West side of Tunnel 1

MGJNY is about to enter Tunnel 1 at Plain.

A Gross Dam Fine Snow

Crescent on a glorious snowy morning in October one of my favorite subjects in life. Amtrak makes it’s dependable appearance just after 900. Gross r... (more)

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)

Stormy Nights

Hustling through Leyden at track speed on the back of a HP cell situated over the west suburbs of Denver, Colorado, Amtrak’s California Zephyr reflects on... (more)

Snowy Day on the East Side

Rolling along west of Rollinsville, BNSF priority manifest is whispering among the flocked pines of the valley.

East Slope of the Sherman Highlands

Grain porter rolls diligently over the fills east of Sherman Hill near Otto, Wyoming.

Among the Black Eyed Susan Patch

Sharing some time with a bumble bee and a wasp I wait in the humid hot evening air north of Greeley along the route of the legends. Che... (more)

Entering Bootlegger Canyon

The Potash local is nearing Bootlegger Canyon and the tunnel leading to Intrepid Potash among the iron rich geology of Moab, Utah. Shot on Ma... (more)

Little Train, Big Hills

Amtrak is threading the Rockies on a pleasant winters day. Dramatic rise and fall are on the photographers mind standing on this ledge.

Eastbound through the Signal Bridge

A railfan shot of the ITAG4-25 (Intermodal-Tacoma-Global 4) racing eastward up the grade to Sherman Hill under the signal bridge at... (more)

Spring Snow in the Tunnel District

At the end of a vibrant chase, thankfully this eastbound was working back to Denver at a slow enough pace to able to catch it in so man... (more)

Spring Snow in the Tunnel District

The Continental Divide is covered in a new foot of snow creating a winter wonderland of deep flock inside the valley where the Moffat R... (more)

Springtime in the Rockies

The Continental Divide is covered in a new foot of snow creating a winter wonderland of deep flock inside the valley where the Moffat Road wande... (more)

Storm Light at Tonnville

Severe weather warnings shut down the Brush Sub for a time on this stormy evening in June 2019. Waiting impatiently for the weather to pass this ... (more)