Attention passengers of the California Zephyr...please pay no mind to the burned out shell of an engine on the starboard side. Sit back and relax as we head to the Moffat Tunnel and onto San Fran... (more)

For rail fans going through Denver, this engine has become somewhat of a landmark in lower downtown, where it has sat gathering rust since colliding with an ethanol tanker truck in July of 2009 (n... (more)

It was bound to happen. It has been nearly two years since the UP closed their Burnham Yard operations, and vandals have been able to frequent the previously busy rail yard. An icon of the Denve... (more)

In the northeast part of Denver, Brighton Boulevard goes under the Brush Sub track. As you can see from the damage, it is not uncommon for trucks to get wedged under the overpass due to low cleara... (more)

Every now and then you come across a real gem. This former Canadian National G8 built in 1954 was spotted in Boulder, Colorado. It used to provide the muscle needed to move rail cars at a shale a... (more)

It appears the San Luis & Rio Grande is expanding their fleet of SD9043MAC's. SLRG 111 (painted in Illinois Central colors and sporting Iowa Pacific Holdings lettering on the side) is a former Te... (more)

This crew worked most of the morning to re-rail two hoppers that jumped the track at the wye on the east side of Johnstown. The cars were moving slowly so no damage, although that lean was enough... (more)

Fort Collins, Colorado presents a number of opportunities to document street running trains, be it along Mason Street downtown, or in the case here as BNSF 1993 (SD40-2) crosses over East Vine Dri... (more)

It was anything but routine at the Denver BNSF engine servicing facility yesterday as Canadian Pacific Railway's 9373 slipped off the rails while being repositioned in the yard. The 430,000 pound ... (more)

A visit to the historic Union Pacific roundhouse and yard in Cheyenne is a feast for the eyes. The place oozes history, as evidenced by the vintage rolling stock, cabooses and the odd baggage car... (more)

The culprit of the derailment of the center beam flat car was a number of piggyback cars on an adjacent track that apparently derailed and then wedged against the flat cars.

One of the more notable engines in the Union Pacific Dead Line at the Burnham Yard is UP 3300 (SD40-2), painted in the special United Way markings in 1994.

Former Minnesota Zephyr twins 788 and 787, both F7(A)'s, are blocked and chained for the trip to Alamosa, Colorado where they will once again find life running passengers for the San Luis Rio Gran... (more)

The EMD G8 has a nose that only the mother of an EMD designer could love. This one sits along highway 93 south of Boulder, Colorado.

The temperature is in the mid 80's as two UP mechanics do some light maintenance on UP 5896. Pretty soon the snow will start to fly and this type of maintenance will have to be done indoors.