Have you ever wondered why the Rio Grande chose "Aspen Gold" for its main color? This shot might help! Deciduous trees at their peak fall colors line both sides of the tracks near the we... (more)

Along the Dotsero Cutoff, the tracks cross from one side of the Colorado River to the other multiple time. One such bridge is right around MP 149.5 in red canyon. I am not sure if red canyon is th... (more)

In 1906, surveyors for David Moffat decided that Gore Canyon was the route the railroad would take on its way west. Four tunnels were built through some of the solid rock faces. 118 years later, a... (more)

UP 4014 is headed west on Main 1 after emerging from Hermosa Tunnel on a summer run that will take the train through several western states over the next month or so. The train made a mechanical s... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr passes through a Winter Wonderland in the midst of the area known as the Tunnel District. This is on UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, located about 26 miles west of ... (more)

Amtrak Above the Clouds The weather in the Denver-Metro area is weird this morning. Once or twice a year, the ground is warm enough and the air cools enough overnight to create a layer of ... (more)

It is 7:22am and the valley in which the Moffat Tunnel is located is half lit by the rising sun. A trio of BNSF DPUs brings up the tail end of a westbound coal train, which is disappearing in to t... (more)

Minutes before the sun peeks over the top of the ridge, a westbound loaded BNSF coal load approaches the signals at the west end of Tolland. Traditionally, coal loads on the Moffat head east. Howe... (more)

Fall colors are at their peek in the Colorado high country. The westbound Zephyr is running right on time through Tolland, just about two miles west of the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel.

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)