The small town of Greenland, CO has several photogenic features. One of those features in this big red barn which lies between the northbound and southbound mains. Here, a southbound BNSF coal loa... (more)

Just west of Byers, CO, UP's Limon Sub (commonly knows as the "KP") crosses over the West Bijou Creek on a 47 year old truss bridge. The all-EMD power leads an exceptionally long local (52 cars) e... (more)

The blue of CSX's Dark Future scheme looks mighty fine amidst the Rocky Mountains. this coal train, which originated east of the Mississippi on CSX, has managed to keep all three of is CSX leaders... (more)

It has been suprisingly rainy in late August and early September this year in the Denver area. This westbound manifest - headed for UP's 36th Street Yard - is just west of Quebec street near the f... (more)

The specially chartered Ski Train just left the siding of Crescent. Because this train has been chartered, it is heading westbound in the evening.

The westbound Summer Ski Train has just crossed over CO 72 at Coal Creek Canyon and is climbing the grade, about to entere Tunnel 1 on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

This timetable eastbound (geographic southbound) BNSF coal load just came from the North Antelope Mine in the Powder River Basin. We are between Bill, WY and Orin Junction as the train charges ove... (more)

BNSF 9233 is making its way through "the sag" on Main 1 a few miles north of Palmer Lake. Over 100 years ago, tracks of competing railroads (Rio Grande and Santa Fe) crossed here. Specif... (more)

With BNSF experiencing a shortage of power, they leased a lot of ES44ACs from CitiRail, an engine leasing company. You can see such a unit second out, behind a very good looking Warbonnet on this ... (more)

The last of the summer Ski Train for 2002 is making its way east a mile out of Rollinsville. The train is currently approaching tunnel 30.

Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal... (more)

On a crisp Memorial Day morning, the westbound Zephyr is on time just east of Cliff. The California-bound train is passing through the last tunnel in the Tunnel District (when heading west), tunne... (more)

The sun and the clouds work together to paint an amazing picture in the eastern sky as an eastbound coal load heads straight into the sunrise. Heat waves from the dynamic brakes radiate off the tr... (more)

The westbound Zephyr is between Tunnel 7 and Tunnel 8 in the heart of the Tunnel District on a beautiful May morning. The train is about to disappear in Tunnel 8 and, after emerging, the plains wi... (more)

Located high above Colorado State Highway 131, UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward the end of the Craig Branch at Center Bond. To the left, you can see another coal load on the main at Bon... (more)