Smoking it up, three Dash 9s, all elephant style and including two Green Goats lead a string of flat cars with concrete ties on the Denver, CO to Laurel, MT Manifest through Highland.

It's just after 7am as the daily Denver - Laurel Manifest departs Longmont with three GEVOs on the point.

An 6,791ft Denver, CO to Laurel, MT Manifest tops Berthoud Hill at Longs Peak as the late afternoon sun hangs above the Rocky Mountains, with about 25 minutes left until sunset.

A late afternoon Denver, CO to Laurel, MT manifest is led by BNSF 8242, in the ex-Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme, is seen moving north at Longs Peak, CO.