It was a magical morning on the Moffat as freezing frost and snow flock the entire valley, providing a winter wonderland for the passengers and crew on the California Zephyr as it heads into the C... (more)

Snow and fog greet the California Zephyr as it runs through Plainview, Colorado.

Snow and frosty fog greet the California Zephyr as it runs through Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 3 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 3 at Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Crude on the Flatirons Eastbound crude oil is working east through tunnel 4-2 on the Flatiron Range.

A Westbound empty coal drag is seen starting the climb of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains out of Denver. The train is approaching Coal Creek Canyon and has just crossed Blue Mountain Road.

A Westbound empty coal drag is seen starting the climb of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains out of Denver. The train is approaching Coal Creek Canyon and has just crossed Blue Mountain Road.

Rocky Mountain Rail Tours #2021 (GP40-3) leads the passenger train out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado and will drop into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver.

Loaded oil train OXPSJ-24 is seen heading East toward Denver coming down the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains on the Union Pacific Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The train is crossing Blue Mountain ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr has just curved out of Tunnel 1 east of Plainview while climbing Colorado’s front range mountains on the morning of September 13, 2023.

The California Zephyr runs along the base of Blue Mountain Road as it climbs through Eisele, Colorado.

The California Zephyr 5 train leaves the Denver skyline behind (in the upper right) and passes through Leyden, Colorado on its way up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs between Tunnels #1 and #2 as it passes through Plainview, Colorado.

BNSF 6012 (ES44AC) shoved a coal train past a waiting UP freight train waiting on the siding at Plainview, Colorado.