The Union Pacific's Rio Grande Heritage #1989 spent a couple weeks working along the Colorado Front Range. Here we see it leading a southbound freight through the scenic area around Palmer Lake. ... (more)
BNSF 7008 (ES44C4) muscles a loaded coal train past some rock formations at Palmer Lake, Colorado.
BNSF 7147 (ES44C4) leads a blade train through 'The Sag' just north of Palmer Lake, Colorado.
BNSF 7042 (ES44C4) leads a freight through 'The Sag' which is north of Palmer Lake on the Joint Line.
UP 7948 (ES44AC) leads a windmill parts train in the Blue Hour towards Palmer Lake, Colorado. With temperatures in the teens and snow the day before, dense fog blanketed the towns of Palmer Lake,... (more)
BNSF 7042 (ES44C4) leads a Warbonnet and a grain train around Palmer Lake, Colorado.
BNSF 9730 shoves a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado. Notice the designation on the engine as SD70MACe. First time I have seen the 'e' on a MAC.
The sun peaks out of the clouds and catches a single BNSF ACe unit pulling a long train of empty windmill tower flat cars through The Sag north of Palmer Lake.
After being sidelined for 11 hours in the snow and frigid cold due to a mechanical issue, BNSF 9166 (SD70ACe) heads through the S curves in the section known as The Sag which is just north of Palm... (more)
Tom Golden photo.
BNSF 4009 (Dash 9) leads a freight towards Palmer Lake, Colorado on the Joint Line.
The first train of the day has BNSF 8157 (ES44C4) leading an oil can train through Palmer Lake, Colorado.
BNSF 4009 (Dash) leads a freight into the S Curve at The Sag just north of Palmer Lake, Colorado.
The Smell of Fresh Paint I can still smell the paint curing as 6017 the 25th Anniversary BNSF Heritage locomotive passes me south of Spruce.
