It's just after sunrise as a southbound Laurel, MT to Denver, CO Manifest led by two BN painted SD70MACs rolls on through Longmont as they are about to pass the old Colorado and Southern depot tha... (more)

After getting their train together in the East Yard, the Longmont Turn heads south out of Longmont to Broomfield where they'll head on the Lafayette Branch and switch a couple of industries.

Just north of Platteville, the MDVCY-06 approaches a county road crossing heading north towards Cheyenne after meeting a southbound coal load in town earlier.

The North Yard - Roper Yard Manifest begins the climb in Coal Creek Canyon heading westbound and will go through tunnel #1.

Led by two GEs and an SD70M, the MNYRO-29 rolls through Rocky with Chemical and the suburbs of Denver in the background.

Eastbound coal loads roll along out of Coal Creek Canyon along the Front Range Foothills west of Denver.

With dynamics applied and some train brake, the smell of brake shoes fill the air as a Paducah, KY coal train rolls on through Plain next to stored MOW equipment.

An Paducah, KY coal train is seen rolling on through approaching the 80th Street Crossing at the East end of Leyden. Note that the DRGW Searchlight Signals are still being in use.

A rather unique set of local power is on today's Longmont Switch. A relatively new Kansas City Southern ES44AC painted in the Southern Belle Scheme and a BNSF painted "Fakebonnet" C44-9W return ba... (more)

With the head end passing over the MP 38.3 Detector at Niwot, two BN Grinstien SD70MACs notch up as they lead a long and heavy manifest from Laurel, MT to Denver, CO.

Three C44-9Ws, a ES44DC, AC4400CW and an SD70MAC lead a pretty short Denver, CO to Great Falls, MT Manifest Train late in the afternoon on this sunny but rather chilly Monday.

The Buck Local pauses on Atwood Street while snow continues to fall over Longmont and the surrounding area. The train has just returned from Denver and will back up into the East Yard and put thei... (more)

It's a very snowy and cold morning here in Longmont, CO as Winter Storm Virgil continues to dump snow in the Denver area and points east out on the plains. Seen here a dog catch Buck Local pulls u... (more)

An ex FRISCO EMD GP38 painted in BN colors still and an ex ATSF GE B40-8 switch box cars in the East Yard in Longmont, CO after working on the Lyons Branch earlier in the day.

On October 27, 2012, a westbound UP empty coal train negotiates the Big Ten Curve just after sunrise on UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. Fog still lingers over most of the Denver Metro area as wher... (more)