NIWX 1228 sits here idling, waiting amongst the cornfields for the next UP grain train to come to the silo.

On this Sunday afternoon, as the storm clouds roll in, the Ski Train makes its final run of the 2009 winter season, passing through Rocky. Little would we know that 23 days later, the Ski Train wo... (more)

Waiting to be scrapped, GWR 212 sits with GWR 2233 and 1845 at the Great Western yard in Loveland, CO

After adding a couple riders at Buford, UP 4014 descends Sherman Hill, just 25 or so miles from reaching its final destination of Cheyenne.

September 27th and 28th saw peak fall colors on Cumbres Pass, and here it's easy to see why! C&TS 487 brings 10 cars down the 4%, just past the old siding of Coxo. The first 3 of these cars were... (more)

September 28 was the first full day of Chama Steam's Fall Madness, 4 days of 463 pulling a photo freight back and forth over the line. Unfortunately, this day was less than ideal weather-wise. Th... (more)

The service stop is complete, and the 844 is pulling forward with Steve Lee at the controls for the last time on an excursion before retiring. He put on a good show here, going right through downt... (more)

A Pot of Gold in Chama! After a 15-car doubleheader Saturday morning, a 10-car train 215 came into Chama with little fanfare, a lot of it in rain. After the train let everyone off, they pulled for... (more)

A long-gone operation, the daily Andesite Rock Company train heads north from Rolla, CO, back to Carr and Granite, WY, for another load. DAIR 2701 and 2801 pull the train through Greeley siding af... (more)

The San Luis & Rio Grande south local passes the famous Denver & Rio Grande two-story depot in downtown La Jara, CO. The depot hasn't been used for passenger service since the 'San Juan' stopped r... (more)

Something to be rarely seen again, four Rio Grande tunnelmotors drop downgrade from Tunnel #1 on the Moffat sub on their way to Denver. This sight became more and more rare as the UP took more con... (more)

BNSF 8266 pushes a loaded coal train with BNSF 5634 on the front.

A mish-mash of power is seen this morning at the diesel shops at Proctor, still primarily dominated by EMD's SD40 class. In this view we have SD40-2W, SD45T-2, SD40u, and the standard, SD40-2. How... (more)

UP 951 crosses the Platte River bridge on an Operation Lifesaver Special from LaSalle-Fort Collins, CO. UP 949 is on the other end.

UP SD70M #4014 leads UP 4-8-8-4 #4014 and UP SD70M #4884 past Wyoming's iconic snow fences. Unfortunately, these fences were needed overnight and earlier in the day.