The BNSF Jordan Spreader has sat in the Denver Yard for years, hopeful that the call to duty will eventually come.

CEFX 6004 (CIT Equipment Finance Corp), a former SOO Line SD60, sports a new bright blue paint job.

BNSF 9151 (SD70ACe) sits on a siding in front of an old depot in Castle Rock, Colorado waiting to help a train over the Palmer Divide if needed.

The BNSF engine servicing facility in Denver is busy on this day. Given the decline in coal traffic coming through Denver, most of these units are destined to be assigned to freight trains.

It does not get much better than this - a colorful collection with a variety of flags and vintage slogans to boot, including a Sothern Pacific, a UP 'Operation Lifesaver', a couple of Warbonnets, ... (more)

This restored bay window beauty was spotted in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver and is used as a snow bus, shuttling fresh crews into the mountains on the Moffat Line to swap for crews tha... (more)

This 61 year old veteran GP7 of the Denver Rock Island Railroad is working The Cut, a ditch with track that connects two industrial areas in north Denver.

AMTK 10004 (Viewliner Inspection Car) provides Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner a great view as the California Zephyr runs through Plainview on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr passes through Tolland, Colorado and past the historic schoolhouse as it crosses a bridge leading to the Moffat Tunnel portal.

Just passing through. BNSF 5331 passes through the busy Union Pacific North Yard and heads towards the Denver Yard.

One of the Colorado Railroad Museum locomotives with a unique work history is UP 4455 (0-6-0). It was built in 1920 by Lima Locomotive Works and worked the Denver rail yards until it was sold in 1... (more)

The UP assembled an eclectic mix of power to pull a long line of heavy gondolas carrying scrap metal from Denver towards Colorado Springs. Included were UP 6048 (AC4400CW-CTE), UP 8386 (SD70ACe),... (more)

CORX C988 was built in 1938 (SW) and then was rebuilt in 1957 as a SW900. The engine performed switching duties at the Coors Brewing Company plant in Golden, Colorado. It was donated to the Color... (more)

Looking like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, this Loram Railvac sits on a siding in Fort Collins, waiting for the next assignment.

It is dusk and operations at the UP North Yard in Denver are winding down under the glow of the massive yard lights. The last move of the evening will be UP 3457 (SD40-2) placing the oil cans at t... (more)