelf overlooking a frozen South Boulder Creek.

Lifting Snow Along the South Boulder

Number 5 running on time kicks up some fresh snow near the Great Divide at Tolland. Running track speed and looking so clean and fresh th... (more)

Valentines Day balloons greet the crew and passengers of the California Zephyr as it passes through Tolland, Colorado on the way to the Moffat Tunnel. The sunny skies are deceiving, as the tempera... (more)

After stopping in Denver to pick up and off load passengers, the California Zephyr took the Moffat Line into the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Here it kicks up the snow as it runs through Tolland, Co... (more)

BNSF 6542 (ES44C4) leads a power-heavy freight train through Tolland, Colorado.

60 mile per hour winds blast the California Zephyr as it runs through Tolland on its way to the Moffat Tunnel.

BNSF 6542 (ES44C4) runs though the hills at Tolland, Colorado on its way to the Moffat Tunnel portal.

BNSF 7839 (ES44DC) passes a waiting westbound train at Tolland, Colorado.

After waiting for an eastbound freight to pass at Tolland, the westbound freight led by BNSF 6542 (ES44C4) proceeded to the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.

A westbound 7 lead unit BNSF Freight holds on the Tolland siding while an eastbound BNSF train with 4 lead units heads down the mountain towards Rollinsville, Colorado.

BNSF 6542 (ES44C4) and six other lead units hold on a siding at Tolland, Colorado so that an eastbound BNSF freight can proceed to Denver.

Amtrak engine 71 leads the California Zephyr through Tolland, Colorado under some of the worse conditions imaginable. The temperature was around 23 degrees and the wind was blowing 50-60mph, insta... (more)

In the Valley of the Grande Gold

Absolute peak color lines the Moffat Road at Tolland on the original grade. The Union Pacific Armor Yellow MGJNY makes a timely and complim... (more)

With high winds whipping the snow capped mountains above the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel, BNSF 8148 (ES44C4) leads a mixed freight out of the mountain shadows and into the open area around To... (more)

AMTK 40 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the golden aspen trees at Tolland, Colorado.