The golden leafs of aspen trees fill the valley where the locomotives once painted in their honor once roared. Today a big GE wearing a similar color leads a hefty coal train safely out of the Col... (more)

On it's way home to Cheyenne on it's 150 years tour, 844 is backing through Pueblo Jct. to be put on display for the next 36 hours before making the run to Denver, and then Cheyenne.

Union Pacific Sobers up for another year.

The golden leafs of aspen trees fill the valley where the locomotives once painted in their honor once roared. Today a big GE wearing a similar color leads empty coal hoppers back to Colorado mine... (more)

Amtrak train #5 is finally departing now an hour behind schedule after a complex locomotive swap in Denver. The train is pulling away from the temporary station as work is continuing on the modern... (more)

The beginning UP 844 is halfway through its first leg of its Great Excursion Adventure. Seen here in the tiny town of Ledgepole for some upkeep.

North Yard was built to move trains. Once DRGW's main yard on the eastern end, then Southern Pacific's, and now Union Pacific. These two GP40's work locals out of this facility, and the SW's and G... (more)

The unit behind 105 empty hoppers holds on as it slowly snakes through the canyon.

This UP unit quietly watches the lightning dance across the sky during Colorado's crazy rain/hail storms.

Running late, the beginning of the UP 844 New Mexico Excursion leaves Castle Rock and makes the climb of about 1000ft. in just over 20 miles.

For my 4th straight year, I have met UP 844 en route to Denver in preparation for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Special run. The train arrived in Denver Thursday afternoon, in preparation for an earl... (more)

This KYLE manifest is tied down in Flagger.