West of Rollinsville, Colo., six SD motors of D&RGW usher Train 707, empty coal hoppers, back to mines on Oct. 10, 1986.

With six new EMD SD50’s charging up the mountain with a string of coal empties, D&RGW’s 5511 West has passed Rollinsville, Colo. and has about 7 miles before reaching Moffat Tunnel and diving ... (more)

Over U.P. trackage rights, BNSF 6852 West is about to crest the Continental Divide and plunge through 6.2-mile long Moffat Tunnel on Feb. 21, 2015. The premises are heavily monitored and remotel... (more)

Having passed through North America’s 4th longest tunnel (6.2 miles), apparently the brakeman was going back to check an engine problem. Inside Moffat Tunnel D&RGW 5515 East crested the highest... (more)

Through the last of three tunnels of 25 of them within a 10-mile stretch of track, at the Flatirons rock formations D&RGW’s 3129 East has 25 more miles to reach Denver, 1500-ft. lower in elevati... (more)

A four unit manned point helper leads a hot Burlington Northern intermodal train east at West End, Montana on May 26, 1986. The helper set was added to the train at Bozeman and will be cut off at ... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 No. 7919, GE B30-7AB No. 4020, and EMD GP9 No. 1729 pull eastbound tonnage up Bozeman Pass at Trail Creek, Montana on May 26, 1986.

BNSF 8999 leads a string of coal down the grade out of Palmer Lake after a recent blast of fresh snow. A new ACe, fresh snow, blue skies, and mountains...does it get any better?!?

Railfanning can be a solitary, misunderstood, and frustrating hobby. It can also be extremely rewarding with good companionship, wonderful scenery, and great photographic rewards. Those days that ... (more)

The Western Pacific Heritage engine heads past the 'Pillow Rocks' as it heads East.

Thank goodness for Amtrak! A remarkably beautiful day in the Colorado mountains was also a remarkably slow day on the Moffat Sub: The only movement between noon and 8pm was the eastbound Californi... (more)

Amtrak train No. 6 is about to overtake an eastbound UP loaded coal train in the siding at Rocky where he'll tie down as Denver has no room for them.

Amtrak No. 5 leaves Rocky, Colorado, on clear blocks, even though Union Pacific MNYRO climbs through Tunnel 1 in the background ahead of the passenger train. Amtrak is approaching milepost 19 and ... (more)

100+ grain hoppers winding their way around the big bends of the Missouri River through secluded Lombard Canyon, MT. You can check out some of the additional interesting angles available from this... (more)

A pair of Dash 9's lead a westbound unit grain train over the summit of the Rocky Mountains at Marias Pass, with the mountains of Glacier Park behind.