Heavy snow flock Winter Wonderful Wonderland and Amtrak on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision

Those are some really fantastic shots for sure!! Very nice—

Truly amazing shots.  That pic SHOULD be Amtraks calendar pic!  

Beautiful Erik

Absolutely gorgeous. 

Wonderful photographs! TNX!

Thanks fellas have a great weekend 

Eldorado Canyon displays its meteorological phenomenon common after heavy snowfall. The rolling cloud banks coming up from Boulder Valley is a frozen fog of evaporated snow. Even with temperatures in the low teens in this image by noon the sun will have removed 90% of the snow from the trees, something that must be seen to be believed. Just the same these moments are rare and extremely short lived. Between the time window of the weather a matter of 2-3 hours and having a train turn up it’s an improbable scenario not often duplicated. Here, deep in the tunnel district Amtrak number 5 is hugging the valley east of Crescent and past Tunnel 12 in the 2.85+ grade. The only thing I hear is number 5 in and out of the tunnels since coming around through South Draw the GE’s grinding away echoed in the canyon silenced by the heavy pillows of snow. A memory frozen in time. 

Heavy hoarfrost coats everything in sight, not snow, a frozen concoction of moisture. Number 5 is busily moving along through Clay, now renamed after a retiree of the Union Pacific, Eiesle. In 6 minutes number will be at the horseshoe and entering tunnel 1 then Plainview and on to South Draw and the fabled tunnel district. By tomorrow morning Utah and California. 

What wonderful photographs, Erik!

You certainly took a leap of faith, heading out on access roads in fresh snow, but it takes extra effort like that to get exceptional photos like these.

Thank you for sharing that day with us.

Stunning!!

Yep! Stunning!!!!

Incredible!

Awesome pictures, Erik!   I would jump at the chance to buy Christmas cards with those images...

   Fantastic !!!

I really would by a print of these shots for framing.  Really, these photos should be making you some money for your efforts.

That’s awesome.  Great writing as well.  Very artistic.  And inspirational in the sense of the effort you made to get what you want and got it.  I like it!

Wow!1Looks like post cards.Great job I do not think I could stand that kind of cold.Unless I had enough cloths that is.But good shots.

Wow! Gorgeous photos Erik. 

Amtrak should be calling you.

What a treat to enjoy your photos, ERIK.  Thank You!!!!!

Pingman posted:

Amtrak should be calling you.

What a treat to enjoy your photos, ERIK.  Thank You!!!!!

No doubt!  Those photos are league's above any of Amtrak's recent calendar photos!   

Hey, lots of you guys took my word! (Stunning was the first that came to mind.) Great images in snow bound scenes like these are a tricky balance, good job!