West South Draw South Draw is a horse shoe curve situated behind the Flat Irons on the other side of Eldorado Mountain in Eldorado Canyon. It is the 3rd set of horse shoe curves beginn... (more)

The Amtrak heritage engine 160 (known as the Pepsi Can paint scheme) exits Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado as it leads the California Zephyr 6 train towards Denver.

Pinecliffe Manifesto Middle ground and right in between the big canyon and the free run to the Divide is Pinecliffe. Its a dramatic corner and a horse shoe around a place on the river... (more)

A pair of BNSF General Electric motors work as the rear distributed power on a Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest train as they descend down the over 2% grade of the Colorado Rockies near Pinecliffe... (more)

Canyon Walls The Rocky Mountaineer was delightfully on time today with matched power for a spectacular ride west through the Moffat Road’s tunnel district. Fall light pours into the d... (more)

BNSF 4207 (ES44C4) runs through the pine trees at Crescent, Colorado as it heads west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Eastbound through Crescent Running along the rim of Eldorado Canyon into South Draw the PVODEN is nearly to tunnel 17.

Rocky Mountaineer Running with proper leader the westbound Rocky Mountaineer is passing through tunnel 14 and 15 in the tunnel district at South Draw.

After leaving Denver, Colorado an hour late, the California Zephyr arrives in Tolland and glides among the golden aspen trees lining the valley.

Low clouds and a glowing orange sunrise catch the California Zephyr as it leaves Keenesburg, Colorado.

The California Zephyr 5 train heads towards Big Ten Curve at Rocky, Colorado and will soon be running through 30 tunnels to get to the west side of the Continental Divide.

Clear of the heavy thunderstorms between Yarmony and Kremmling, patchwork blue sky provides just enough sun to illuminate the red rock formations and impressive geology at Bull Gulch as the Rocky ... (more)

In the midst of heavy rolling thunderstorms (making the photographer increasingly anxious), the Rocky Mountaineer exits tunnel 39 slowly working its way through the imposing rock faces and steep w... (more)

Says who the Moffat isn't busy? Eastbound coal loads roll off the Craig branch at Bond while westbound oil empties get outlawed and a ballast train is tied down in the siding awaiting its next ass... (more)

Rocky Mountain California Zephyr
Amtrak 5 is like a n scale train coming from tunnel 13 in comparison to the dramatic mountain cliffs of South Draw and Eldorado Canyon.