Latitude: 39.873275
Longitude: -105.464464
Elevation: 2762 meters / 9062 feet
Barometric Pressure 723KPa

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Golden Aspen Trees by Batikart, <b>Golden Gate Canyon State Park (Rocky Mountains, Colorado)</b>.

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Springtime in the high country by Moffat Road, What does springtime frequently look like in Colorado’s high country? A Union Pacific coal train dro
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Green and yellow in the mountains by Moffat Road, The Continental Divide is still cloaked in white on April 26, 2000, as an eastbound Union Pacific co
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Pointless Arrow at Tunnel 1 by Moffat Road, Running about an hour and a half late, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, curves toward Tunnel 1 e
Pointless Arrow at Tunnel 1 by Moffat Road
SP in spring snow by Moffat Road, Four Southern Pacific AC4400CWs muscle a westbound UP coal train through the snow west of Pinecliffe
SP in spring snow by Moffat Road
Green and yellow on the Moffat by Moffat Road, Chicago & North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8802 leads a coal train over Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunn
Green and yellow on the Moffat by Moffat Road
Springtime in the mountains by Moffat Road, On April 20, 2003, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train curves downgrade out of Tolland after a ref
Springtime in the mountains by Moffat Road
Four locomotives—24,000 h.p. by Moffat Road, Union Pacific and Electro-Motive Division tested EMD’s SD90MAC-Hs in 1998 on a rare movement of coal
Four locomotives—24,000 h.p. by Moffat Road
Let me be in perfect symmetry by PeterThoeny, <i>Thank you for visiting - ❤ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, get beautiful
Let me be in perfect symmetry by PeterThoeny
Tunnel 27 by Moffat Road, Entering the remote Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, is an eastbound Union Pacific coal
Tunnel 27 by Moffat Road
High country blizzard by Moffat Road, In this view from late April 1984, it may be springtime in Denver and other parts of the country, bu
High country blizzard by Moffat Road
Starry Starry Night by courtney_meier, Ascending the southern flank of South Boulder Peak, and looking northwest toward the Continental Div
Starry Starry Night by courtney_meier
Threading Tunnel 1 by Moffat Road, Two Southern Pacific AC4400CWs lead a Union Pacific coal train out of Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorad
Threading Tunnel 1 by Moffat Road
Rollinsville coils by Moffat Road, On Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, a BNSF coil steel train grinds through Rollinsville, C
Rollinsville coils by Moffat Road
High above Rollins Canyon by Moffat Road, Westbound BNSF’s MDENPVO (Denver to Provo, Utah manifest) freight exits Rollins Canyon and passes th
High above Rollins Canyon by Moffat Road
Heaven's Gate by catmccray, Happy Fence Friday!

The mountain towns of Central City and Nevadaville were booming Colorado gold a
Heaven's Gate by catmccray
Spotlight on Crescent by Moffat Road, A momentary spotlight of sunshine illuminates an eastbound BNSF freight leaving Crescent, Colorado,
Spotlight on Crescent by Moffat Road
Color under James Peak by Moffat Road, BNSF’s Provo to Denver manifest freight has just emerged from the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colo
Color under James Peak by Moffat Road
A Rainbow... Lash Up in Coal Creek Canyon by Colorado & Southern, A colorful lash up led by BNSF C44-9W No. 720 descends the 2-percent grade with BNSF's Provo, Utah t
A Rainbow... Lash Up in Coal Creek Canyon by Colorado & Southern
Eldorado Crags by courtney_meier, The renowned Red Garden Wall in Eldorado Canyon catches late afternoon winter sun from the vantage o
Eldorado Crags by courtney_meier
Over and Under by Colorado & Southern, Five BNSF GEs take charge on the westbound Denver, Colorado to Provo, Utah trackage rights manifest
Over and Under by Colorado & Southern
Coal Creek Canyon coal by Moffat Road, An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train loops over the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon betwe
Coal Creek Canyon coal by Moffat Road
Lunar Intrigue by courtney_meier, Thunderstorm clouds race in front of the crescent moon from the Continental Divide Overlook in Eldor
Lunar Intrigue by courtney_meier
Autumn on the Moffat by Christopher J May, Autumn is nearing its peak up on the Moffat Sub. This view of a BNSF train exiting the Moffat Tunnel
Autumn on the Moffat by Christopher J May
Just like old times by Moffat Road, Even after Union Pacific’s merger of Southern Pacific, for several years, locomotives for the West l
Just like old times by Moffat Road
Summer Sunday by courtney_meier, A beautiful bouquet of Colorado Blue Columbine (<i>Aquilegia coerulea</i>) stands above the spruce-
Summer Sunday by courtney_meier
Holdin’ back the tons by Moffat Road, Negotiating the curves entering Clay, Colorado, on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision is an eastbound Bur
Holdin’ back the tons by Moffat Road
Autumn at the Tunnel by Moffat Road, In a view from my campsite off the old Denver & Salt Lake Railway’s grueling route over lofty Ro
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Ski Train in Rollins Canyon by Moffat Road, In short but scenic Rollins Canyon, the Rio Grande Ski Train exits Tunnel 30 east of Rollinsville, C
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Sun-Pocket by Colorado & Southern, They say photography is skill, but a lot of the time it's pure sheer dumb luck and this photo is no
Sun-Pocket by Colorado & Southern
Amtrak's Ski Train by Colorado & Southern, Amtrak's westbound Ski Train races through Tolland, Colo., while overtaking a westbound Union Pacifi
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Summer Is Near by Colorado & Southern, After meeting Amtrak No. 5 and getting a relief crew at Tolland, Union Pacific's Energy Mine, Colo.,
Summer Is Near by Colorado & Southern
Climbing Through Rollins by Colorado & Southern, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest led by BNSF ES44C4 No. 8134 continues to climb the grade west through R
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Male) by ctofcsco, Central City, CO - Caught unprepared for these tiny and unusually friendly hummingbirds, this was ab
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Male) by ctofcsco
Saint Mary's Glacier by Michael Zehner, landscape mountain snow colorado outdoor nature glacier breath taking landscapes breathtaking americ
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Rainbow at Pinecliffe by Colorado & Southern, Railfanning is all about luck, and today... luck was definitely on my side. After getting pelted by
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Entering the Moffat Tunnel by Colorado & Southern, Fresh powder paints the scene as an Union Pacific SD70AH No. 8960 brings up the rear of a West Elk M
Entering the Moffat Tunnel by Colorado & Southern
Snowy Belle by Colorado & Southern, A couple inches of snow is enough to coat the surrounding landscape as Kansas City Southern ES44AC N
Snowy Belle by Colorado & Southern
Warbonnet Along the Creek by Colorado & Southern, Traces of snow can be found up in the high country along South Boulder Creek as an eastbound BNSF ma
Warbonnet Along the Creek by Colorado & Southern
Falls Below by Jan Nagalski, I've stood at the base of several waterfalls, and behind the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, and a
Falls Below by Jan Nagalski
Edge Dwellers by courtney_meier, A bright cluster of Marsh Marigold (<em>Caltha leptosepala</em>) cling to the steep sides of a wet r
Edge Dwellers by courtney_meier
Snowy Coal Creek Canyon by Colorado & Southern, AMTK P40DC No. 822 and P42DC No. 145 both painted in the Phase III scheme lead Amtrak's westbound &q
Snowy Coal Creek Canyon by Colorado & Southern
Blowing Snow by Colorado & Southern, I normally don't photograph the end of a train unless there's a DPU present. However, I would like t
Blowing Snow by Colorado & Southern
Mainline Thru The Rockies by Colorado & Southern, The snow-capped Continental Divide provides an excellent backdrop as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to
Mainline Thru The Rockies by Colorado & Southern
Curving at Crescent by Colorado & Southern, A weather system builds over the continental divide as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to Denver, Color
Curving at Crescent by Colorado & Southern
Another autumn at Tolland by Moffat Road, The hillside above Tolland, Colorado, is blanketed with golden aspens, with a view peeking at Amtrak
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A Foggy and Misty Climb by Colorado & Southern, Three BNSF GE's lead this heavy Provo, UT bound manifest up the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon as a c
A Foggy and Misty Climb by Colorado & Southern
Sightseer storm view by Moffat Road, On March 15, 2024, after 42 inches of snow fell on Crescent during a major Colorado Front Range stor
Sightseer storm view by Moffat Road
Passing through Pactolus by Moffat Road, A Union Pacific empty unit coal train working through Pactolus has just passed through Pinecliffe, a
Passing through Pactolus by Moffat Road
Gold Trees on a Blue Sky by Christopher J May, Ultra wide view of a particularly nice stand of aspen on the Rollins Pass road.
Gold Trees on a Blue Sky by Christopher J May
Snowy Crescent by Colorado & Southern, After meeting two westbounds at Pinecliffe, UP's eastbound Roper Yard, Utah to North Yard, Colorado
Snowy Crescent by Colorado & Southern
clear water by Jan Nagalski, The water was certainly clear and filled with boulders at this site of the South Boulder Creek, in E
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Tunnel 1 and the Flatirons by Moffat Road, An eastbound Union Pacific coal train led by a pair of Southern Pacific GE AC4400CWs threads Tunnel
Tunnel 1 and the Flatirons by Moffat Road
Looking Across Hillside After Hillside in Colorado by thor_mark , A view to the northwest along Colorado State Highway 72. This is on the drive heading to Boulder, Co
Looking Across Hillside After Hillside in Colorado by thor_mark 
Approaching passage under the Divide by Moffat Road, Some Union Pacific executives and managers view the Colorado Rockies from the theater seats of car “
Approaching passage under the Divide by Moffat Road
Still Standing by Tyler Porter Photography, Definitely view large :) 

Taken as the sun was setting behind the Rocky Mountains at the former tow
Still Standing by Tyler Porter Photography
Rollins Canyon by Moffat Road, An eastbound Union Pacific coal train passes through the off-the-beaten-path rugged landscape of Rol
Rollins Canyon by Moffat Road
Just A Tad Dirty by Colorado & Southern, The sun pops out for a brief moment as westbound coal empties from Houston, Texas to West Elk Mine,
Just A Tad Dirty by Colorado & Southern
Pocket of Sun by Colorado & Southern, A pocket of sun illuminates the eastbound Provo, Utah to Denver, Colorado trackage rights manifest l
Pocket of Sun by Colorado & Southern
Rollins Canyon Snow Squall by Gateway97, Bringing up the rear of an eastbound BNSF oil train, KCSM 4536 and company traverse the short but sc
Rollins Canyon Snow Squall by Gateway97