Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train climbs towards Tunnel 1 as it takes a full load of passengers from Denver to the ski resort for a day of skiing, tubing and snowboarding.

On a clear, cold morning after a February blizzard, the westbound Zephyr climbs toward the east portal of Tunnel 1 in a frozen winter wonderland. AMTK 130, the Phase I heritage unit, is second up ... (more)

Twilight falls across the Front Range as the Colorado Rocky Mountains reflect off the side of the California Zephyr 6 train heading to Denver.

The Winter Park Express runs through Tunnel 29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado on its way towards the Winter Park Ski Resort.

Bond, WEBX 800007 in Bond. As a long time fan of Ian Fleming, when the opportunity presented itself on July 27, 2020, there was a location that could not be missed. Amtrak Train 6 (Californ... (more)

After waiting for freight traffic to get on a siding at Eisele, Colorado the California Zephyr 5 heads up to Big Ten Curve.

The California Zephyr #5 runs through the woods as it heads towards Tunnel 30 east of Rollinsville, Colorado.

Here we see the trifecta at Rocky, as a BNSF Freight holds on the Eisele siding while the California Zephyr passes, and UP 5983 (AC4400WC-CTE) holds on the Rocky siding before heading into Denver.... (more)

A late California Zephyr and a sunny day at the Winter Park Ski Resort combine for a bucket list shot of Amtrak engine 183 (P42DC) exiting the west portal of the famed Moffat Tunnel.

The California Zephyr emerges from the West Portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park, Colorado.

Morning Splendor at East Portal
Repeat attempts finally paid off on the 6th. Even still subzero temps chill me to the bone as I patiently wait here in full exposure to the 14 thousan... (more)

The California Zephyr drops down into Coal Creek Canyon from Blue Mountain and gets ready to make the 2% grade climb to Tunnel #1.

The snow is deep, and the temperatures are -4 degrees as the California Zephyr runs through a winter wonderland at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through a winter wonderland at Tolland, Colorado thanks to a snowstorm the night before.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train rolls downgrade out of Plainview, Colorado, and approaches Tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon on April 26, 2000. Two UP GE AC4400CWs bracket a yet to be renumbere... (more)