WALSENBURG CO Oct 21 1977 -- BN U30C 5811 leads a coal train. The unit was delivered July 1973 and retired April 1987. My photo.

WALSENBURG CO July 4 1978 – D&RGW GP40 3085 and four other B-truck locos smoke their way out of town with a mixed freight in tow. According to www.drgw.net 3085 was, "Retired by UP 25-May-2... (more)

A southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal empty passes the ruins of an old coal mine at milepost 175 between Walsenburg and Mayne, Colorado, as it sweeps through a broad curve operating over ... (more)

The last few minutes of sunlight catch BNSF 7898 (ES44DC) handling a load of military HUMV's as it moves through Walsenburg, Colorado on the Joint Line.

An southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Freight passes through Walsenburg, Colorado, on February 13, 1998. The train is powered by four EMD SD40-2s, and can be seen curving through town above t... (more)

South of Walsenburg, Colorado, at milepost 176 on BNSF’s Spanish Peaks Subdivision, another coal train heads southbound led by Burlington Northern EMD SD70MAC No. 9656, and two newer sisters in ... (more)

Passing the ruins of an old trackside coal mine is a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train rumbling through a sweeping curve at milepost 175 between Walsenburg and Mayne, Colorado on ... (more)

DRGW 5344 on the Jansen Turn, near Walsenburg, CO, Mar 21, 1977

The gorgeous Spanish Peaks loom in the background as BNSF SD70ACe No. 8592 leads a short vehicle train from Clovis, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado through the town of Walsenburg, Colorado on May 1... (more)

On a stormy afternoon, a Southbound loaded coal train with six engines heads down the mainline and past caboose 10088 still painted in the Big Sky blue paint of predecessor railroad Great Northern... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train departs Walsenburg, Colorado, on February 13, 1998. The train is powered by four BN EMD SD70MACs, and can be seen curving through town above th... (more)

Walsenburg CO July 4 1978 -- The crew is preparing DRGW GP40 3085 for its departure with a mixed freight in tow.

A beautiful morning brings sunshine and a band of clouds as BNSF SD70ACe No. 9125 leads the Amarillo, Texas to Denver, Colorado manifest through the sweeping curve at Walsenburg, Colorado along BN... (more)

Five C&S SD-9s of Train 75 pick up reefers of San Luis Valley potatoes from the D&RGW interchange at Walsenburg, Colo. to take them to Texas.

The friendly C&S engineer waves as five SD-9s struggle to lift southbound Train 75 out of Walsenburg, Colo. on Feb. 25, 1968. No. 75 has just collected refrigerator cars full of San Luis Valley ... (more)