In a Christmas card like scene, a pair of BNSF locomotives in DPU mode are almost done with their work of pushing this coal train up from the Mile High City of Denver to the 7,237 foot summit of P... (more)

The yellow nose stripes of a Citicorp GEVO match nicely with the wild shrubbery found along HWY 85 as an empty coal train heads north towards Wyoming. The Front Range looks great this morning as ... (more)

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Colorado wildlife is easily seen most anywhere in the Mile High state and today a deer tests its luck at the East End signals of the Cañon City siding. The big Union Pacific... (more)

A solo GP40-2 of Rio Grande lineage is today’s power for the Colorado Springs local as it moves cars around the small yard located here. This 3000hp geep works well as it arranges the freight c... (more)

Rafters having tested their might along the Arkansas River’s whitewater rapids are now at the end of their journey as they greet passengers on the Royal Gorge Route train who are about to begin ... (more)

A pair of BNSF Dash 9s painted in fading heritage 2 colors pull a a unit train of empty auto racks fresh out of the Big Lift auto ramp and into the quaint area of Greenland. Meanwhile, nearby bov... (more)

A trio of UP AC units emerge from the swirling snow as they pull hard on their 120 car train of coal destined for the Drake power plant in Colorado Springs. With a fierce wind moving snow all aro... (more)

Nearly two decades have passed since the last freight train rumbled through this passage and polished the rails at the continental divide. Today the famous Tennessee Pass tunnel lies dormant with... (more)

The “Colorful Colorado” slogan lives up to its namesake this morning as the BNSF 6357 rolls past some vivid purple flowers in Monument as it pulls an empty coal train north on a gorgeous July ... (more)

While much of the famous Rio Grande Tennessee Pass line still remains in a mothball state, there are a few customers that do require trainload service to ship their product out. One such customer... (more)

It's a very cold Black Friday, but the work must go on for the Pikes Peak local at the Lhoist silos near Kelker. Just a few more moves to go and then the crew will be back inside the warm confine... (more)

BNSF 6071 leads a coal train through a Christmas card like scene in Greenland today as the loads from the famous Black Thunder Mine climb through this open range area. Off to the right the 7,516 ... (more)

Black diamonds from the Eagle Butte Mine in Wyoming negotiate the s-curves in Monument as they continue the downhill journey from the summit at Palmer Lake. In a few days this train will be in Te... (more)

A colorful pair of GE ES44AC locomotives provide a nice push on the rear of this loaded coal train as it conquers the summit at a frozen Palmer Lake. Now these units will begin to apply their dyn... (more)

Today’s UP RPUDD rock train winds along the Arkansas River as they pass the other large customer on this famous line. That is the Holcim cement plant located in Portland which is more)