The sun has just fallen behind the mountains as CP 8653 leads a southbound empty wind turbine blade train towards the 55th Street grade crossing in Boulder, CO on September 24th, 2019.

A BNSF mixed freight runs past the shuttered Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado. The plant was once the largest power station west of the Missouri River. The coal-powered plant closed in 2... (more)

Looking more like a duck out of water, this Canadian National Railways G8 was built in 1954 and found its way to Boulder, Colorado, where it moved railcars at a clay plant until it was 'put out to... (more)

BNSF 1579 (SD40-2) scoots past one of the few remaining AT&SF painted cabooses still on the active roster.

BNSF 2549 (GP39-3) leads a triple header through Boulder, Colorado.

BNSF 5545 (ES44C4) leads a sand train through Boulder, Colorado.

BNSF 5545 (ES44C4) leads a Canadian Pacific unit and a sand train past the power plant in Boulder, Colorado.

A layer of new snow provides the backdrop as BNSF 6195 (ES44AC) pulls a Warbonnet and a load of hoppers through Boulder, Colorado.

A fresh layer of snow has fallen across the Colorado Front Range, making for this scenic winter wonderland for BNSF 6195 (ES44AC). It leads a legit Warbonnet (note it says Santa Fe and not BNSF o... (more)

A trio of light power, lead by BNSF 3160 (a GP50 built in 1985 for the Burlington Northern) passes by the cooling lakes for the Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado.

A trio of light power pull a freight past the Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado.

BNSF 2549 (GP39-3) leads a H1 painted BNSF unit and a former Norfolk Southern (now leased) unit past the lakes of the Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado.

It has been two and a half years since I visited this former Canadian National G8 and it has not moved an inch. This long nose beauty was built in 1954 and operated with the CN until somehow find... (more)

From this angle you can clearly see the extended cab that makes this engine unique. BNSF 3160 is one of five GP50 extended cab engines built in 1985, designed to accommodate a crew of 5 so that t... (more)

BNSF 3160 leads two mates and a freight through Boulder on the way to Louisville, Colorado. This engine is unique and is one of five GP50 extended cab engines built in 1985, designed to accommoda... (more)