With the mountains of the old Rollins Pass looming above, this BNSF powered Union Pacific empty crude oil train, winds its way around the curves and down the grade through Winter Park.

An AC GEVO makes its way up grade into Larkspur, CO with a loaded coal train.

A loaded BNSF coal train makes its way up grade into Larkspur, CO behind a pair of AC GEVOs.

An AC GEVO pounds up grade through the small town of Larkspur on the Colorado Joint Line.

Heavy thunderstorms fill the sky as BNSF 6158 leads a westbound coal train out of Brush, CO on July 29th, 2018. This would be the last train to pass through the area before an EF2 tornado hit the ... (more)

A spring snow storm does little to slow the progress of BNSF coal on the Joint Line.

A spring snow storm begins to drop snow in Larkspur, Colorado as a BNSF coal train heads over the Santa Fe bridge on the south end of town.

BNSF 6158, 5848, & 5899 lead westbound empties around a broad curve east of Litchfield as the conductor strikes a pose for the camera.

Taking it easy on the shores, three DPU roll along the Puget Sound. Soon, the easy times will be over. Stevens Pass, with its huge 2.2% grades, will put all the train's 6 units to work.

BNSF 6158 screams around the super elevated curve in Biggsville, IL doing all of 20 mph, struggling upgrade with a loaded coal drag.