BNSF Heritage in Urbana

Shadows converge under E470 near Brighton, CO for what would seem to be an on stage presentation of BNSF’s 25th Anniversary heritage fleet. Here 6017 i... (more)

A group of young railfans create a photo line to capture the scene of UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, meeting an inbound Green River, UT to North Yard (Denver), CO manifest train at Br... (more)

UP 1996, the Southern Pacific heritage unit, leads the North Platte, NE to North Yard (Denver), CO manifest races out Brighton after performing a crew swap due to the crew going "dead".

Possibly the best grab of 2020...

Amtrak 139 (P42DC) passes Barr Lake at dawn as it heads towards Denver, Colorado.

Amtrak 174 leads the California Zephyr towards Denver as the sun comes up through smoke from the numerous wildfires in the state.

Amtrak 48 leads train number 5 past a golden sunrise at Barr Lake as it heads to Denver, Colorado.

Webb Asset Management #1216 (SW1200) shuffles some heavy four-truck flat cars at the Vestas windmill plant in Brighton, Colorado. This critter was built in 1966 as a SW1200 for HTB (Houston Belt ... (more)

A BNSF Z train lead by 7161 (ES44DC) runs eastbound on the Brush Sub through Brighton, Colorado, passing between trees and a stalk of sunflowers growing on the overpass that spans the tracks.

AMTK 15 (P42DC) passes Barr Lake in Brighton on its way to Denver, Colorado. Due to a large wildfire blocking the route through the Rocky Mountains, Amtrak will divert north to Wyoming and over t... (more)

The pink sunrise slowly transitions to blue as Amtrak #15 leads the California Zephyr past a calm Barr Lake.

Amtrak 10 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr past Barr Lake, pulling a special addition to the consist - DOTX 221, a car belonging to the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety.

A beautiful Colorado sunrise at Barr Lake greets BNSF 6400 (ES44AC) as it pulls a loaded coal train towards Denver, Colorado.

Denver is knee deep into the monsoon season, which typically includes huge afternoon thunderstorms that move quickly off the foothills on onto the plains towards Kansas and Nebraska.

The California Zephyr glides past a serene Barr Lake as Mother Nature offers up a golden Colorado sunrise.