Why are unit train coal hopper cars painted a color on one end? The color itself has no significance. The end with a color denotes that end of the car has a rotary coupler, to enable the car t... (more)
Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight from Salt Lake City to Denver is is dropping off the Front Range of the Rockies on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The head end of the train is in the backg... (more)
Amtrak’s California Zephyr is about to encircle Big 10 Curve just west of Rocky, Colorado, on the morning of Memorial Day 2013. All the late winter and spring snow has nicely greened up the foot... (more)
Amtrak No 5, the California Zephyr, passes through a cloud shadow at Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 25, 2011. “Phase III Heritage” No. 145 leads the tardy westbound train at 6:40 p.... (more)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s Stockton to Denver freight passes a Union Pacific coal train at Rocky, Colorado, on October 1, 1999. BN SD40-2 No. 7062 leads the freight, while the DPUs of the UP... (more)