At Johnstown, two ex UP GP38-2s lettered for Helm Leasing shove a cut of covered hoppers onto the Milliken Track off of the Longmont Line.

The steel wheels on the steel rails are one of the many ways that help make the railroad move...

Kirk and Chase film this Paducah, KY to Bowie, CO empty coal train that is approaching the East Portal Road Crossing at East East Portal.

A Patched SP is the DPU on this Paducah, KY to Bowie, CO Coal Empty at East Portal with the Continental Divide in the background.. The day comes to a close as Amtrak #6 was over an hour and a half... (more)

An Eagle Pass, TX Bound Coal Load eases down grade through Rocky and with the siding at Clay above. Seen in the background are mid-train swing helpers that will stay on the train.

Three GEs elephant style lead a southbound stack train out of Boulder, CO with the Flatirons of the Front Range with the Valmont Power Plant in the background.

Snow has begun falling as three SD40-2s lead an extra Longmont Switch out of Longmont and head north to Fort Collins on a cold and snowy day.

An Eastbound Coal Load rounds the curve at Crescent using all of its dynamics and train brakes to hold the train back down the grade with two GEs including a GEVO on the point and the Continental ... (more)

The DPU on this coal load rolls down the grade trying to hold back this heavy train down the mountain with dynamics and train brakes at Crescent. The smoke from the train is from the brake shoes o... (more)

Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr sweeps around an S-Curve between Crescent and Plainview near Tunnel 18.

The Longmont Turn on the right patiently waits on the Turkey Lead for the Laurel, MT to Denver, CO Manifest to clear, seen here on the right. The DPU is currently passing the Colorado and Southern... (more)

It's a mild afternoon with the temperatures in the low 50s as the Longmont Switch comes back into Longmont with a cut of cars from GWR in Loveland and Fort Collins. Power on today's train is two S... (more)

After tying down the units ready for the Buck Local Crew later this evening, the engineer heads back to the depot and eventually home for the weekend.

It's the early morning as several GEs lead coal empties around a curve through Coal Creek Canyon approaching the Blue Mountain Road Crossing.

Slowly following Amtrak, this westbound coal empty slowly rolls along the S-Curve between Tolland and East Portal.