Pictures of the DRGW Moffat Route, as well as the Craig Branch and other offshoots, as well as terminal operations in Denver and Salt Lake City
2010 to present.
UP 7741 (ES44AC) leads the Grand Junction train through Rainbow Cut at Plainview, Colorado. Notice what appears to be a burned off shield decal on the nose.
Moffat Trifecta
Spent the morning with Joe McMillan trackside for the parade of passenger trains on the Moffat Road today that started with Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr, then Union P... (more)
Moffat Trifecta
Spent the morning with Joe McMillan trackside for the parade of passenger trains on the Moffat Road today that started with Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr, then Union P... (more)
Moffat Trifecta
Spent the morning with Joe McMillan trackside for the parade of passenger trains on the Moffat Road today that started with Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr, then Union P... (more)
HZRX 187 has had an interesting life. Built as a SD18 in 1960 for the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range, it then worked for St. Mary's Railroad and Shelly Materials before now working with the Rocky Mo... (more)
Uneven Track
Rarely level from any angle the junction for the Rocky Local can cause nausea for any rail enthusiast both shooting or running. Rare move to an aggregate plant in Boulder ... (more)
Rocky Mountaineer
Westbound Rocky Mountaineer passes through many cuts and granite valleys on the trip from Denver to Grand Junction on this most scenic trip.
The Rocky Mountaineer comes chugging through the Red Narrow. I'm pretty excited for this train to start running to Salt Lake for real. So far these are test runs.