The typically nocturnal Rio Grande Heritage Unit has made some impressive day trips in the past few weeks. It finally led an eastbound manifest, which arrived in Denver shortly after sunrise. Here... (more)

A pair of brand new BNSF ES44C4s lead this Tacoma, WA to Denver, CO train around the "big fill" in Westminster. Interesting how much these 25 units have made it around BNSF's system!

They say pictures tell a story. I guess this pictures tells the story of the rail that was cast in 1979 at Colorado Fuel & Iron...30 years later, a westbound coal empty rolls over the rail at trac... (more)

For the first time since the "Retro-Belle" scheme was released, one such unit leads a train over UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub (ex-DRGW). The unit is on the point of a BNSF trackage rights train coming f... (more)

While waiting for passengers to board the Ski Train, the private car "Kansas" (formerly the "Wilson McCarthy") sits in the OS section at the east end of Winter Park. A classic Rio Grande signals s... (more)

The weather was all over the place on this June morning as the eastbound California Zephyr heads east through the Utah Desert. While I'd like to say the lightning was planned, I didn't even know I... (more)

OmniTRAX switcher 1451 had been helping out at the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO. The switcher was being returned to Loveland, CO when the Longmont Turn derailed. The pileup behind the switcher is q... (more)

The first three units from the Longmont Turn seen here after the Turn derailed the night before. BNSF 8105 didn't fall completely over, but BNSF 9801 (SD70MAC) and BNSF 143 (GP60M) weren't so luck... (more)

Around 10:30pm the night before, BNSF's Longmont Turn struck a tree stump deliberately placed on the tracks. The lead unit, BNSF 8105, somehow managed to stay mostly upright.

Very turbulent weather along the Front Range resulted in clear skies to the north while a thunderstorm pours in over the Rockies. Through it all, this BNSF trackage rights train heads for the yard... (more)

In a rare occurrence, a trio of BNSF units (including this Warbonnet SD75I) lead a unit Union Pacific pipe train along the plains of Colorado. The sun has just set and the clouds are getting ready... (more)

My five year old daughter takes a picture of the last remaining active Rio Grande unit in the world. She may not remember this day when she grows up, but at least she'll have the pictures!

DRGW 5371 crosses over York Street on UP's Belt Industrial Lead just outside North Yard. This may well be 5371's late trip as an active unit on UP's roster. In this shot, it is headed for Cheyenne... (more)

The sun is shining brightly, but the evidence of a March blizzard from the day before is still very apparent! A dusting of snow covers everything as the Ski Train heads west toward Winter Park.

Even though April is only three days away, that doesn't stop spring snow storms from unloading snow in Colorado. The last Thursday run of the Ski Train for the season charges west through raging b... (more)