UP 6072 (AC4400CWCTE) passes beneath the signal block that has cleared it to head toward the foothills on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
Coors Brewing Company's CORX 997 (SW1000) makes a run through the yard in Golden, Colorado.
AMTK 52 leads the California Zephyr through the cut under Highway 93 as it leaves Arvada, Colorado.
BNSF 7664 and CSX 7442 both get assistance from a Hulcher crew to get placed back on the track. The offending switch that was picked is on the lower right.
BNSF 8362 (ES44C4) and mates are running light as they turn down Mason Street in Fort Collins, Colorado. 1-18-2018 1600d
I wonder how long until the BNSF paints some Tier 4 engines in the heritage colors of BN Cascade Green and an ATSF Warbonnet.
Here's something you don't see every day....an active roster bay window caboose. This was spotted in the UP's North Yard in Denver, perhaps ready to run a crew if needed up into the mountains if ... (more)
It looks like the California Zephyr is heading to the moon, which is what the passengers must feel like when the Zephyr climbs towards Tunnel #1 after running through Coal Creek Canyon.
AMTK 130 climbs towards tunnel #1 and gets ready to lead the California Zephyr into the Rocky Mountains. I have always wondered why Amtrak opted to paint their new baggage cars with a H2 scheme w... (more)
AMTK 76 (P42DC) rounds the Big Ten Curve as it leaves Denver and the Front Range behind. Soon the California Zephyr will be climbing through the Colorado Rocky Mountains on its way to Emeryville,... (more)
It is a good day when you can see a Warbonnet, and a great day when you can spot three of them together.
AMTK Special 130 (P42DC painted in the Heritage II scheme) rounds the corner in Coal Creek Canyon and heads towards Tunnel #1
AMTK 130, wearing the colorful H2 commemorative scheme, pays a visit to Denver while leading the California Zephyr.
The paint on this Dash9 Warbonnet still looks great after 22 years!
One of four Warbonnets to visit the BNSF engine servicing yard this day was #674, a Dash 9 unit built for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in 1994.
