UP 7104 (AC4400CW) leads an oil can train through Big Ten Curve as it heads down the Moffat Tunnel Sub towards Denver, Colorado.

The sun has set on March 31, 2024, as an eastbound Union Pacific coal train slowly drops downgrade into the curve passing over the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Eiesle, Colorado... (more)

The mighty Southern Pacific has faded into history, and any hint of the railroad currently is subtle and usually hard to find. Only a few locomotives carry SP colors on the Union Pacific today, if... (more)

UP 7951 (ES44AC) leads an oil can train towards the crossing at Blue Mountain Road as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 695 (GP38N) wait with three other units to take their turn at shuffling cars in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

BNSF 8115 (ES44C4) gets a stack train moving in Spruce, Colorado as it heads south on the Joint Line.

BNSF 8567 (SD70ACe) shoves a freight towards the Moffat Tunnel in Tolland, Colorado.

BNSF 2549 (GP39-3) moves a cut of cars in the yard at Hudson, Colorado.

BNSF 7607 (ES44DC) leads an oil train through Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

In a dispatching move that didn't quite make sense, the California Zephyr 5 train meets the California Zephyr 6 train, but since a UP oil train occupied the siding at Rocky, Colorado, the 5 train ... (more)

The California Zephyr 6 train runs over the South Platte River as it leaves downtown Denver over 21 hours later than scheduled. The train was held at Frazer, Colorado while winds over 98 mph batt... (more)

The California Zephyr 6 train was over 21 hours late getting into Denver after being held at Frazer, Colorado due to 98+ mph winds along the Colorado Front Range. Here we see the duel heritage ... (more)

Amtrak engine 174 in Phase VII paint rounds the corner after coming out of Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Worth waking up at 7am for some greens!!!

The Colorado Railroad Museum's DRGW #491 (K-37 2-8-2) takes a spin on the turntable at the roundhouse.