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)

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)