I thought Lerro put on on a great recreation of an authentic Cumbres turn. There was only a slight breeze, but that is enough to pull the smoke ahead of the slow moving Mikados.... Clamoring up ... (more)

Two motorists patiently wait at the Blue Mountain Road crossing for a empty UP coal train that is climbing the grade in Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver.

One thing I love about railfanning the Moffat Route is that you got numerous spots where you don't really have to move to get different angles in the same location. Seen here, an empty coal train ... (more)

BN 6317 and 7501, an SD40-2 A/B combo head a westbound train across the Clark Fork at Clark Fork, ID.

A pair of NS visitors lead BNSF's Eastbound Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights train over the East switch at Pinecliffe on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel line.

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, climbs through the curves on the approach to Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on March 30, 2014. On the rear are two private cars; the Puget Sound and Sie... (more)

Running about an hour and a half late, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, curves toward Tunnel 1 east of Plainview on a warm spring morning in Colorado on March 30, 2014.

Crossing the Clark Fork Bridge at Paradise, Montana, on the morning of May 3, 2012, Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local departs for St. Regis laying down a puff of blue smoke as it accelerated ou... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, slices through short Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on August 28, 2000.

The passengers on Amtrak have a gorgeous day for their trek across the Colorado Rockies. A mountain wave cloud hovers over the Flatirons... Moffat Road!

A loaded Union Pacific coal train approaches Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. The train is curving along the Colorado River, while in the background, the rear of the t... (more)

Heading into Little Gore Canyon, the DPU of a loaded Union Pacific coal train rumbles along the Colorado River passing some rafters enjoying the ride east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013.

A westbound BNSF grain train leans into a superelevated curve on an arcing fill along the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on May 4, 2012.

After meeting the Provo to Denver BNSF manifest at Rocky, BNSF's Denver, CO to Riverbank, CA trackage rights manifest negotiates a horseshoe curve while climbing the grade up to Tunnel #1 in Coal ... (more)

A Canadian Pacific coal train powered by three GE AC4400CWs is west of Spences Bridge, British Columbia, on July 7, 2004. Somewhat unusual, this train is westbound on the CP main line, which is no... (more)