Welded rail rolled at Colorado Fuel & Iron (CF&I) in 1997 stands ready for the task of supporting the eastbound Ski Train, which is approaching around the curve in the distance. Little did anybody... (more)

Looking out the last car of the Ski Train, Winter Park is rapidly fading in the increasing exhaust as the Ski Train enters the Moffat Tunnel.

UP's "West Local" throttles up as it approaches the east end of Barbara's Gulch. Ten years ago, the local served three customers west of Leyden and there were days where four geeps were needed due... (more)

The Ansco Ski Train makes its first run of the 2006-2007 winter season. The train, led by SKTX 242 (ex-AMTK 242) hustles west near Chem Spur (MP 14.5) on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

The high winds speeds already are kicking up quite a bit of snow, but the swiftly moving eastbound Zephyr is definitely making its own contribution to the swirling white stuff as it crosses the gr... (more)

It is hard enough to find an unpatched Espee unit in Colorado at all anymore, let alone on the point of a coal train!

Glenwood Springs is a very popular destination among Amtrak passengers. The hot springs pool, located across the Colorado River and I-70 from the depot, is a lot of fun any time of year! Here, a g... (more)

Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is following the Colorado River a few miles west of the siding of Yarmony.

The westbound California Zephyr charges through freshly fallen snow at Tolland. It is about 1:15pm as Amtrak is approaching the Moffat Tunnel. The train has been delayed more than two hours since ... (more)

At the south end of Littleton near Chatfield Reservoir is Acequia. There are a few industries that UP's South Local will switch out here on Monday's and Thursday's. On this Saturday morning, howev... (more)

They say pictures tell a story. I guess this pictures tells the story of the rail that was cast in 1979 at Colorado Fuel & Iron...30 years later, a westbound coal empty rolls over the rail at trac... (more)

On the main at Dell, the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer wraps along the Colorado River with a pair of UP SD70Ms on the point. Dell is one of two sidings on the Dotsero Cutoff between Dotsero and Bond... (more)

Shots like this are why I love shooting in the Utah desert. The westbound Zephyr is moving along at 70 MPH just west of the siding of Desert. The Book Cliffs serve as a wonderful backdrop in the l... (more)

The Colorado State Fair special has entered the single track main (found on the Joint Line) between Palmer Lake and Crews. The train is gliding down the 1% grade right along the United States Air ... (more)

Now that the Cheyenne Frontier Days special has been wyed (turned around), it is headed back to Cheyenne from Speer Jct. A classic water tower from steam days stands tall in the distance.