Snow Still Falling

On a dreamlike morning along the Moffat Road the MGJNY emerges from Rainbow Cut into a sudden break of a major winter storm still gracing the Flatirons whic... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr has just passed through Tunnel 1 and approaches Plainview, Colorado, where an eastbound Union Pacific coal train waits in the siding for the meet on September 4, 2000.

An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe manifest freight, powered by BNSF GE C44-9W No. 5312 and two warbonnet Santa Fe GEs, pops out of Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on the afterno... (more)

Spring Snow

Whisking through the fresh Spring snow on the Moffat Road through the Flatiron Range, Amtrak #5 is right on time. Shot on Mavic Pro 2.

On a clear July 28, 2001, afternoon, an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train heads downgrade out of Plainview, Colorado.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train descends the two percent grade of the rugged Moffat Tunnel Subdivision between Tunnel 3 and Tunnel 2 just west of Plainview, Colorado on the morning of Februa... (more)

The California Zephyr exits Tunnel 1 with a special guest in tow. The brown car (DOT 221) is the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety car, which is making the journey with the Zephy... (more)

Amtrak 135 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around the corner after having just come through Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

AMTK 135 leads the California Zephyr down the hill from Tunnel #1 and will soon arrive in the City of Denver, Colorado, which is visible in the upper right.

Stormy Plainview

Severe thunderstorms are moving northeasterly into Boulder County just in time for an opening for a sun filled storm light shot at Plainview, CO. Amtrak #6... (more)

Amtrak 154 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through arguably the most scenic stretch of the journey from Chicago to Emeryville, California. It will include 28 tunnels, breathtaking views of mo... (more)

Amtrak 175 (P42DC) has just exited Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub and is heading to Plainview, Colorado. It will pass through 28 more tunnels before it gets to the 6 mile long Moffat Tunnel, ... (more)

Chicago and Northwestern heritage is glowing in the morning sun at Tunnel 1 near Coal Creek. CNW has a lot of history on the Moffat Road over the years with their connections with the Union Pacifi... (more)

The Flatirons are shrouded in a winter storm while the HPVODEN1 BNSF Provo to Lincoln manifest glides along in the fresh powder on an early February morning. Shot on Mavic Pro 2 with heated batter... (more)

The hazy skies caused by recent wildfires open up a light hole on the tracks just as BNSF 6103 (ES44AC) emerges from Rainbow Cut with a string of oil cans headed for Denver, Colorado.