In an answered prayer, Union Pacific #5617 leads the MGJNY through East Portal on a clash of the seasons kind of morning. Working the Moffat 4 out of a 7 day week from September through October wi... (more)

Morning light fills the sky with color and punctuates the reflections on Barr Lake.

Spring snow is in full grip of the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on this early morning blue hour in April, 2020. This eastbound BNSF manifest is rolling through the horseshoe at Coal Creek, CO.

Emerging from a very characteristically high country winter days ground blizzard; BNSF #8052 is leading the Lincoln to Provo manifest through Tolland, CO.

Southbound loaded coal rolls over the Larkspur, Colorado bridge over Carpenter Creek and Spruce Mountain Road on the Joint Line. Stormy skies and superb storm light fill the region.

Winter storm light fills Beyers Canyon west of Hot Sulpher Springs, CO.

The first thunderstorm complexes of the 2020 season rumble northeasterly over Boulder County while the last light of the day strikes a westbound oil train around the horseshoe at Coal Creek. Gett... (more)

UP 5908 works it’s manifest past Blue Mountain and through the Coal Creek tangents on a delightful bright morning. Fresh heavy snow fell over the previous 2 days and with such little traffic on th... (more)

Amtrak number 5, the California Zephyr is on the fill west of Rollinsville, CO along South Boulder Creek among the peak color of Aspens.

BNSF handles a manifest around the tangent at Crescent, CO over a fresh foot of snow. Crescent is fabled by crews since the Rio Grande operated the Moffat Subdivision as the most beautiful view in... (more)

A BNSF southbound manifest is in full dramatic storm light from a break in between the HPC’s (high precipitation cell). BNSF 8347 is about to roll forward after waiting at Spruce on the Colorado J... (more)

BNSF coal comes around Rainbow Cut at Plainview, CO on a perfectly lit snowy morning in the golden hour. Icicles still hang on the nose and the fresh snow is just being whisked off the railhead by... (more)

Beautiful winter wonderland flock covers the entire valley at Pinecliffe, CO with 10” of new snow overnight. Amtrak’s early morning Winter Park Express is an ideal subject for the morning. Silentl... (more)

Union Pacific 1989 leads a Rock & Rail train out of the Royal Gorge.

The Big Boy, number 4014 is nearing the end of its journey home to Cheyenne, WYO at Terry Ranch. Blizzard conditions with drifts covering the right of way and just a kiss of late afternoon sun hig... (more)