With only about 10 minutes of evening sun left, BNSF 6072 (ES44AC) pulls a heavy freight of scrap metal gondolas from the Denver Yard. As the trio of engines strain to get the string moving, the ... (more)

There is a full house at the BNSF engine servicing facility, with 26 out of the 29 engines being BNSF power.

My 1,000th photograph! Here we see an eclectic group of OmniTrax engines found at the old Great Western Sugar Beet Factory in Loveland, Colorado, including OMLX 4327 (Ex Southern Pacific and No... (more)

Right out of the paint shop! This J&L Consulting, LTD. SD40-2 is a former UP engine. Previously numbered as UP 8042, this engine was delivered as a "Fast forty" unit, geared for high s... (more)

A unique load of steel on flatcars gets sorted in the UP's North Yard.

The BNSF made a major power move of 24 engine destined for storage in Wyoming. Here we see BNSF 3251 (ES44C4) lead the group through the refineries in Commerce City, Colorado during light snow.

A couple odd sights in the BNSF engine yard - BNSF 1572 (formerly a SD45-2R Santa Fe unit converted to a SD40-2R) paired with very faded Warbonnet paint and a couple work trains (Loram ballast cle... (more)

MNZX 787 (F7A) has sure had an interesting career. Recently saved from the scrappers, she was moved from Minnesota to Colorado and will run again with the San Luis Rio Grande. 787 was built in 1... (more)

With over 300 days of sunshine a year, Denver’s climate facilitates light maintenance being done outdoors.

UP 1425 (MP15AC) is lashed up with a couple HCLX units in the North Yard. UP Special 1989 'Rio Grande' is in the background.

UP 5716 AC44CWCTE emerges from the Hermosa Tunnels in Wyoming belching smoke from the uphill climb. I can only imagine what it must have looked like when a Big Boy locomotive emerged.

BNSF 1415, a three window 'cyclops' SD60M in its former Burlington Northern cascade green paint, takes a small freight down the middle of Mason Street in Fort Collins.

BNSF 2043 (GP38-2), acquired from GMTX and still in the ‘smurf’ blue paint scheme, waits alone in the BNSF Engine shop yard in Denver.

While the tracks used by the Denver Rock Island Railroad are old, and perhaps not what you might call 'class I' quality, they do their job just fine.

In light snow and sub-freezing conditions a ground person updates the crew of Charger 4628 as it sits in the Denver Union Station while passengers load. These Chargers are impressive, with a slig... (more)