BNSF 5108 (ES44AC) leads a Kansas City Southern unit and a freight through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 6317 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train towards Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 4133 (Dash-9) meets a BNSF loaded coal waiting for the freight to pass through Palmer Lake so that it can jump on the single track and run the opposite direction through the town.

A Grande Gold caboose brings up the markers on an old-school Rio Grande camp train moving west through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

An old-school Rio Grande camp train moves west through Palmer Lake, Colorado. The sandstone formation on the upper left is known as Elephant Rock.

Followed Up with a Six-Pack A half-dozen Rio Grande cabooses bring up the markers of an eastbound bare table train in the sag between Spruce and Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 9317 (SD70ACe) leads a loaded coal through the scenic hills of Palmer Lake, Colorado.

BNSF 7147 (ES44C4) winds a windmill blade train through the S curves leading to Palmer Lake, Colorado.

UP 5524 (C45ACCTE) shoves a loaded coal train through the town of Palmer Lake and will continue to Colorado Springs.

The engineer of UP 7511 (ES44AC) gives a friendly wave as he leads a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

A not to common leader for Colorado...

Freezing fog and blowing snow during the blue hour made for slow going for BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) as it entered the town of Palmer Lake, Colorado.

After sunrise at Palmer Lake the dense fog clouds came and went over the town. Here we see BNSF 5790 (ES44AC) muscling a loaded coal train toward the Lake, just skirting the fog bank rolling off ... (more)

With the light snow and freezing fog, multiple S curve and a heavy consist, BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) could only manage to eek out a few miles per hour between Monument and Palmer Lake, Colorado. Once th... (more)

With dawn 45 minutes away, light snow and freezing fog, BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) struggles to pull a heavy freight through the S curves south of Palmer Lake.