CREX ES44AC no. 1347 brings up the rear of this Minnequa coal empty as the train heads north down Berthoud Hill at sunset on June 01, 2015.

Union Pacific ES44AH no. 8262 is one of six units that are currently helping hold back this West Elk Mine, Colo., to Blue Island, Ill., loaded coal train down the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon jus... (more)

Union Pacific ES44AH no. 8262 leads eastbound coal loads from West Elk Mine at Leyden in Arvada, Colo., on May 26, 2015. The train is about to cross over Indiana Avenue.

Temperatures are still in the 40's and 50's across most of Colorado as we get closer to June. Rain has been in forecast almost everyday for the past couple of weeks and today is no exception. The ... (more)

After meeting Amtrak no. 5 and getting a relief crew at Tolland, Union Pacific's Energy Mine, Colo., to Valmont (Boulder), Colo., loaded coal train rounds the curve over South Boulder Creek as the... (more)

Summer is just right around the corner, as seen here in the beautiful canyon east of Tolland. Here, Union Pacific's North Yard (Denver), Colo., to Phippsburg, Colo., manifest led by ES44AC no. 751... (more)

BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah trackage rights manifest is about to duck into a cloud covered scene just west of Leyden near Arvada at a location call Chemical.

With the Front Range Flatirons dominating the scene, UP's West Elk Mine, Colorado to Blue Island, Illinois loaded coal train (CWEKS 25) led by ES44AH no. 8262 rolls on through the tunnel district ... (more)

Union Pacific's Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), Utah to North Yard (Denver), Colo., manifest rounds the curve at Tolland over South Boulder Creek after meeting the westbound Amtrak California Zephyr.

The warm late afternoon sun illuminates the country side as BNSF C44-9W no. 5192 can be seen stopped at Longs Peak, Colo., with a loaded windmill blade train. They're waiting for a northbound empt... (more)

It's just after sunset as BNSF C44-9W no. 5192 leads this loaded windmill blade train through the small community of Niwot, Colo., on May 14, 2015.

The sun is about to duck behind the clouds as this coal empty rolls along side farm fields at Longs Peak Siding with BNSF SD70MAC no. 9647 leading.

Amtrak 5, highball Tolland, out Amtrak's train no. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, races west through Tolland, Colo., as they meet UP 8846 east on a gorgeous Tuesday morning

The late afternoon sunlight illuminates Longs Peak Siding as a coal empty led by BNSF SD70MAC no. 9647 meets a southbound windmill blade train.

BNSF SD70MAC no. 9647 leads this northbound empty coal train through a sag just outside of Berthoud, Colo., after meeting a southbound loaded windmill blade train at Longs Peak. The 9647 is the fo... (more)