The haze is thick as the California Zephyr rounds the horseshoe corner in Coal Creek Canyon and gets ready to climb the hill towards Tunnel #1.

BNSF Warbonnet 4705 (Dash9) leans into the curve in Coal Creek Canyon as it heads towards Blue Mountain. Notice the replacement door with the different size font.

The morning California Zephyr crosses over Highway 72 as it rounds the horseshoe curve in Coal Creek Canyon, and will start the climb up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The crew and passengers on the morning's California Zephyr got quite a view of a large herd of elk as the train ran along Blue Mountain and headed towards Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Su... (more)

Amtrak 198 leads the California Zephyr out of Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line.

Amtrak 180 (P42DC) has climbed out of Coal Creek Canyon and rounds the corner to enter Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

From high atop Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Line we see the California Zephyr run through Coal Creek Canyon, which is covered in smoke from the terrible wildfires to the north and west.

Pillows of Snow

HPVODEN1 is rolling through the horseshoe at Coal Creek Canyon past tunnel 1 through a delightful winter morning on the Moffat Road.

Heavy Snow and Wings

Down the grade nearly home after a snowy ride over the Continental Divide UP #5440 leads a 6 pack with coal in the first significant snow of the season.

The California Zephyr passes through Coal Creek Canyon on its way into the Colorado Rocky Mountains and the Moffat Tunnel, and it is pulling a private business car called New York Central 3. The ... (more)

Amtrak 192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr around the curve at Blue Mountain. The train was 10 hours late getting into Denver due to heavy rains and flooding in Nebraska.

The California Zephyr has just come down the steep grade from Tunnel #1 (seen in the background) and is going through Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver's Union Station.

Amtrak 48 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the 180 degree turn in Coal Creek Canyon, passing over Highway 72 in the process.

Colorado has begun its 'monsoon season' and the nearly-daily rain showers have greened up the pastures and fields. Here we see the Zephyr running along Coal Creek Canyon before climbing the steep... (more)

High above the Colorado Front Range, the sound of dynamic breaks can be heard as an empty BNSF sand train descends out of Tunnel 1 and through the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon, CO on June ... (more)