Warbonnet Leader at Plainview in 2021

Eastbound HPVODEN1 was especially short today and with a most unusual visitor, first time in many years I’ve had the rare privilege ... (more)

Tunnel 26 Aglow in Reflected Light

Westbound through the tunnel district the daily Provo manifest tugs 10 power units 7 in view here through the Rockies not around them. The af... (more)

Leaning Into it at Rocky

Nearly new UP SD70ACe T4 leads empty coal destined for W. Elk from Cora, IL. Added at the last moment this afternoon at C&S Junction it was a last ... (more)

Flags and New Car Smell

Nearly new UP SD70ACe T4 leads empty coal destined for W. Elk from Cora, IL. Added at the last moment this afternoon at C&S Junction it was a last m... (more)

Clearing Snow System

Tuesday morning December 29th, 2020 Amtrak P42DC number 161 leads the California Zephyr train number 5 seen here climbing to tunnel 1 on the Moffat Sub... (more)

Chicago Bound Overnight

ZDENCHI flies at track speed up and around the super elevated curve east of Hudson, CO. Textbook light and the Front Range glow in the morning sun.

Big Oil Sunrise at the Great Divide

Of aerials and the Moffat Road, oil and wings roll out of the valley below the Great Divide at East Portal within an hour of sunrise. Sh... (more)

Snow Moving in on the Palmer Divide

BNSF 9095 leads a northbound empty coal on the ledge of a winter storm that is just moving in on the Palmer Divide near Larkspur, CO. 12... (more)

Dale Wyoming at Sunset

My imagination is running with the images of this great train rolling across the Wyoming plains overnight for a early morning arrival in Utah tomorro... (more)

Threading the Cliffs at Pinecliffe

Destined for Tulsa this loaded coal started its journey at the Savage load-out in Utah. This train runs with a different symbol into Gran... (more)

Heading Home for the Holidays

Amtrak California Zephyr is whipping up the fresh powder in Coal Creek Canyon on its westbound journey with travelers in the Holiday mood. The fre... (more)

Grain Shuttle on Moffat

Grain moves over the Moffat Road on a cold very windy day after a fresh 4” of snow the day before. High wind warnings abound this train was a slow mov... (more)

Grain Shuttle on Moffat

Second frame after passing through the bore of tunnel 29 a grain shuttle runs over the Moffat Road on a cold very windy day after a fresh 4” of snow t... (more)

Grain Shuttle on Moffat

An unusual surprise with the movement of some grain over the Moffat Road on a cold very windy day after a fresh 4” of snow the day before. This is a G... (more)

Seasons Change

In an instant, Rollinsville was in sunshine while Tolland drew a line in the sand between sun and winter storm. Within a mile of this frame blowing and drifting ... (more)