A freshly painted engine #164 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr and emerges from Tunnel 1 as it begins the climb through the tunnel district on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr 5 train out of Denver, Colorado sports a newly painted Amtrak engine 164 as it exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

With the Flatiron rock formation of Boulder, Colorado visible in the distance, the private car Cyrus K Holliday gets pulled up the Moffat Tunnel Sub on the back of the California Zephyr 5 train.

The California Zephyr runs through Tunnel 4 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub as it heads higher into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

D&RGW EMD FT 544 leads three mates and 59 cars westbound near Plainview Colorado, on August 29th 1943. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Heavy snow is falling as a deer scampers away from the track, just as the California Zephyr runs through the S curves at Rainbow Cut in Plainview, Colorado. On point is Amtrak's Operation Life Sa... (more)

The Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through Plainview, Colorado as seen from the top of the Eisele Siding at Blue Mountain.

AMTK 136 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr up towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr 6 train exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado as the last moments of evening sun light up the mountainside.

The California Zepher 6 train exits Tunnel 1 and begins the drop into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver, Colorado.

The Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview Colorado as it heads back to Denver, Colorado.

The Operation Life Saver engine 203 leads the California Zephyr 5 train towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Heavy snow falls as Amtrak's specially painted Operation Life Saver engine runs the California Zephyr through Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Snow Flies from the Rail Head Operation Lifesaver P42 plays in the snow pushing a fresh 3” from the railhead at Plainview in the snow.

Grande Memories Rio Grande memories flood my mind while I watch the Operation Lifesaver Amtrak motor swiftly gain altitude high in the Flatiron Range at Tunnel 3. Like a silver thread ... (more)