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Amtrak near Camden, MO - 9/1997

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • Back on the Santa Fe 'racetrack', here's No. 4 doing 70+ MPH on the tangent leading to Henrietta.
Amtrak #3 At Simpson, CO - 4/1998

  • Canon F1N, 80-100mm f4 L, Kodak E200
  • The Southwest Chief speeds along at 90 mph towards Trinadad on the Raton Subdivision of Southeast Colorado.
Amtrak #4 Near Wagon Mound, NM - 5/2000

  • Canon T90, 300mm f4 + 1.4x Canon Teleconverter, Fuji Provia 100F
  • Amtrak #4, The Southwest Chief, slices the blades just east of Wagon Mound, New Mexico on the BNSF Raton Subdivision
Amtrak #5 Approaches Tunnel #1 On The Moffat, CO - 02/2000

  • Canon F1N, 80-200mm f4 L, Fuji Provia 100F
  • The California Zephyr slowly winds it's way up the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies On the former DRGW Moffat Line.
Amtrak #5 Near Tunnel #1 On The Moffat, CO - 6/2001

  • Fuji FP6900 Digital Camera, 35-210mm f2.8
  • The California Zephyr gets ready to duck into Tunnel #1 on the old DRGW Moffat Line.
Amtrak #5 West Of Keensburg, CO - 3/1999

  • Canon A1, 80-200mm f4 L, Fuji Provia
  • A very late running #5 ducks under the aquaduct in the big cut just west of Keensburg, CO on the BNSF Brush Subdivision.
Amtrak #4 At Minderman, CO - 04/07/1999

  • Canon T90, Canon 85mm f1.2, Fuji Provia
  • The sun has long set and there's barely enough light to capture this image of the Southwest Chief under colorful skies on the BNSF Raton Sub. I shot this scene at 1/250 of a second at f1.2 and was very surprised on how well it came out.
Amtrak #4 Near Wagon Mound, NM - 7/98

  • Canon T90, Canon 135mm f2, Kodak E200
  • Another shot of #4 just west of Wagon Mound, NM on a very warm July late afternoon.
Ski Train 232 At Cresent, CO - 8/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4 L, Fuji Provia F
  • The summertime Ski Train to Winter Park rounds the curve into Crescent, CO.
Ski Train Approaches Tunnel #1 On the Moffat, CO - 7/2001

  • Fuji FP6900 Digital Camera, 35-210mm zoom.
  • The westbound Ski Train approaches Tunnel #1 on the former DRGW Moffat Route.
Ski Train 242 East Below Tunnel #1, CO 7/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Provia 100F
  • It's late afternoon and the eastbound Ski Train moves though the cut just below Tunnel #1 on the former DRGW Moffat Route
Ski Train 242 East Just Below Tunnel #1 - 7/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Provia 100F
  • The eastbound Ski Train just leaves Tunnel #1 on it's way back to Denver.
Ski Train 5771 On The Big 10 Curves - 2/1985

  • Canon A1, 70-210mm f4.5, Kodachrome 64
  • The eastbound Ski Train, pulled by F-unit 5771, rounds one of the many curves on the Big 10 curves of the front range..
Amtrak And Ski Train 5771 On The Big 10 Curves - 1/1985

  • Canon A1, 70-210mm f4.5, Kodachrome 64
  • Amtrak is right on the heels of the Ski Train as both climb the front range of the Colorado Rockies at the Big 10 Curves.
Rio Grande Zephyr On the Big 10 Curves - 2/82

  • Canon A1, 70-210mm f4.5, Kodachrome 64
  • The Rio Grande Zephyr heads toward Salt Lake City, climbing the front range of the Rockies at the Big 10 Curves.
Rio Grande Zephyr At Grand Junction, Colorado - 4/82

  • Canon A1, 70-210mm f4.5, Kodak Plus-X
  • The Rio Grande Zephyr stops for servicing at Grand Junction, CO
Rio Grande Zephyr At Grand Junction, Colorado - 4/82

  • Canon A1, 70-210mm f4.5, Kodak Plus-X
  • Another shot of DRGW 5771 at Grand Junction, Colorado.




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