77 years ago in August of 1941, the DRGW 01416 rolled out of the Rio Grande’s Burnham shops in Denver and has spent its life riding behind trains of the famous Denver & Rio Grande Western Railro... (more)

A pair of SP painted AC4400 units are seen resting at Denver's North Yard as other UP yard engines continue to sort cars on a clear summer morning. The BNSF S-OMATAC had just pulled into the BNSF... (more)

The BNSF trackage rights train continues to make its descent towards Denver as it rides the dynamic brakes through the east end of Plain siding. Currently riding along at over 6500 feet above sea... (more)

Close Enough
The BNSF 783 shows off an interesting take of the 'BNSF' letters on the long hood of this Dash 9. At least they got a corresponding “N” to place in this location.

Lite power heads to Commerce City to help with some MoW work along the Greeley sub today. The view here is pretty sweet since one can capture part of the Denver skyline over 5 miles away.

A plethora of railroad locomotives are seen at the BNSF’s Denver shops on a bitterly cold February afternoon. Besides the photographer, even a few units from the Southeast are here this day.

The DRIR 1083 has just dropped off two loads of steel to the CMC Banner Rebar customer. Now this former SP switcher will push their empty gondola across Franklin Street which cautions cyclists to... (more)

Still painted in the original owner's Cascade green scheme, this ex-Burlington Northern SD60M which has been residing in the state of Colorado since 2014 patiently awaits the next train to move.

Even in today’s world of radio communications, hand signals are just as fast and sometimes more reliable at getting the job done. The UP conductor gives his hand communication to the engineer a... (more)

With a 17 to 3 ratio in this view, it’s easy to see that GE is the preferred locomotive brand by BNSF Railway.

The 1603 and 1833 look great in the snow as they pull a string of cars from one of the many classification tracks in Rennick yard. Elsewhere a long cut of locomotives are heading back into the fl... (more)

The UP 688 remote control unit finally starts moving again after having to wait for the 5960 to get out of its way. Even in ... (more)

Still wearing their cascade greens from the BN days, the 1966 and 2700 look right at home in the former Burlington Northern engine shops at Denver on snowy afternoon.

Numerous BNSF locomotives and even a few visitors units from NS, KCS and CSX all huddle together at this Mile High engine shop on a frigid afternoon. In the background the BNSF track measurement t... (more)

The 1083 pushes a lone 52’6” MoPac gondola to the last customer on this portion of the line, the Iron & Metals scrap processor. This gondola was built by Constructor Nationala of Mexico as pa... (more)