Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge 4-6-0 No. 168 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883. She has 46 inch drivers, 14 x 20 inch cylinders, operated at 160 lbs of boiler pressure, and could... (more)

Pushing hard on the tail end of a empty through some fall colors in Colorado Springs. All of this color would soon be lost, as the first freeze would come just hours later.

With Pikes Peak looming behind UP 1445, UP Train YCO65 25 heads back to the yard next to the ex-DRGW/ATSF, now UP/BNSF Joint Line at Colorado Springs.

Some older BNSF EMD's slide into town with a short train moving towards a Lime facility to spot empty's and pick up some loads before tying down in the same yard for a return trip to Denver early ... (more)

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 ... (more)

Heritage hoppers work south into Colorado Springs. These are among my favorite trains on the Joint Line because they're nothing but old, steel Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Burlington Northern... (more)

The Pike's Peak local blasts through en-route to Denver.

UP coal works south past the empty parking lot of Woodmen Valley Chapel. This is Black Thunder Mine, WY to Cochise, AZ is an unusual move to see on the Joint Line. The last time I caught a GE en... (more)

UP 844 creeps into Colorado Springs for an overnight stay.

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.

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)

This UP unit quietly watches the lightning dance across the sky during Colorado's crazy rain/hail storms.

Southbound loaded coal attacks Palmer Divide on a clear spring evening.

A Southbound coal load headed to Amarillo has just went over the South switch at Academy siding on Colorado's Joint line. This typical 90's lash-up includes Oakway SD60 9001, Santa Fe SD40 5013, B... (more)

No.353 moves northbound past the Santa Fe station in Colorado Springs.