This area is known as South Draw deep in Tunnel District of Rio Grande's Moffat Road. The natural horseshoe of South Draw is used by the railroad to gain elevation on the climb to the Continental... (more)

Amtrak #5 'The California Zephyr' is seen making its way through the Rockies near Crescent,CO. Gross Dam and Reservoir are seen in the background. Interestingly the reservoir receives water from t... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr quietly crosses the large earthen fill leading down to Tunnel 16 at South Draw as the silvery passenger train catches some sunlight playing tag with clouds w... (more)

The continental divide can be seen in the background as Union Pacific ES44AH No. 8159 leads the Grand Jct-North Yard manifest through Crescent, Colorado, on January 19, 2019.

Union Pacific’s local freight to Phippsburg is at Crescent to meet a coal load going by on the main on a snowy day in Colorado on April 12, 2001. The crew is on the ground to inspect the passing... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s Denver to Stockton manifest freight pops out of Tunnel 18 just east of Crescent, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 23, 2001.

At sunset, Union Pacific AC4400CW No. 6450 leads the Roper Yard-Denver manifest train east around the curve at Crescent, Colorado, on September 29, 2018.

Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 No. 5345 leads a westbound Union Pacific manifest freight through Crescent, Colorado, on April 14, 2001.

Chicago & North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8825 leads a westbound coal empty upgrade through Crescent, Colorado, late in the afternoon of January 21, 2003.

On the morning of June 23, 2001, a summer edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train climbs the two-percent grade in “South Draw” between Tunnels 16 and 17 east of Crescent, Colorado.

A Union Pacific military train climbs westbound through the heart of the Tunnel District at South Draw just east of Crescent, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 16, 2017. The long train of militar... (more)

As the wind howls through the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, Amtrak P42DC #196 leads the new Winter Park Express west through the blowing snow at Crescent Siding on 1/8/17.

A westbound Union Pacific coal empty climbs through the Tunnel District at South Draw just east of Crescent, Colorado, on May 14, 2017. The train snakes through five tunnels at once, twisting thro... (more)

On the afternoon of June 16, 2017, a long train of military equipment from Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, heading to Yermo, California, is westbound on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunn... (more)

With the Continental Divide looming above, a loaded Rio Grande coal train arcs through the long curve at Crescent, Colorado, in July 1984.