The Union Pacific's newly restored Big Boy is a marvel of engineering. They made a test run last night to break her in. From the crowds at the yard it looks like 1/2 of the train loving world wi... (more)

The Royal George Railroad's beautiful F7A guides the 16 car train through the steep canyon where the rails run next to the Arkansas River.

It was a clear morning on December 17, 2011 and the California Zephyr has just come to an emergency stop due to two cars (baggage and sleeper) jumping the tracks. From this angle you can see the ... (more)

The snow was falling so fast in Denver and the steam cloud from the freezing temps was so dense that a yard vehicle helped guide the Big Boy out of the UP's North Yard in Denver.

The #5 California Zephyr has a hard time of it today. After it left Denver Union Station it was stopped for 3 hours in Arvada, Colorado while track crews fixed a faulty switch. It then encounter... (more)

Today there was an odd occurrence with the morning Amtrak California Zephyr - engines 81 and 822 pulled head first into Denver Union Station. Usually the train backs into the station but due to s... (more)

BNSF 4009 (Dash) leads a freight into the S Curve at The Sag just north of Palmer Lake, Colorado.

These new Boeing 737 aircraft had to divert through Denver due to their normal route suffering damaged track from heavy rains. It was a pleasant surprise for railfans that day.

UPY 1295, a MP15DC built for the Southern Pacific in 1974, can be found working the UP North Yard in Denver.

A bright yellow visitor was spotted in the BNSF engine Servicing Facility. SLSL 2019, in bright yellow paint for the South Plains Railroad (also a new railroad for the database), started life in ... (more)

Four CSX visitors wait in the BNSF engine servicing facility along with a Norfolk Southern and a KCS unit. You can often find a number of former BN and ATSF engines waiting for service, as a numb... (more)

AMTK 5 backs into Denver's Union Station during the first major snowstorm of the year.

The down side of shuffling freight cars via remote control engines is that the operator typically has to stand outside, and in the winter time in Colorado that means subfreezing temperatures.

The evening California Zephyr Amtrak brought with it the private observation California Zephyr dome car CBQ 377, named the 'Silver Solarium'. It was quite a sight to see the gleaming boat tail be... (more)

Reflections of UP 4014 at Sharon Springs, Kansas. Photographers, admirers and kids of all ages showed up at Sharon Springs early in the morning to see the Big Boy locomotive and watch it leave fo... (more)