Union Pacific’s local freight to Phippsburg, Colorado, approaches Pinecliffe on a snowy April 12, 2001. Springtime in the Rockies!

I had grand plans this afternoon to catch the eastbound California Zephyr as it rounded the curve at Crescent amid snow-laden pines with a glorious sunset over the continental divide in the backgr... (more)

Railroaders clear snow after a big storm at Cliff, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. Rio Grande spreader AX-41 has just plowed snow up to the rear of a westbound coal empty that was cut for the Highway... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 moves snow off the right-of-way just west of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. The spreader is powered by Rio Grande GP40-2 No. 3100 and Union Pacific GP60 No. 190... (more)

After initially plowing snow on the main the day before, Rio Grande spreader AX-41 spreads snow off the right-of-way at Cliff, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. A major blizzard closed transportation t... (more)

The sun briefly shines late in the afternoon of April 22, 2001, after a good spring snowstorm blankets the mountains around Pinecliffe, Colorado. Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr approaches ... (more)

Denver's first measurable snowfall of the 2015-2016 winter arrived on November 5th, and the mountains to the west saw a few inches of accumulation by the time the clouds lifted. Here a westbound B... (more)

Coming from Illinois, there's not too many scenes near home that one could consider theatrical. Perhaps a bustling downtown or the construction of a new building may be one's forte, but nothing li... (more)

The calming sound of the water in South Boulder Creek is briefly interrupted as Union Pacific AC6044CW No. 6921 leads three more units on the Valmont (Boulder) to Energy Mine, Colorado empty coal ... (more)

Standing on Tunnel 29, a BNSF C44-9W leads two CSX ES44AH's Nos. 3125 and 3124 on the counter part train that's waiting at Pinecliffe, Colorado. The train rounds the horseshoe before ducking into ... (more)

A major blizzard closed transportation through much of Colorado on March 17-20, 2003. Denver received 31.8 inches, while Coal Creek Canyon got 71.8 inches and Rollinsville 87.5. With Pinecliffe lo... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight passes an eastbound coal load led by former Chicago and North Western GE AC4400CW No. 6708 in Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on January 22, 2007.

While Rio Grande spreader AX-41 waits on the main line at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, a Union Pacific front-end loader clears snow on the siding on both sides of the Highway 72 grade ... (more)

The hydraulic, working side of Rio Grande spreader AX-41 is visible at the Highway 72 grade crossing at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, during snowplow service. In this March 17-20 storm,... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 pauses at the Highway 72 grade crossing at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, during snowplow service. Power for the spreader train was a fitting Rio Grande GP40-2 ... (more)