The Valley of the Giants

Westbound into the sunset late in the summer the evening sun will fill this valley at East Portal on the Moffat Sub. Tailings below me from an abando... (more)

At the End of the Day

Westbound into the sunset, A busy day on the Brush Sub on the High Plains.

Fall in the Mountains

Winter has left an overnight treat on this late Fall day on the Moffat Road near the Great Divide. A classic shot taken as low as possible to avoid obsc... (more)

Threading The Flatirons

When David Moffat dreamed of his railroad the task to cut through these ancient spires must have been an unimaginable stressor. Surveying was a Herculea... (more)

Home bound Snow Fighter

The battle for the mountain was fought hard on this day, stopped by ice, tomorrow may bring victory. OY is slowly returning home after a day of snow... (more)

Barr on Ice

Headlights glisten off the ice over Barr Lake on the fill Amtrak 5 nearly on time moments before sun up on a sub zero day along the High Plains Route.

1971-2011

Amtrak Heritage unit #156 in Heritage I leads the California Zephyr at tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon.

Near Longmont

The Longmont Switch flies north along the picturesque high pastures of rural Boulder County. Long’s Peak and the Colorado Front Range cover the horizon from l... (more)

Cattails & Stainless Steel

Amtrak 6, on time glides over the mirrored reflection of a serene calm soothing Summer evening on the High Plains.

Amtrak 5 is passing through the Flatirons Range on a hot Summer morning. On the rear is New York Central “Portland” private car. Good friend and fellow railpictures contributor K. Morgan of Color... (more)

The Grandstands of the Great Plains

California Zephyr and the grandstands of the Great Plains. I looked out the window and saw the break at Big Ten from an ongoing thundersh... (more)

OY in the Narrows

Rotary Steam Snow Plow D&RGW OY is battling heavy snow through the Narrows north of Chama, NM March 1, 2020. The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec did an incred... (more)

RGS Twenty

The return of Rio Grande Southern #20 on the Trains Magazine with Jim Wrinn and the Colorado Railroad Museum photo spectacular Aug 1st was a sell out exciting an... (more)

Snow Fighter

Rotary steam powered snow plow OY is in the battle for the fight with deep snow on its accent up Cumbres Pass. In full view, Windy Point and Cumbres Pass is lo... (more)

D&RGW OY on Lobato Trestle

Rotary steam powered snow plow OY rolls home after a day fighting snow over Cumbres Pass. Here passing over Lobato Trestle. Doing the honors with ... (more)