The Denver Rock Island Railroad currently services a number of businesses in the area of the National Western Stock Show. A bond initiative recently passed that will fund a transformation of this... (more)

DRIR 1083 (SW1500) can usually be found working the industrial area on the north side of Denver.

The 48 year old SW1500 of the Denver Rock Island Railroad can be found most days working the small industrial areas around the Denver stockyards. In the not-so-distant future the entire area arou... (more)

DRIR 1083 (SW1500) runs across Packinghouse Road to pick up a load of box cars at the paper recycling facility in North Denver.

48 year old DRIR 1083 (SW1500) does some street running along Packinghouse Road near the Denver Stock Show grounds.

The 1083 pushes a lone 52’6” MoPac gondola to the last customer on this portion of the line, the Iron & Metals scrap processor. This gondola was built by Constructor Nationala of Mexico as pa... (more)

The Denver Rock Island Railroad operates on tracks that are directly adjacent to roads serving the area around the Denver Stock Yards.

This shot illustrates some of the challenges that the Denver Rock Island Railroad crew has to navigate - cars parking close to the tracks and road traffic that is literally feet from the switching... (more)

Although a little wonky in appearance, the track on which the Denver Rock Island Railroad operates around the Denver Stock Yards works just fine and tends to give the SW1500 a little swagger.

The Denver Rock Island Railroad works the various industrial sidings around the Denver Stockyards on Denver’s north side, providing a great opportunity to photograph the vintage engines on wavy ... (more)

"Fury and the Rock". The Denver Rock Island Railroad's 1083 (SW1500) passes in front of a M4 Sherman tank, similar to the one in the WWII movie 'Fury' that was recently released. The S... (more)

DRIR 1083 (SW1500) works a stretch of track in an industrial area adjacent to the Denver Stock Show grounds. Soon livestock and vendors will be moving through the rail yard.

DRIR's SW1500 can be found moving freight around the industrial area near the stock yards in Denver.

The smaller railroads play an important role in keeping old engines active. Here the 46 year young SW1500 of the Denver Rock Island Railroad shuffles freight cars in an industrial yard in north D... (more)

Denver Rock Island Railroad’s SW1500 crosses Packinghouse Road and makes a run to the industrial area north of the City.