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Amtrak #6 descends from Tunnel 1
It's the twilight hour as Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr, emerges from Tunnel 1 of Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on a crisp autumn evening. It's the final stretch of Colorado's Front Range for this edition of #6. Having left the tunnel district behind, the train is sliding down into Coal Creek Canyon before navigating Big 10 Curve enroute to Denver Union Station. Photographed on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, by Anthony Sandoval.
I spent the day on the Moffat and saw all the sights from Big 10 Curve to East Portal. Seeing it was wonderful, but a MofW work window from late morning to the evening dashed any chance of seeing the route at full strength. Aside from #6, #5 and the westbound Rocky Mountaineer, I watched two manifests navigate Big 10 Curve from afar. I arrived as they were taking the sidings at Rocky and Eiselle to meet #5 and the Mountaineer. A nice haul, but I have to go back for some of the Tunnel shots I was unable to attain.
Amtrak #6 descends from Tunnel 1
It's the twilight hour as Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr, emerges from Tunnel 1 of Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on a crisp autumn evening. It's the final stretch of Colorado's Front Range for this edition of #6. Having left the tunnel district behind, the train is sliding down into Coal Creek Canyon before navigating Big 10 Curve enroute to Denver Union Station. Photographed on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, by Anthony Sandoval.
I spent the day on the Moffat and saw all the sights from Big 10 Curve to East Portal. Seeing it was wonderful, but a MofW work window from late morning to the evening dashed any chance of seeing the route at full strength. Aside from #6, #5 and the westbound Rocky Mountaineer, I watched two manifests navigate Big 10 Curve from afar. I arrived as they were taking the sidings at Rocky and Eiselle to meet #5 and the Mountaineer. A nice haul, but I have to go back for some of the Tunnel shots I was unable to attain.