A pair of UP units leads a short eastbound covered hopper train across South Boulder Creek on the main at Cliff. The tracks follow South Boulder Creek for another ten miles or so on the way east t... (more)

BNSF's Denver-Provo trackage rights manifest passes through the beautiful scenery found near the Moffat Tunnel at close to 9,000 feet above sea level.

A trio of BNSF units is leading the Denver-Provo and is about to disappear behind the rock face as it enters Tunnel 1. The train is making its way up the 2% grade from Coal Creek Canyon, through t... (more)

Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal... (more)

Throughout much of the year, the South Platte River seems to be down at almost a trickle. However, after a winter with a lot of snow fall and a top of rain this spring, the South Platte have flowe... (more)

While double stack intermodal trains are a "dime a dozen" on lines like the Transcon and the Overland, they are far less common in the Denver-Metro area. Indeed, they are probably one of... (more)

A rare morning thunderstorm, currently over the City of Boulder, creates some amazing contrast in the sky as partly cloudy skies dominate to the east over the plains. Under the unusual skies, we f... (more)

Decided to set the alarm a bit early this morning and head east of Denver to get a shot of the westbound Zephyr (with service now restored between Chicago and Denver). Set up for this shot at the ... (more)

This shot is only 36 miles west of Denver Union Station, yet we are deep in the Colorado Rockies. We are at the west end of the "Tunnel District" with the Zephyr passing through the shor... (more)

It is a beautiful afternoon on the final day of April for 2023 as a unit UP oil train descends from Big Ten Loop, through the S-Curve, toward the west switch of Rocky. The terrain is starting to g... (more)

The westbound Rocky Mountaineer: Rockies to the Red Rocks emerges from the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District, Tunnel 29. The tunnel is only 78 feet long! The train has been following South Bo... (more)

About 20 minutes before the sun will disappear behind the mountains to the west, UP 9013 leads a manifest south toward Denver on the Greeley Sub. A few miles to the south, the train will be taking... (more)

A southbound BNSF manifest, coming off of the Front Range Sub, crosses the UP Belt Industrial Lead at Utah Junction. A Warbonnet happens to be second out on the elephant-style manifest as it arriv... (more)

There isn't a cloud in the sky on this chilly February morning as the westbound Zephyr, running about 30 minutes late, climbs toward Tunnel 1 in a snowy winter wonderland. The lack of cloud cover ... (more)

On a clear, cold morning after a February blizzard, the westbound Zephyr climbs toward the east portal of Tunnel 1 in a frozen winter wonderland. AMTK 130, the Phase I heritage unit, is second up ... (more)