A line of heavies wait for servicing at the engine facility in downtown Denver, Colorado.

A westbound BNSF coal train arcs along the riverbank of the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Eddy, Montana, on September 19, 2012.

BNSF 5782, 7995, & 9244 lead a westbound manifest on track 1 past a westbound empty coal train parked on track 2.

BNSF 5782 & 5822 with westbound empties.

An Arbor OMAX empty rolls off the Nebraska City Sub and heads north toward Hobson Yard. AGP's Calvert street elevator looms in the background.

A visitor to the Lehigh Line on this blustery winter afternoon might have been confused as to what railroad he was visiting. A half hour before this K038 appeared, another K038 ran west, also wit... (more)

A BNSF coal train heads west between Eddy and Thompson Falls, Montana, on the morning of September 19, 2012. Small bits of foam eddy on still water of the Clark Fork in a cove along this scenic st... (more)

Westbound coal train.

Westbound coal train.

Groves of frosty trees greet BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo 'Q' train at 7440 ft. Soldier Summit. It's all downhill from here as the QDVPVJ has 50 miles of track and 3000 feet of elevation to descend... (more)

BNSF 5782 leads a vehicle train through Bena.

A group of fog frosted trees meet BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo 'Q' train at the west switch Soldier Summit. It's all downhill from here, folks! The QDVPVJ has about 50 miles of track to go (and 300... (more)

On a bitter cold and foggy morning in Price Canyon, BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest emerges from the Kyune gooseneck on it's westward trek to Soldier Summit.

With more than enough power to climb the 2% grade to Soldier Summit, BNSF Railway's Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest heads eastbound through Detour, Utah. Traces of the original line can be discer... (more)

BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT Q-train descends the 2% grade of the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at Gilluly, Utah. If you look closely, a singe GE ES44AC is coupled to the r... (more)