This pony's a long way from home: NS 2681 leads the charge north through Spruce on Main 2 with a short hopper train while a pair of ACes sit on Main 1 as distributed power.

Even though it's more than 25 miles away, Pikes Peak still looms large over the Greenland Open Space as a northbound manifest easily breezes through toward Larkspur. More info at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Greenland, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 737
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 21, 2009

A vibrant BNSFbonnet rolls to a stop at the north end of the Academy siding for a meet with southbound coal. Learn more at more)

A little something for the Espee fans out there as three ex-SP AC4400CWs hold things together mid-train on a Colorado Springs-bound coal train. Learn more at Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 6214
Train ID: CNADR
Photo Date: May 28, 2009

TILX coal loads snake south through Monument behind a horribly faded MAC.

UP 7256 brings up the rear on this southbound Martin Drake coal train as it works its way downgrade into Colorado Springs. Looks like Pikes Peak got some snow recently.

UP 7318 brings CSUX coal loads south through the Air Force Academy under the front range's two most recognizable features, one a national icon in the form of Pikes Peak and the other a regional ey... (more)

It's an all-Rio Grande evening in downtown Colorado Springs as UP 1445, recently returned to town after a short stint in Denver, is coupled to a Rio Grande shoving platform in front of the old D&R... (more)

A northbound manifest with a trio of H2 GE wonders makes its way along the mesas just north of Larkspur.

A southbound manifest sweeps into Palmer Lake on its way downhill toward Colorado Springs.

BNSF will sometimes leave a "just-in-case" helper near the Palmer Divide, either along the northbound track in Palmer Lake or along the southbound main on the siding at Spruce. Here, a picturesqu... (more)

The three faces of BNSF Heritage paint stare down an ACe at Academy siding. The coal loads were on the main, so I can't use the term "an ACe in the hole," but still, they had to wait patiently as... (more)

A busy day at the Academy siding with a six-way meet taking place over the course of a few minutes. Here a northbound manifest, the second in a string of five trains, pulls past a loaded coal tra... (more)

In the middle of a Spring Winter Storm Warning, the clouds cleared for a bit, the sun came out to play, and BNSF 5804 led a northbound manifest through the Air Force Academy. The bad thing about ... (more)

UP 1445 leads the Colorado Springs Local with four loads northbound by the old Rio Grande Depot. Aside from UP 1989, which doesn't really count anyway, I bet 1445 is the best looking D&RGW unit o... (more)