The crew of UP 5983 (AC4400WC-CTE) offloads their bags after arriving in Rocky, Colorado. The trip from Grand Junction on the west slope was no doubt a scenic journey as a heavy snow blanketed th... (more)

Amtrak Engineer Gary mounts his P42DC and will take his engine up the Moffat Tunnel Sub and through the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

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

Amtrak Engineer Gary of the California Zephyr 5 chats about needing to wait for some freight traffic to clear on the track ahead at Rocky, Colorado. After about 15 minutes they received the OK to ... (more)

The California Zephyr meets a Union Pacific freight at Rocky, Colorado.

The California Zephyr rounds Big Ten Curve at Rocky as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

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)

The California Zephyr passes BNSF 8322 (ES44C4) which is waiting for a crew which will later take it to Denver.

UP 8243 (ES44AC) rounds the curve at the base of Blue Mountain and will soon start the climb out of Coal Creek Canyon up to Tunnel #1.

UP 8243 (ES44AC) leads a freight into the cut just east of Rocky, Colorado.

The California Zephyr meets a BNSF freight at Rocky, Colorado as it heads towards Big Ten Curve on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 8243 (ES44AC) leads a freight through the cut that runs under highway 93 and leads to the Rocky Siding.

BNSF 5059 (Dash9) runs through the signals at Rocky, Colorado after leading a freight down the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

After a major pre-winter snowstorm hit Colorado’s front range, it dawned clear on October 26, 1997. At the east switch of Rocky siding, an eastbound Union Pacific coal trainis led by Southern Pa... (more)

The California Zephyr is holding at Rocky, Colorado. Here you can see Little 10 Curve which is the point at which the trains running up the Moffat Line will begin their climb into the Rocky Mount... (more)