An eastbound Union Pacific engineering special approaches Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 13, 2003. The 11-car passenger train is powered by impressive EMD DDA40X “Ce... (more)

The Rio Grande Ski Train curves toward Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on February 10, 2001.

The Rio Grande Ski Train approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on February 15, 2008.

This F9 survives today.

Westbound climbing the slope

Westbound climbing the slope

UP 7922 leads an eastbound coal train past a group of MOW workers at Plainview Siding.

Fog begins to lift as the California Zephyr makes a steady climb threading through the numerous tunnels of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains after leaving Denver.

Amtrak No. 5 heads west out of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of May 14, 2017. The train is passing through Tunnel 3 in a series of tunnels that penetrate the unique Flatiron rock formations,... (more)

Rio Grande 5504 heads Eastbound at Plainview with a loaded coal train just after Sunrise.

On September 21, 2001, the American Orient Express luxury cruise train heads westbound through the Flatiron rock formations into Tunnel 3 and the heart of the “Tunnel District” on Union Pacifi... (more)

A Union Pacific coal empty climbs toward Plainview, Colorado, and is about to enter Tunnel 1 on January 21, 2006.

The Rio Grande Ski Train approaches milepost 23 east of Plainview, Colorado, on the afternoon of April 1, 2001. Early spring storms are moving east as the passenger train exits Tunnel 1 (bored thr... (more)

Union Pacific MDVRO approaches Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on January 21, 2006. Two EMD SD70Ms sandwich a GE C40-8 on the manifest freight bound for Roper Yard in Salt Lake City.

Approaching Tunnel 1, the Rio Grande Ski Train marches up the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision east of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of January 7, 2001. Pinch-hitting for ailing F40PH No. 242 on to... (more)