The intensity of the Moffat Subdivision is clearly noticeable as these three GE's lug this eastbound manifest towards tunnel #1.

A 4-pack of UP units make their way eastward toward tunnel #1 as they tower above the rest of their train.

The eastbound California Zephyr passes the junction with the U.P. Craig branch, which curves up the hill to the right. Amtrak units 129 & 191 with seven cars.

An empty coal train passes through Tunnel 39 alongside the Colorado River amid the colorful fall landscape.

P42 # 118 and 41 are pulling Amtraks train # 5 "California Zephyr" up the 2.0 % grade to the front range of the Rockies and the Moffat tunnel. The train is going through little 10 curve/... (more)

A westbound coal train skirts the Colorado River, approaching tunnel 39 on a chilly fall morning.

After a quiet morning on the Moffat Sub, an eastbound coal train skirts the Colorado River, passing through Tunnel 40 in this rugged stretch of railroad.

Rounding the curve heading east out of the bustling metropolis of Pinecliffe, a BNSF manifest makes its way toward Denver on a bluebird Colorado day.

Six inches of fresh snow has every pine tree and boulder glistening in the bright Colorado sunshine on a perfect March morning. Down below an eastbound UP freight rounds a curve near Pinecliffe on... (more)

Bright sunshine, a stunning blue sky, and several inches of fresh snow cover the pine forests along the Moffat Route near Crescent. Even absent a train, the quiet scene illustrates the beauty of R... (more)

Amtrak 5 speeds across the flats near Kremmling into the afternoon sun. In just a few miles the scenery will change dramatically as the California Zephyr enters the dramatic Gore Canyon, with its ... (more)

The westbound Amtrak California Zephyr zips westbound through the outskirts of Kremmling between the scenic Byers and Gore Canyons.

The meandering headwaters of the Colorado River create a break in the fall colors through which we see the westbound California Zephyr heading out of Granby toward the spectacular Byers and Gore C... (more)

The signs of fall are quickly appearing at the higher elevations of Colorado's Moffat Route. The eastbound California Zephyr was on time as it sped out of Hot Sulfur Springs past a small stand of ... (more)

An eastbound loaded coal train fights the pull of gravity as it slowly descends out of Tunnel 10, past the clearing where Tunnel 9 stood until it was daylighted.