A BN helper set waits to push a morning SB to Palmer Lake. The 6398 was built in May 1966 as GN 324 and renumbered BN 9854 prior to getting 6398 and was one of only 4 on the BN roster in 1990 (GN ... (more)

BNSF 6148 poses in front of the rocky mountains as a small geep tries to keep up with this speedy train.

On one of my infrequent trips from Casper to the Denver area (I'm not 100% sure of the location here; maybe someone can help with that smokestack landmark), I was wanting to get some of the newer ... (more)

Empty coal with a matching ACe set heads into Denver en route to the Powder River Basin.

Heading north into Denver, BNSF 9330 gets a face full of evening sunshine.

Not the setting I had hoped for, but when on the hunt for the 1989 I was willing to take what I could get.

Office car special coming into Denver on it's overnight run from Kansas.

The brown of winter is just starting to change around this southbound coal load, 120 cars moving from Wyoming to Arizona.

A Santa Fe local switches cars at the railroad's new Denver intermodal facility at Littleton. 'Big Lift' represented the Santa Fe's investment in the growing market for piggyback trailer traffic ... (more)

Frost is still on the nose of this engine on the morning after several coal cars overturned at this location. Another southbound coal train passes the wreck while crews work to clear the other fo... (more)

Southbound coal train passes the remnants of a wreck. Two light-rail and two freight tracks have been blocked here, with just one more open for use.

Wrecked coal cars are lined up out of the way of track repairs. The involved light rail commuter train can be seen in the distance. No serious injuries.

Crews clean up after a derailment from the day before. Several cars of a coal train turned over and caused a light rail train to come off the adjacent track as well.

Northbound Denver RTD 216-223 plowed into coal from deailed UP 7330 South coal train. RTD 216 bumped TILX overturned coal hopper but didn't injure RTD operator. 22-cars thrown off main 1 into pat... (more)

Nb Denver RTD 216-223 ran into derailed coal and bumped TILX overturned coal hopper. UP 7330 south derailed 22-cars in front of two-car RTD train on C & D lines. Operator darn lucky - not injured.... (more)