A coal train holds for a northbound as a massive storm rolls through the valley.
BNSF 8800 crests the top of the hill at Palmer Lake as seen from the top of Ben Lohman mountain. The view from here is quite incredible and I wish I would have had time to shoot a few more trains ... (more)
BNSF 8800 crests the top of the hill at Palmer Lake as seen from the top of Ben Lohman mountain. Unfortunately I would only get one train from here as after waiting a couple of hours for this trai... (more)
Info from the locals is it's rare to see the Pikes Peak Local in the daylight, especially when it's about to head up the southbound main on the journey to Denver. Thanks Joe!
Northbound empty heads downhill to Denver while a rare autorack train on the Front Range crests the grade in Palmer Lake.
BNSF 8952 passes NB along the shores of the scenic Palmer Lake with a manifest freight.
Coal empties work their way north into Palmer Lake behind a grungy GEVO. This might be the first time I can say that an H2 MAC's paint looks better than a Swoosh'd GEVO's...
A northbound manifest led by a quartet of Rio Grange units crests the grade at Palmer Lake in route towards Denver.
An infrequently seen autorack train heads south out of Palmer Lake on a gorgeous Colorado morning.
Coal empties pick up speed as they descend out of Palmer Lake behind a GEVO and a MAC.
This is just the way I like it: two clean ACes running elephant-style under crystal clear blue skies. BNSF 9273 leads coal south out of Palmer Lake.
UP 6578 leads a string of loaded "Heritage Hoppers" south out of Palmer Lake. I call them Heritage Hoppers because they're made up of older Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Missouri Pacific, C... (more)
A rare sight in Palmer Lake as a southbound manifest rolls off of Main 2 which is usually reserved for northbound movements.
