Honorary Steam Locomotive Both EMD ACe’s throw enough black smoke to fool the most avid steam fan into thinking this was a steam photo charter! Not an Alco even, certainly not Tier 4... (more)

BNSF ACe 8774 pays homage to the steam locomotives that used to run up to the Moffat Tunnel through Rollinsville, Colorado.

Light snow is falling as Amtrak engine 189 (P42DC) holds at Rollinsville, Colorado for a fresh crew to board and then will continue the journey down the east side of the Rocky Mountains towards De... (more)

A rare Union Pacific coal train on the Moffat heads westbound through Rollinsville, Colorado at dawn, passing the California Zephyr which has stopped to receive a fresh crew due to lengthy delays ... (more)

After lengthy delays in Utah due to a broken rail, the California Zephyr 6 train waits at a snowy crossing in Rollinsville, Colorado at dawn for a fresh crew that will help get the train to Denver... (more)

The California Zephyr 6 train waits in snow and fog at Rollinsville, Colorado for a new crew after a lengthy delay in Utah meant the original crew timed out before reaching Denver.

UP 6675 AC4400CW leas a long oil train down from the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel and heads to Denver, Colorado.

UP 6675 (AC4400CW) heads towards Rollinsville, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub after having just passed through Tolland.

UP 6675 (AC4400CW) leads an oil can train through Rollinsville on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Snow Straddling the South Boulder Along the banks of the South Boulder made possible by a mass of snow under my feet I challenge myself to capture the torrent of the open water on a pa... (more)

Amtrak #5 over takes a UP manifest in Rollinsville, CO on UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

The DPUs on a westbound BNSF train shove toward Moffat Tunnel.

First Light in the Canyon
Westbound just after first light in the canyon west of Rollins, CO Winter Park Express lifts the snow for my camera.

BNSF 8503 (SD70ACe) shoves a freight through the corner east of Tunnel 30 at Rollinsville, Colorado.

Trying to elevate my night photography game - here's a BNSF westbound manifest illuminating the snow-covered path ahead as it curves and crawls its way up the last few miles to the Moffat Tunnel.