The California Zephyr runs through Blue Mountain Road as it heads into Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
A colorful addition to the California Zephyr train leaving Denver was this private Pullman car.
Amtrak engine #71 (P42DC) passes over Highway 72 in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Amtrak engine #134 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around the bend entering Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado and will soon be passing through the first of 29 tunnels before reaching the west side of the Continental Divide.
The California Zephyr runs past a highway maintenance facility in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
Amtrak engine #192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
The California Zephyr begins the climb into the Colorado Rocky Mountains, starting in Coal Creek Canyon.
Amtrak engine #192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
Rocky Mountaineer's two GP40-3's lead the passenger train over Highway 72 in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs into the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
An empty oil train with six units heads west back to the oil fields of Wellington, UT as it climbs the 2% grade of Coal Creek Canyon towards Tunnel 1.
The Rocky Mountaineer's #8021 (GP40-3) runs around the base of Coal Creek Canyon and will soon enter Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
The Rocky Mountaineer runs through the Horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
The California Zephyr runs through a cut in Coal Creek Canyon and will soon climb the 2% grade towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.