Westbound grain shuttle with CMO grain cars was headed to Delhi, CA. Violent thunderstorms with strong winds can do form over Sherman Hill during the afternoons of spring and summer months.

Snow was melting off UP 5590 which had bucked snow drifts from ground blizzards on UP's Limon line. Empty unit coal train was headed for the Energy Mine in Colorado.

Ground blizzards created drifts on the east to west Kansas Pacific (UP's Limon line) the weekend of Feb 24-25. 5590 did it share of bucking the snow drifts.

The Pueblo, CO, to Provo, Utah, power was cut off train and shoved to BNSF Denver Locomotive Shop. BNSF 340 is rare visitor to the Mile High City. Up front were CSXT SD70MAC 417 and BNSF 9-44CW 46... (more)

BNSF’s Cheyenne, WY, to Denver, CO, local had BNSF SD75M 8231 with EMD SD60M 9077. Cars were handed off to the Longmont Local at Longs Peak Siding north of Longmont, CO. BNSF B40-8W 520 and GP... (more)

Southbound traffic was heavy on the Joint Line but held for three northbounds (2-BNSF and one UP coal empty). Two BNSF freights wait for their turn over the snowy Palmer Divide. BNSF 5325 had Pasc... (more)

Coors Brewing Company C-997, an EMD SW-1000, ex-BN 446, eex-CB&Q 9333, was purchased by Coors April 2003 from National Railway Equipment, Silvis Shops, IL. Covered hoppers of barley are moved year... (more)

Only switcher in red and yellow - others now painted blue and silver. 996 works former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR main now owned by Union Pacific. Line will be upgraded in coming years to h... (more)

Black Thunder Mine, WY, coal load winds through S-curve at Woodcravers Road south of Monument. Bitter cold has kept deep snow on the Palmer Divide. Two Powerbars made my day!

BNSF has ordered 195 General Electric ES44DC's with most delivered by end of 2006. Bitter cold (about 5-degree Fahrenheit) found Lincoln, NE to Denver train passing horses at milepost 527.4 on Bru... (more)

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter inauguration 12-car UP special had 4898-4965 departing Denver on cold, snowy January Saturday afternoon. Train departed Cheyenne deadheading to Greeley. Passengers bo... (more)

Sunrise started New Year's Day off right. UP had tied down an eastbound empty auto rack train account snow drifted into cuts ahead during the Dec. 29-30 blizzard closing the Limon Subd. UP rotary ... (more)

Snowed under - 32-inch snowfall - from Dec 29-30, 2006 blizzard. UP Salina to Limon Subd crew change point was paralyzed. UP rotary 900082 (UP 7211 East) found this scene. UP 6653 West buried afte... (more)

Recent snowstorms have kept the Mile High City covered in a wintry white. BNSF's Pasco, WA, to Fort Worth, TX, on main track two passes another BNSF train. Tracks at right operated by Denver RTD l... (more)

Ex-Illinois Central caboose 9392 was modified by IC into a research car. Sold to Trailer Train Industries (TTX)in the late 1980's. Spends most time at the Transportation Technology Center east of... (more)