The sunrise is still a few minutes away as Pikes Peak starts to get that alpenglow while BNSF 3664 (ET44ACH) leads a coal train downhill towards Greenland, Colorado.
UP 6748 (ES44AC) leads a military train through with wide open ranchlands of Greenland, Colorado. This engine has a plaque on the side which says, "For his unwavering commitment to safety, t... (more)
BNSF 7828 (ES44DC) leads a freight through Greenland, Colorado on the Joint Line.
BNSF 8572 (SD70ACe) muscles a loaded coal train past a UP military train at Greenland, Colorado on the Joint Line.
A loaded BNSF coal train running through Greenland, Colorado on the southbound Joint Line passes a Union Pacific military train which is heading north on the Joint Line.
The day's last light catches UP 7689 (ES44AC) leading a military train through Greenland, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.
Evening light and storm clouds cover UP 7689 as it leads a military train through Greenland, Colorado.
BNSF 714 & 986 lead a unit tank train northbound from Watson, CA to Axtell, NE as it coasts towards Greenland, Colorado on a late summer morning.
In a few months these Boeing 737 fuselages will be flying above the clouds instead of riding the rails at ground level.
Storm shadows move across the grasslands as the BNSF Officer Special keeps pace and stays in the sun while running south on the Joint Line at Greenland, Colorado.
The area between Greenland and Spruce, Colorado offers great vistas where you can photograph whole trains running through prairie land.
A sliver of sunshine finds the BNSF officer special as it runs through storm clouds at Greenland, Colorado.
BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a heavy coal train through Spruce, Colorado and will soon be in Palmer Lake.
BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train through Greenland, Colorado on the Joint Line
BNSF 5898 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train up the valley from Greenland, Colorado.