Sunset over the Crest of the Continent

Downgrade and at track speed number 6 flies around the fill at Leyden, CO. Intense sunsets have been a norm for several weeks over the f... (more)

Amtrak in Coal Creek

Climbing the grade in Coal Creek, 1105 running 45 minutes late climbs into the Fall late morning light westward for the Great Divide.

A Fall Day in Pinecliffe

Fall colors are subtle in the overcast light on this wet day along the Moffat Road.

Aspen Glow at East Portal

Early morning sun ignites the aspen groves ablaze in golden color along South Boulder Creek.

The Spirit in the Valley of Gold

Westbound at Tolland among the golden splendor of a Colorado high country Fall day.

Mountain Meadows of Gold and South Boulder Creek

A Westbound empty coal bucket is rolling through the Aspens ablaze in the one of the best years in recent memory for Fall Colo... (more)

Red, Yellow, Stainless Steel, & Green

Amtrak, train 5 The California Zephyr is rolling through the fall splendor of the Moffat Subdivision on a vibrant late September morn.

On the First Day of Fall, Aspens in Gold

Below me from the steep incline just below CO highway 72 a westbound crawls around the horseshoe at day lighted tunnel 28. In search o... (more)

California Zephyr Dreamin’

Private varnish on the back of the California Zephyr is in full homage and returns to home rails and in the most splendid locations on the eastern... (more)

Lingering Winter Storm Light at Chemical

So subtle but still there the morning sun is beginning to break through a passing winter storm at Chemical on the Moffat Road. BNSF co... (more)

Golden Light of a Snowy Colorado Sunrise

The Ski Train ridership on this WPE is in store for a fabulous day on the slopes of Winter Park Resort. A fresh foot of powder left o... (more)

Cacti and Rio Grande Heritage

Rio Grande heritage leads the Drennen rock train through the Swallows west of Pueblo, CO. Just after 0700 the morning fog is still burning off ne... (more)

Snow Still Falling

On a dreamlike morning along the Moffat Road the MGJNY emerges from Rainbow Cut into a sudden break of a major winter storm still gracing the Flatirons whic... (more)

Summer Along South Boulder Creek

Afternoon thundershowers gather at the Great Divide, Amtrak’s evening visit to the valley near Tolland briefly interrupts the pleasant sound... (more)

On the Slab over Tunnel 7

One of the parade of westbound empty coal buckets flies through the cut and dives into tunnel 7 along the Goshawk Ridge on the Flatirons. Fall color ... (more)