Royal Gorge 40 has had a long and interesting life, starting in Central America, and working most recently in Colorado.

Hillside view of Amtrak #5 racing through Range Siding in the Colorado River Valley, trying to make up a few minutes (running about 90 minutes late here).

Just off the line taking it through "lake effect snow" country, the tail end of the Wolverine has clearly been kicking up some snow recently. Today it's running about an hour late.

A colorful foursome of SD40s of various vintages await the next assignment at the limestone/aggregates complexes in Marble Falls, TX.

PRLX 2842 was delivered as SP SD45T-2 9399
FBRX... (more)

The illustrious Pennsy E's and business cars roll in toward Chicago Union Station at dusk. Add one more to the huge number of Pennsylvania-adorned passenger trains that this lift bridge has hoste... (more)

Lots of colorful power at the east end of Canadian Pacific's Franklin Park/Bensenville yard, compared to a prior morning with almo... (more)

During the late morning, a pair of F40PHs are visible in the pit, while another is being hostled on the elevated C&NW lines. The Milwaukee (UP) West lines cut under and are visible near the top o... (more)

Once filled with the hard-working units of the D&RGW, North Yard still has plenty to see, even on a quiet morning.

The Hoosier State couldn't get much shorter without letting folks ride in the cab of the 518 ... although from the outside, every seat appeared taken. It is waiting for freight traffic to ... (more)

CP Hick can be a busy place, but it can't get much busier than five moving trains at once. From farthest to nearest:

1. Westbound Canadian Pacific trackage rights auto rack train m... (more)

The California Zephyr snakes through Byers Canyon, which still has remnants of winter. The train is almost two hours late, but to make up for it, is sporting a Union Pacific Mobile ... (more)

Western Weight & Inspection Bureau Car 910, used on the D&RGW, is 39,000 lbs, about 1/5 the weight of a loaded modern coal car, and about 10x heavier than a typical light passenger SUV.

On the left, merchandise by container from the west coast heads east. Through the southern bore, a potash train is picking up speed as it crests its summit off the Harriman Cutoff.

Trinchera Pass, built through the sparse dry cimarron ranchlands of Southern Colorado over 100 years ago, still hosts decent traffic (albeit not at the levels as the 1980s-1990s before BNSF), prim... (more)

First time under its own power (with an assist from the 844 and an ACe) back across the Overland Route. Beautifully done, UP.