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.
Norfolk Southern 3641 (ET44AC) heads into Coal Creek Canyon after exiting Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
Fog Inversion and Heavy Rain Between the deluge and fog in between 6500 and 7800 feet the trip downgrade into Denver was wet on this trip.
Amtrak engine #151 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr #6 around the corner from Tunnel #1 as it drops down into Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
The California Zephyr with 3 engines, 9 passenger cars, and a baggage car exits the east portal of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado as it heads west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
With the Denver skyline in the upper right, Amtrak engine #146 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado. The train will soon arrive in Denver and take on and di... (more)
Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver engine #203 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado as it heads to Coal Creek Canyon.
The Rocky Moutaineer climbs the 2% grade out of Coal Creek Canyon and approaches Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 6244 (ES44AC) muscles a freight into Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
The California Zephyr climbs the 2% grade of the Moffat Tunnel Sub and will soon enter Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
Amtrak engine #203 (P42DC) in the yellow Operation Lifesaver paint scheme emerges out of Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
Evening storm light and thunderstorms in the distance frame the California Zephyr as it runs down the grade from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
BNSF 9210 (SD70ACe) exits Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado and will drop down the 2% grade into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver.
Operation Lifesaver Amtrak 6 with the Rio Grande looking paint, always a treat I like to get.
The California Zephyr runs through Plainview, Colorado as it heads into the Rocky Mountains on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.