Winding through the tight confines of Byers Canyon, BNSF 9080 leads a heavy westbound manifest down the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains. The steep cliffs serve as a reminder to the ever-prese... (more)
By August of 2016, the searchlight signals located along the UP Moffat Tunnel Subdivision were in their final days. Replacement signals had been installed from Fraser all the way to Bond. In this ... (more)
Rio Grande train 705 works its way west between Granby and Kremmling on the Moffat line in Byers Canyon. Three of the Grande’s newest locomotives, SD50’s, lead the empty coal train, which also... (more)
Rio Grande empty hopper train 705 threads its way through Byer’s Canyon. The general freight cars ahead of the hoppers will be set out at Phippsburg for local distribution before the empties pro... (more)
The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr approaches the western end of Byers Canyon. After a few more twists and turns, the train will be in Parshall, and will begin a short sprint to Kremmling and Gore Ca... (more)
The Rio Grande Zephyr Passed through numerous spectacular canyons in its journey between Denver and Salt Lake City, including Gore, Little Gore, Glenwood, Ruby, and Debeque Canyons. Arguably the m... (more)
A regal-looking Chicago & North Western executive train proceeded eastbound through Byers Canyon, Colo. on the D&RGW on Aug. 7, 1986. Now everything is U.P., except the full-length dome. It went... (more)
A year before DRGW declined to join Amtrak, its Rio Grande Zephyr was running with just six cars as it was on this day about to leave Byers Canyon heading west. By this time of year, too, the spr... (more)