The SD40-2 power for today’s Pikes Peak Local has just cut away from its cars near the Lhoist North America silos and now mo... (more)

A pair of UP SD70M locomotives pull their empty wind tower flatcar train around a curve on the northern part of Pueblo as this Vestas bound train is almost at the UP yard where it will patiently w... (more)

The Pikes Peak local has just left the Kelker siding and now finds itself about to work customer Lhoist North America with a veteran SD40-2 as its power.

Hot on the heals of the BNSF U-PUESFA, an empty grain train with a Nordique visitor second out starts the descent from Palmer... (more)

The early morning silence is broken as the 12 cylinder powerhouse of a recently built ES44C4 thunders off the mountainous walls that enclose Palmer Lake as a loaded cement train conquers the third... (more)

Rocky Mountain High An empty coal train tries its hand at climbing the grueling grade towards Palmer Lake as it crosses one of the few remaining bridges bearing the name of this line’s ori... (more)

All three orange paint schemes created by the merger of Burlington Northern to Santa Fe are present as a loaded cement train from Pueblo descends the tough 7,297 foot elevation of Palmer Lake and ... (more)

The Springs local has finished building its train and thus begins to head south to one of the jointly served industries it and the BNSF work in Colorado Springs. The UP 1363 is a former Rio Grand... (more)

A trio of Union Pacific AC4400 models bring today's North Yard to Pueblo daily freight pass Interstate 25 with 65 cars bound for the ex-Rio Grande yard.

This grain train's DPU in full BNSF Warbonnet paint starts to shove harder on the covered hoppers as it passes in front of the aptly named Santa Fe Ave exit sign off I-25 in Pueblo.

An EMD built SD9043MAC brings up the rear of this light engine move which includes three Southern Pacific AC4400s as the train patiently waits for traffic to clear north of here in Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD9043MAC
Location: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 8164
Train ID: UP EPUNY
Photo Date: September 16, 2011

Mid-west Consist A colorful mixed freight train passes through the "Junction" with power from three of the seven Class I freight railroads.

Loaded American Electric Power coal train passes the emergency unit @ Castle Rock. These coal trains put on quite a show headed to Palmer Lake.

A loaded Lower Colorado River Authority coal train puts on the usual show headed onto the single main passing a frozen Palmer Lake. This show is always better for this photographer with EMD power... (more)

Southbound train on the Joint Line suffered a failure of trailing motor NS 7632, which required them picking up the "emergency unit" out of Castle Rock. A "Rapid Response" vehicle also showed up ... (more)