Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr winds its way through snow-covered evergreen trees at Crescent, Colorado, on the snowy morning of March 27, 2009.

KCS 4114 & UP 4936 pass Rollinsville (CO) with a westbound tank train.

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.

Western Tunnel District

Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr rolls along the ridge above South Boulder Creek near Wundervu, CO in Boulder county. In this frame P42 #174 has emerged f... (more)

Union Pacific’s MDVRO freight exits Tunnel 27 in the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on June 15, 2001. Leading the train is UP EMD SD40T-2 No. 8571, formerly Rio Grande No. 5343.

Snow Locked Flatirons

Westbound, high out on the Flatirons above the Great Plains in full snow flock the Provo manifest swoops in and out of tunnel 2, 3, and onward to the Gr... (more)

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

The westbound California Zephyr descends through Glenwood Canyon along the scenic Colorado River in what looks like a well weathered model railroad due to being perched high above on the mountain.

The westbound California Zephyr descends through Glenwood Canyon along the scenic Colorado River passing Grindstone Creek - today this same view is under heavy smoke with the landscape charred and... (more)

The Valley of the Giants

Westbound into the sunset late in the summer the evening sun will fill this valley at East Portal on the Moffat Sub. Tailings below me from an abando... (more)

Fall in the Mountains

Winter has left an overnight treat on this late Fall day on the Moffat Road near the Great Divide. A classic shot taken as low as possible to avoid obsc... (more)

Threading The Flatirons

When David Moffat dreamed of his railroad the task to cut through these ancient spires must have been an unimaginable stressor. Surveying was a Herculea... (more)

1971-2011

Amtrak Heritage unit #156 in Heritage I leads the California Zephyr at tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon.

Amtrak 5 is passing through the Flatirons Range on a hot Summer morning. On the rear is New York Central “Portland” private car. Good friend and fellow railpictures contributor K. Morgan of C... (more)

Amtrak #192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the scenic mountain valley of Tolland, Colorado as it makes its way to the Moffat Tunnel.