West side of Tunnel 1

MGJNY is about to enter Tunnel 1 at Plain.

The Flatirons like great Sentinels from the Darkness

Towering out of the darkness of a winter storm raging at the Great Divide the sun momentarily blasts out in a sun po... (more)

May Snows bring Spring Flowers

A beautiful morning at Crescent begs the lens and an appropriate eastbound in full sunshine in among the heavy flock after a late spring sn... (more)

Blue Mountain Snowy Aerial

A fresh 10” of snow left a picture perfect morning scene only capable on a UAV along the Flatirons just right for a Union Pacific manifest fr... (more)

Morning Light & Mountain Pastures

Grand Junction to Denver manifest made a timely appearance for a shot I’ve been attempting in that special light in a fresh 10” of mountain ... (more)

Rollins Pass Mercantile

Easterly and swiftly, moving along the Grand Junction to Denver local passes in front of the classic namesake establishment with a colorful variet... (more)

In the Valley of the Grande Gold

Absolute peak color lines the Moffat Road at Tolland on the original grade. The Union Pacific Armor Yellow MGJNY makes a timely and complim... (more)

The veterans unit along with 6 other units on the front leads an eastbound freight down the moffat tunnel sub. The day before the unit lead a westbound to Grand Junction before turning for the run... (more)

Snow Still Falling

On a dreamlike morning along the Moffat Road the MGJNY emerges from Rainbow Cut into a sudden break of a major winter storm still gracing the Flatirons whic... (more)

Fall in the Mountains

Winter has left an overnight treat on this late Fall day on the Moffat Road near the Great Divide. A classic shot taken as low as possible to avoid obsc... (more)

Significant storms are leaving the region over the High Plains seen here from the majestic grandstands of the Great Plains near Plainview, CO. On this June day in 2019 near the solstice the last l... (more)

Aspens and all the foliage in full peak Fall color line the picturesque valley east of Rollins Pass and the Great Divide. The Union Pacific maintains the main line railroad that goes through the R... (more)

Fall and Winter in the High Country

Fall color mingles with fresh snow along the picturesque curve over South Boulder Creek east of Tolland, CO. The Great Divide is majesti... (more)

From the large rock east of Crescent looking west towards the Great Divide still wrapped in the remnants of the previous nights Spring snow storm an eastbound Union Pacific manifest is making its ... (more)

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)