It's a good day when you see a Warbonnet - it's a great day when you see the Warbonnet twins BNSF 520 and 521 (Dash8-40BW's) teaming up.

It's a colorful fall lashup as BNSF 1978 (SD40-2), NREX 5962 (a former UP SD60), and BNSF 1789 (SD40-2) idle near the old depot in Longmont Colorado.

The Buck Local led by two Warbonnet B40-8W's completes their run from Lyons after picking up 27 cars from the CEMEX Cement Plant. The train is passing the Time-Call Spur, which at one time was par... (more)

Burlington Northern SD40-2 6770 leads a pair of 4 axle engines as it heads North down the middle of Atwood Street. Note the 4 Boeing Airplane parts cars behind the first 2 cars in the train.

The Northwestern Pacific repurposed a number of former Southern Pacific SD9's, repainting them in the 'black widow' scheme. This one needs a bit of refresh and can be found stationed at the old su... (more)

Two BNSF Warbonnet B40-8W's sit in front of the former Butterball plant in Longmont, being demolished for a future housing development.

Almost one year ago, Colorado was hit by one of the most destructive floods in state history. Thousands lost their homes, lots of loss in property damage. In Longmont, the BNSF Buck Local power si... (more)

At the corner of Sixth Avenue and Atwood Street, three BNSF GE's shove their set out towards the East Yard in Longmont, CO on the Denver, CO to Casper, WY manifest.

The Longmont Switch is about to round the curve at 9th Ave before curving south and running down the middle of Atwood Street in Longmont, CO.

Two BNSF "Heritage 1" painted SD40-2's sandwich a ex Union Pacific now part of National Rail Equipment (NREX) SD60 on the Longmont Switch. They are waiting for the conductor to line the ... (more)

A thunderstorm that dumped over several inches of rain resulting in Flash Flooding in some areas has moved out as the Longmont Switch returns from doing work up north. The train is rolling down th... (more)

Two BNSF ES44C4's lead five buffer cars and a box car on the Cheyenne, WY to Denver, CO manifest down the middle of Atwood Street in Longmont, CO on a pleasant summer morning.

I have returned... well for now at least. So this morning, I recently discovered that my damaged DSLR from the car accident can still take photos. So I heard on the scanner of a southbound vehicle... (more)

The SD9 features a nose that only a mother or a General Motors EMD designer could love.

Northwestern Pacific 4327 (SD9) catches the last rays of a golden sunset while sitting on a siding at the old sugar mill in Longmont, Colorado.