BNSF 9374 leads its train eastbound through Tunnel 29 in Pinecliffe, CO.

Entering the remote Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, is an eastbound Union Pacific coal train threading Tunnel 27 on June 15, 2001. This view looks east down South Boulder Creek and i... (more)

A light snow is still falling and the sun is now out, as a westbound Union Pacific freight curves out of Pinecliffe, toward the end of a spring snowfall in the high country of Colorado on April 12... (more)

California Zephyr #5 rounds the sweeping curve just east of Pinecliffe, CO., AMTK 204 & 130 are leading the way and are about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat route.

Amtrak's California Zephyr rolls eastbound through the curve at Pinecliffe on a frigid and snowy February afternoon.

It's just after sunset as AMTK P42DC No. 170 leads a 42 minute late eastbound California Zephyr as they round a curve before entering Tunnel No. 29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado on January 11, 2016. The... (more)

A fresh blanket of snow covers the scene that fell overnight as more snow continues to fall. Seen here, three of four UP SD70ACe and AH's take coal empties west up the 2-percent grade at Pineclif... (more)

Just after a springtime mountain snowstorm, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr is about to take down the West Cliff signal at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on April 22, 2001.

A summer run of Ansco’s Rio Grande Ski Train threads 75-foot Tunnel 29 westbound just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on June 16, 2001.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train departs Cliff, Colorado, on a bright September 20, 2001.

Union Pacific’s local freight to Phippsburg, Colorado, approaches Pinecliffe on a snowy April 12, 2001. Springtime in the Rockies!

I had grand plans this afternoon to catch the eastbound California Zephyr as it rounded the curve at Crescent amid snow-laden pines with a glorious sunset over the continental divide in the backgr... (more)

Railroaders clear snow after a big storm at Cliff, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. Rio Grande spreader AX-41 has just plowed snow up to the rear of a westbound coal empty that was cut for the Highway... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 moves snow off the right-of-way just west of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. The spreader is powered by Rio Grande GP40-2 No. 3100 and Union Pacific GP60 No. 190... (more)

After initially plowing snow on the main the day before, Rio Grande spreader AX-41 spreads snow off the right-of-way at Cliff, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. A major blizzard closed transportation t... (more)