Over the weekend, a slow-moving Pacific storm containing a lot of moisture combined with a low-pressure system dumped 2-4ft of heavy wet snow up in the Colorado high country. Seen here, Amtrak's w... (more)

BNSF Railway no. 9841 and no. 4126 lead a short Denver, CO to Great Falls, MT manifest down Berthoud Hill just south of the town of Berthoud, CO. Some late afternoon storms are building in the are... (more)

Just before sunset, the Cheyenne Frontier Days special races through the city of Brighton, CO on July 19, 2014. The train is returning to Denver from Cheyenne, WY.

Making its way westward, an AC6044CW and 5 more GEs lead empty coal hoppers from the Public Service Company (Xcel Energy) in Denver, CO to Energy Mine, WY just west of Pinecliffe, CO.

Overlooking the Denver Metro Area, two trains can be seen over five miles away or eight rail miles away at Leyden near Arvada. The North Yard - Roper Yard manifest is seen heading west at Chemical... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec K-36 No. 488 climbs up the remaining portion of the 4% grade as the train comes into Cumbres, Colorado, the summit of Cumbres Pass on July 21, 2015. Here, the train will take on w... (more)

One of fifteen EMD SW600's that were ever built shoves loaded aluminum hoppers up to the dumper at Xcel Energy's Valmont Power Plant in Boulder on October 06, 2013. These locomotives were built by... (more)

How would you describe the landscape of Southeastern Colorado? Well, here you go... For many miles, the rolling prairie and desolate landscape create scenes like this. From La Junta to Trinidad... (more)

Kansas City Southern ES44AC no. 4684 leads a KCS Grey AC4400CW on this eastbound BNSF empty coal train just after sunset at Tonville, CO.

On May 05, 2014, two AC4400CWs lead this Memphis, TN coal empty up the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon, CO. The units are about to enter Tunnel #1 as the rest of the train continues to go over Blue ... (more)

Workin' On The Railroad It's not the locomotives that run the railroad. It's the people that keep the railroad moving. They could have worked there for many years, or be new hires. Take thi... (more)

On a cold morning in Tolland, CO, an patched Southern Pacific AC4400CW leads two more Union Pacific units on the North Yard, CO to Phippsburg, CO manifest. Note the Union Pacific lettering on the ... (more)

The weather is always changing rapidly in Wyoming and Saturday, January 30, 2016 was no exception; snow is in the forecast. Three standard armor yellow GE's with AC4400CW No. 6542 leading, takes a... (more)

A Meeting of Horsepower HLCX 3841 and HBRY 6526 lead two Lumber Cars past two horses enjoying the pleasant sunshine just outside of Johnstown, CO.

With the temperature at about 3 degrees and the windchill at about -10, the snow continues to fall as Canadian Pacific AC4400CW no. 8645 leads BNSF C44-9W no. 970 on the Omaha, NE to Tacoma, WA st... (more)