BNSF 8478 brings up the rear of an empty coal drag just north of downtown Castle Rock, CO. The DPU's are crossing over I-25, as seen from Rock Park.

UP 8022 & 7149 are about to cross East Portal Road as they lead an empty coal train about a mile east of the Moffat Tunnel.

An otherwise decent California Zephyr shot ruined by a steaming pile of yellow garbage on the point. Not sure which unit was having issues, but UP 7085 leads Amtrak units 135 and 96 toward Tu... (more)

Not sure which unit was having issues on CZ #5, but UP 7085 leads Amtrak units 135 and 96 into Coal Creek Canyon on a frosty December morning. Visible in the background is Table Mountain in G... (more)

A string of orange slices through a wintry scene in Plainview, CO. This eastbound train is about to enter Tunnel 1 on UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub and will descend through the Big Ten Curve and into Den... (more)

BNSF units 5634, 4063, 4902, 232 and 6208 lead a train of mixed freight up the grade out of Rocky, CO., on a beautiful summer morning.

BNSF units 5634, 4063, 4902, 232 and 6208 lead a train of mixed freight around the Big Ten Curve and a warm summer morning.

Amtrak units 152 & 118 are leading the way for California Zephyr #5 as it rolls along South Boulder Creek near Tolland, CO.

California Zephyr #5 rounds the sweeping curve just east of Pinecliffe, CO., AMTK 204 & 130 are leading the way and are about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat route.

Morning haze has settled over downtown Denver, roughly 17 miles in the distance (as the crow flies), as Amtrak units 204 & 130 lead the California Zephyr into Coal Creek Canyon.

California Zephyr #5 climbs out of Coal Creek Canyon and through a winter wonderland. Leading the charge up the 2% grade is AMTK 6 followed by Phase IV heritage unit 184. The train is about to en... (more)

Two BNSF units bring up the rear of a northbound coal empty on the Joint Line just north of downtown Castle Rock, CO. The train is crossing over Interstate 25, as seen from Rock Park off of Front... (more)

A view from several hundred feet above Palmer Lake, CO., shows a northbound coal empty snaking around the big curve in town, with the DPU visible in the upper left corner. Out front are BNSF units... (more)

BNSF 9993 & 5836 lead a southbound coal train over the classic Santa Fe bridge in Larkspur, CO. View made possible by a 30 ft tall pine tree. :-)

A gorgeous fall afternoon on the bluffs of the Rock River is greeted with BNSF 6563 and 7694 leading an autorack train east of Oregon, IL.