Lookout Mountain can be seen in the background as Amtrak no 6, The California Zephyr, eases down the grade from Big Ten Curve towards Rocky. The third unit is a brand new Siemens ACS-64 electric l... (more)

The Denver Metro area can be seen in the background as Union Pacific ES44AC no. 7463 leads this loaded crude oil train from Wash, Utah to Midwest City, Okla., down the grade from Big Ten Curve tow... (more)

Union Pacific ES44AC no. 7463 leads this loaded crude oil train from Wash, Utah to Midwest City, Okla., down the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon just west of Denver.

The snow capped mountains create a nice backdrop as a northbound coal empty rolls on through Highland, Colo., led by BNSF SD70MAC no. 8848.

Former Burlington Northern SD40-2 no. 7884, now patched as BNSF no. 1993, leads the Longmont Switch north just outside of Berthoud, Colo., on a gorgeous March morning.

The Longmont Switch crew moves a set of SD40-2s to the East Yard in Longmont before swapping to an manifest that just arrived into town before going to Fort Collins. In the background, the Turkey ... (more)

Three BNSF GE's work up the 2% grade on BNSF's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest. The train is seen rounding the numerous s-curves in Coal Creek Canyon between Plain and Eisile.

At the top of the overlook near Pinecliffe, Colo., an eastbound loaded crude oil train from Wash, Utah to Midwest City, Okla., rounds the curve approaching the east end of the siding.

Rolling steel wheel...

After meeting Amtrak no. 6 at Leyden, a westbound Union Pacific manifest pulls west towards the foothills and Colorado Rockies as the sun has set closing another day on November 06, 2014.

So yesterday, I spent the whole day on Moffat to only come home to find out that none of the photos ever recorded to the SD Card! So I came to the conclusion I have zero shots from the DSLR. So... (more)

It's just after sunrise as three BNSF GE's shove their manifest train into the East Yard in Longmont, Colo., along Atwood Street on February 24, 2015.

Sunny skies have disappeared as another weather system rolls in. A few inches of new snow is predicted for the Front Range area. After dropping off a few barley hoppers at Coors in Highland, the L... (more)

Amtrak train No. 6 is about to overtake an eastbound UP loaded coal train in the siding at Rocky where he'll tie down as Denver has no room for them.

Looking two or three miles away, an eastbound empty autorack train bound for the Canadian National Railway rounds the sweeping curve just west of Pine Bluffs, WY. The Colorado Rockies can be seen ... (more)