An eastbound coal loads leaves the shadows of a cut behind as it blasts into the bright morning light! A single DPU brings up the tail end of the train, its descent down the Colorado Rockies nearl... (more)

The sun and the clouds work together to paint an amazing picture in the eastern sky as an eastbound coal load heads straight into the sunrise. Heat waves from the dynamic brakes radiate off the tr... (more)

One of Union Pacific's senior members retired in the fall of 2008. To honor him, UP ran a passenger special from Denver, CO to Kremmling, CO on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. The train had UP 1989 and UP ... (more)

In the Spring of 2004, EMD (still owned by General Motors) was performing some high altitude testing on its SD70ACes. No active mainline is higher than UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub, so up the hill they ... (more)

The clouds were set up just perfect in the eastern sky to produce a fiery sunrise along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. Orange and red reflect from the rails at the west switch of Leyden ... (more)

On September 13th (Friday the Thirteenth), severe flooding washed out a fill on UPs Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. 24 days later, crews are still working to get the line completely reopened. Here, a s... (more)

It is still a few weeks too early for fall colors to be in full swing. This eastbound coal load crosses South Boulder creek as it descends away from the Continental Divide. In the distance, you ca... (more)

Welded rail rolled at Colorado Fuel & Iron (CF&I) in 1997 stands ready for the task of supporting the eastbound Ski Train, which is approaching around the curve in the distance. Little did anybody... (more)

The local weather service had said there might be a light dusting of snow overnight, totaling less than one inch. People in the Denver-Metro area were therefore caught off guard when waking up to ... (more)

Shots like this are why I love shooting in the Utah desert. The westbound Zephyr is moving along at 70 MPH just west of the siding of Desert. The Book Cliffs serve as a wonderful backdrop in the l... (more)

On a beautiful June morning, an IPPX Utah Railway coal empty descends along the Price River at Kyune. This train will load at the recently reactivated Wildcat Loadout, about six miles beyond Marti... (more)

Glenwood Springs is a very popular destination among Amtrak passengers. The hot springs pool, located across the Colorado River and I-70 from the depot, is a lot of fun any time of year! Here, a g... (more)

Not a lot runs on the old DRGW mainline in the Utah Desert these days. A handful of manifests, maybe a coal train or two and the California Zephyr is about it in any given 24 hour period. That sai... (more)

Just north of Fort Lupton, the ZLADV one of the engines on the train made for a nice treat! While it unfortunately was not leading, UP 2002, wearing special paint for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lak... (more)

You can't go wrong with the Flat Irons shot from Plainview. An SD70MAC, an SD70ACe and an ES44DC lead BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest down the main at the grade crossing near the east end of the Hous... (more)