A coal load for Donnie, TX inches closer to the summit of the Palmer Divide on Colorado's Joint Line. Crawling at around 10 MPH, this 17,000 ton train loses a mile per hour, or two, due to a pesky... (more)

UP 4404 leads a Office Car Special heading southbound out of Palmer Lake through the twists and curves towards Monument, CO.

ATSF 185 leads a nice set of EMD FT motors, with freight in tow near Palmer Lake Colorado. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

BNSF ACe 8429 makes the corner at Palmer Lake, Colorado with a loaded coal train.

This set has just helped a southbound coal train and is going to tack the caboose onto the rear before heading north for another shove.

BNSF 5640 (AC4400CW) shoves an empty coal train north on the Joint Line past some cows.

BNSF ACe 8429 leads a loaded coal south on the Joint Line towards Palmer Lake, Colorado

BNSF 7977 (ES44C4) leads a uniform looking JB HUNT stack train towards Palmer Lake while on the southbound Joint Line.

BNSF 6123 (ES44AC) shoves a loaded coal past the rock outcrop at Palmer Lake, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

Just south of the Spruce Siding, BNSF Railway loaded coal train C-ATMCRD0-19 passes between the old bridge abutments from a long-since removed Santa Fe bridge that crossed the original Denver & Ri... (more)

PALMER LAKE CO — Rio Grande SD40T-2 5398 leads a coal train in this undated photo. The slide is unlabeled and the Kodalux slide mount doesn't contain any indication of month-year of development.... (more)

BNSF 6566 (ES44C4) leads a freight through the snow-frocked trees at Palmer Lake, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

PALMER LAKE CO — Rio Grande SD50 5506 and SD40T-2 5357 drift north on the Joint Line. I failed to label the slide and took no notes. I am only sure of the location. It is a Kodolux mount and has... (more)

A heavy snowstorm has transformed Palmer Lake, Colorado into a winter wonderland as BNSF 6140 (ES44AC) muscles a loaded coal train southbound on the Joint Line.

A heavy snow in Palmer Lake, Colorado has flocked the trees and frosted the houses overlooking BNSF 6566 (ES44C4) as it leads a J. B. Hunt stack train south on the Joint Line.