BNSF 5905 (ES44AC) passes an old silo building in Merino, Colorado.

An abandoned COOP
No longer a viable place for the busy agricultural market that was once a mainstay along the Union route at Merino stands this proud leftover from a bygone era. No... (more)

Circus Act
A business devoted to derelict carnival equipment, Wisdom Rides leftovers riddle the area surrounding the ancient Merino elevator gracing the mainline which sees 20 coal ... (more)

BNSF 6419 leads a loaded coal destined for Denver, Colorado.

Some major muscle is working to lead a freight from Sterling, Colorado to Denver, passing through the small town of Merino along the way.

BNSF 6419 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal through Merino, Colorado.

BNSF 9129 (SD70ACe) has left Sterling and leads a grain train through Merino, Colorado on its way to Denver.

The evening storms were brewing up as BNSF 6147 (ES44AC) leads a freight west through Merino, Colorado.

Passing late summer flowers, an eastbound BNSF coal empty is at Merino, Colorado, traveling over the Brush Subdivision west of Sterling on August 30, 2014.