A string of orange slices through a wintry scene in Plainview, CO. This eastbound train is about to enter Tunnel 1 on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub and will descend through the Big Ten Curve and into Den... (more)

California Zephyr #5 climbs out of Coal Creek Canyon and through a winter wonderland. Leading the charge up the 2% grade is AMTK 6 followed by Phase IV heritage unit 184. The train is about to en... (more)

On the morning of January 7, 2001, the Rio Grande Ski Train marches up the Moffat Subdivision approaching Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado. Pinch-hitting for ailing F40PH No. 242 is Rio Grande... (more)

The plain view is evident here as this westbound with an eclectic consist climbs DRGW's Moffat Route at Plain siding.

Union Pacific’s MDVRO (Denver to Salt Lake City) manifest freight exits Tunnel 1 on the approach to Plainview, Colorado, on April 25, 2001. Leading the freight is Rio Grande SD40T-2 Tunnel Motor... (more)

Union Pacific MDVRO (Denver to Salt Lake City manifest) freight curves over Coal Creek and approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on April 13, 2001. The train is powered by three Rio Gra... (more)

Curving over the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, is a westbound BNSF coal train on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on July 28, 2001.

Heading into the low morning sunshine on January 21, 2001, the Rio Grande Ski Train is just about to enter Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado.

Southern Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 309 leads a westbound Union Pacific coal train past snow-coated evergreens at Plainview, Colorado, on February 8, 2001.

As thunderstorms move over the plains, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train drops downgrade out of Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on the afternoon of April 29, 2001.

A westbound Union Pacific coal empty threads the Flatirons west of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of February 28, 2011. The rear of the train is still exiting Plain and passing through Tunnel... (more)

On a crisp morning after a winter snowfall, a Union Pacific coal train climbs toward Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on February 7, 2003. Four GE AC4400CWs power the westbound empty on the M... (more)

Threading the Needle in the Flatirons: Now firmly in the tunnel district of the Moffat Road main line, the Rio Grande Zephyr’s power has cleared Tunnel 2. Before the first revenue car clears Tun... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr rolls through the passing siding at Plainview, Colorado as the snow blows around on the plains. Just ahead is the heart of the tunnel district on the former Denver & Salt La... (more)

A pair of GP40-2's give a push to a westbound freight as it passes through Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado.