The sun briefly shines late in the afternoon of April 22, 2001, after a good spring snowstorm blankets the mountains around Pinecliffe, Colorado. Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr approaches ... (more)

Denver's first measurable snowfall of the 2015-2016 winter arrived on November 5th, and the mountains to the west saw a few inches of accumulation by the time the clouds lifted. Here a westbound B... (more)

Coming from Illinois, there's not too many scenes near home that one could consider theatrical. Perhaps a bustling downtown or the construction of a new building may be one's forte, but nothing li... (more)

The calming sound of the water in South Boulder Creek is briefly interrupted as Union Pacific AC6044CW No. 6921 leads three more units on the Valmont (Boulder) to Energy Mine, Colorado empty coal ... (more)

Standing on Tunnel 29, a BNSF C44-9W leads two CSX ES44AH's Nos. 3125 and 3124 on the counter part train that's waiting at Pinecliffe, Colorado. The train rounds the horseshoe before ducking into ... (more)

A major blizzard closed transportation through much of Colorado on March 17-20, 2003. Denver received 31.8 inches, while Coal Creek Canyon got 71.8 inches and Rollinsville 87.5. With Pinecliffe lo... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight passes an eastbound coal load led by former Chicago and North Western GE AC4400CW No. 6708 in Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on January 22, 2007.

While Rio Grande spreader AX-41 waits on the main line at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, a Union Pacific front-end loader clears snow on the siding on both sides of the Highway 72 grade ... (more)

The hydraulic, working side of Rio Grande spreader AX-41 is visible at the Highway 72 grade crossing at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, during snowplow service. In this March 17-20 storm,... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 pauses at the Highway 72 grade crossing at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003, during snowplow service. Power for the spreader train was a fitting Rio Grande GP40-2 ... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 plows snow at the east end of Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. They are removing deep snow up to the last car of a westbound coal empty that never... (more)

Rio Grande spreader AX-41 plows snow on the main line at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. This major blizzard closed transportation through much of Colorado during the March 17-20 storm. D... (more)

Home rails
Union Pacific No. 1989, the Rio Grande heritage locomotive, looks right at home exiting Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, over former D&RGW territory on July 10, 2006.

It's 2015 and there's still Denver and Rio Grande Western searchlight signals still in use on the mainline. It's amazing these haven't been replaced yet. Anyways, Union Pacific SD70AH no. 8846 lea... (more)

The Rio Grande Ski Train crosses over an icy South Boulder Creek just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 2, 2006.