The Denver BNSF engine servicing facility is busy on this day as it hosts two Ferromex and three Kansas City Southern visitors, while the morning Amtrak train passes by in the background.

A fire-scarred SD70MAC in the 'Executive' paint scheme takes a loaded coal train out of the Denver Yard.

This 0-4-4-0 Compound Mallet was built 111 years ago (1902) by Orenstein and Koppel in Germany.

Here we see two engines in the collection of the Colorado Railroad Museum that worked at iconic businesses in Colorado. CORX C988 was built in 1938 (SW) and then was rebuilt in 1957 as a SW900. Th... (more)

A wide angle view of the BNSF Denver engine servicing facility, with the sand/fuel islands in the middle and the maintenance building on the left

It is beneficial to have some assistance as you back up a 394,000 pound, 4,400 horsepower prime mover.

BNSF 8167 almost looks like it still runs for the Burlington Northern thanks to the small BNSF patch under the BN on the cab. A Santa Fe Bluebonnet rounds out the 'heritage' feel for the day.

If you like vintage power then if you’re in Denver you should plan on spending a few hours at the UP North Yard, where you will see a nice selection of MP15's and Geeps. UPY 1295 (MP15DC) and UP... (more)

The new RTD Commuter Rail passenger cars made an overnight stop at Denver’s Union Station. The Eagle P3 cars are made by Hyundai Rotem USA. They will seat 90 passengers with a maximum capacity... (more)

Snow and single digit temperatures greet BNSF 5816 (ES44AC) as it muscles a loaded coal train over the historic Santa Fe Bridge on the Joint Line in Larkspur, Colorado.

I wonder if in another 8 to 10 years these four paint schemes (Warbonnet, Bluebonnet, Executive and BN Green) will be considered 'heritage' schemes or disappear all together.

DPU duty notwithstanding, it is still a good day when you catch a Warbonnet on either end of a train.

BNSF 8384 (ES44C4) leads an oil can train through Plainview, Colorado.

Check the tank and wipe the windshield. Amtrak #40 (P42DC) gets more fuel and a clean windshield before heading out of Denver. The annex platform is temporary until the Union Station remodel is ... (more)

Two former Canadian National GP40-2LW's, now working for OmniTrax (OMLX 9570 9647), wait in Fort Collins, CO for their next assignment.