With an empty coal train safely tucked away in the siding at Tonville in the backround, a loaded coal train is about to blast under the overpass bridge at Lochbuie.

This BNSF High Priority Z-Train, bound for Chicago, speeds east passing through Tonville, CO.

With only 25 miles to go before a crew change at BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver, Colorado, this Holcomb, Kansas Coal Load is seen leaving Tonville and will soon reach the detector at M.P. 521.9... (more)

This Holcomb, KS coal load, led by BNSF 6065, moves west on the main at Tonville, CO

After getting a clear signal from the dispatcher, BNSF 6065 gains speed as it drags a loaded Holcomb, Kansas Coal Train out of Tonville, Colorado and eventually into Denver for a fresh crew for th... (more)

After working at Rescar for most of the morning, the Hudson Turn returns back to Denver to do some work near Sand Creek and will eventually head back into the BNSF 31st Street Yard.

The DPUs on this loaded coal train have cleared the switch at West Tonville and continue to push this coal load into Denver.

Another BNSF Powder River coal load heads towards Denver, CO, after coming out from the siding at Tonville, CO. This coal drag will stop in Denver for a crew change, then proceed south on the BN... (more)

BNSF 4316 leads this Denver, CO to Chicago, IL Z-Train as it passes a coal empty parked on the siding at Tonville, CO.

A BNSF coal empty heading back to Powder River, WY, takes the siding at Tonville, CO to meet three trains.

BNSF 5900 pulls a loaded coal train westbound towards Denver while an eastbound empty with dpu power on the rear waits in the Tonville siding for the load to pass.

Another shot from our May 10th snowstorm. Hard to believe that two months later temps would be above 100 degrees F. Canon EOS D60, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L @ 200mm, 1/750 sec @ f/11

Yes, it's May 10th, 2003. The grass is green, the trees have leaves. And it's about 30 degrees with 8 inches of new snow on the ground! Oh well, life at 5,000 ft. elevation. Canon EOS D60, Canon E... (more)