If a railroad knew something about operating a railroad through the mountains, not around them, it was certainly the Rio Grande. On a railroad riddled with grades and tunnels, it took a page from ... (more)
Morning Glint at MP.49
Winter Park Express is hitting the morning sun under the Great Divide before entering the Moffat Tunnel and it’s destination at Winter Park.
Having departed the platform at Winter Park and run through Moffat Tunnel just a few minutes prior, Amtrak train 1106 - the eastbound Winter Park Express - cruises along at East Portal, CO during ... (more)
Morning Splendor at East Portal
Repeat attempts finally paid off on the 6th. Even still subzero temps chill me to the bone as I patiently wait here in full exposure to the 14 thousan... (more)