Down in the man made canyon of the Coors Brewery, C997 goes about the task of shoving 6 tank cars into the complex.

How do you move one of the the AAR type A switcher trucks from Coors Brewing Company EMD SW8 No. C989 into the shop? Use a P1050. What is a P1050? A Coors Chevy 3500 company truck equipped with a ... (more)

One of the the AAR type A switcher trucks from Coors Brewing Company EMD SW8 No. C989 that is undergoing a truck swap and now awaiting further attention is front and center, while in the backgroun... (more)

Coors Brewing Company EMD SW8 No. C989 is carefully lowered onto rebuilt trucks by Coors’ Vern Hoppes, who can be seen on the other side of the locomotive controlling the hydraulic jacks, at Golde... (more)

Coors SW8 No. C988 is loaded onto a truck for the short trip to nearby Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, on August 10, 2004. The locomotive was damaged in a wreck, stripped of usable c... (more)

Coors Brewing Co. SW1000 No. C997 takes three grain hoppers from the East Silos elevator on an interplant trip to the main brewery complex at Golden, Colorado, on November 18, 2005. Coors operates... (more)

Coors Brewing Co. SW1000 No. C997 switches cars from the Commodities Yard to the East Silos elevator located east of McIntyre Street in Golden, Colorado, on November 18, 2005. This locomotive arri... (more)

The little engine that could, C998 pushes 5 of Coors special grain cars into the Coors Brewery passing 2 empties it pulled out earlier while in the background sister locomotive C991 sits waiting f... (more)

Its hard to catch one of Coors switchers but today luck was on my side and I caught 2 of them in the same scene.

Coors C987 spots 2 beer concentrate tank cars against one already in the siding next to the loading building. In the background is another Golden landmark in the form of Mt. Zion with the big M at... (more)

A Coors switcher takes a break between tasks at their Golden brewery.

Coors C-989 is a 57-year-old switcher, still finding gainful use up in Golden ... and pretty much what is does is push around beer and stuff to make beer.

Coors Brewing Co. No 997 moves some empty barley hoppers back toward the grain elevators.

Having only been on the property since the February of that year, former Rock Island SW8's C990 (RI 831), C989 (RI 832) and C991 (RI 839) sit quietly between duties at the Coors Brewery at Golden ... (more)

This Freshly and Rebuilt Coors Brewery EMD SW8 is seen waiting to be picked up by the Longmont Turn and be taken to Denver, Colorado from Longmont, Colorado. Then the unit will eventually be taken... (more)