ES44AC number 7364 leads a long string of locomotives on a westbound power move a few miles southwest of Burns, CO on January 23, 2016.
Crossing over the Grande, entering the red rock canyon near Burns.
Around the Grand (Colorado) River with empties for the Montrose Branch (I think), an ACe rolls smoothly by a fishing boat.
A 17 car Passenger special proceeds West following the Colorado River as it heads towards Dotsero.
Words really can't describe the Moffat Route. It is such an amazing stretch of rail with great array of scenery between the east slope and west side of the continental divide. This Union Pacific m... (more)
With an impressive sound reflecting from the walls of the narrow Red Canyon, a Union Pacific tank car train with ES44AC # 8223 and SD70M # 3934 in front and two GE's in the rear is following the C... (more)
Just when the dirt road through the Colorado river gorge reached again the edge of the canyon, this UP mixed freight came along, together with the only sunshine spot of the day! Leading are AC4400... (more)
Westbound Denver - Salt Lake City manifest heads through Burns, CO.
From high up the entire train can be seen with two units on the head end, three mid-train and one on the rear.
UP 5714 leads a loaded coal train across one of the many bridges in this remote section of Colorado.
A birds eye view of the entire coal train rolling through ranch land high in the Rocky Mountains.
UP 6422 continues the shove through the red canyons of the Dotsero Cutoff.
UP 7963 seen passing the distinctive red cliffs west of Burns, CO along the Colorado River section of UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub.