CAT-powered RRVW 4104 shoves empty hoppers down the line to get filled. Note the CAT sticker on the longhood and the Operation Lifesaver sticker on the front of the unit.

Three generations of GE locomotives power this colorful manifest south through Monument.

The Alaska Railroad's one and only DMU leads the Glacier Discovery back towards Anchorage just north of Girdwood. ARR 751 was the last DMU built by Colorado Railcar before they went out of busine... (more)

A new, SD60M-booting 9200-series ACe leads coal empties north into Palmer Lake. That house on the hillside has been for sale since at least June '08...if the price drops low enough, I may just pu... (more)

A special preseason run of the Glacier Discovery crosses Bird Creek on its southbound trek to Whittier.

ARR 4006 and 16,000 total horsepower leads the Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight north deep within Fort Richardson.

The Pikes Peak Local works south through Larkspur behind a pair of Swoosh'd Geeps. It's certainly not evident from the scene, but the brooms are in place for the 10-20" of snow that was looming i... (more)

UP 1359 (ex-DRGW 3118) was once the face of Colorado railroading as it dominated the Rockies in the glory days of the D&RGW, but times have changed. Here, it still earns its keep on the UP Colora... (more)

After dropping its two carloads of sheetrock on this industrail spur, UP 1359 works its way back to the ex-Rock Island main to run back to the yard offices in downtown Colorado Springs.

Unique nose herald makes an ordinary Oakway leaser stand out a bit as it hurtles Ardoch coal empties south on the Hillsboro Sub.

It's getting harder and harder to find an all SD75 Warbonnet lashup these days, but it's a much easier feat when there's only one pulling the train! Grain empties eastbound through western Minnes... (more)

A nice surprise in the form of a Norfolk Southern SD70ACe leads a high-priority manifest south out of Castle Rock on a crisp, pre-winter morning with another NS unit and KCS Southern Belle tagging... (more)

Sunny skies greet the southbound Denali Star as it works its way through Elmendorf AFB.

A faded ILSX unit rests near the Thief River Falls yard, assigned to the town's grain elevator...

The Alaska State Fair Train returns north to Palmer with another load of fair goers.