Fields of Gold on the High Plains Route
Coal bucket flies through the long curve before CP and Keenesburg on the High Plains Route at MP 498.

Fields of Gold on the High Plains Route
Rare pre-dawn thunderstorms march on a line south easterly near Roggen. Just past sunrise above the ridge of the passing thunderstorms... (more)

First Light at MP 503
Racing the rising sun. I stand in the dark watching the light creep up from my wet vantage point beneath the super elevated curve between MP 503 and 502... (more)

Vibrant Boeing Colors
Boeing 737 loads glow in the late morning sun behind KCS and BNSF power through fields of gold on the High Plains Route.

BNSF 3977 ET44C4 leads a freight through the Keenesburg Cut on its way to Denver, Colorado.

The California Zephyr arrives in Keenesburg, Colorado right at sunrise on a beautiful Colorado spring morning.

Smoke and Last Light
One of many coal trains flies over the fill at MP 502 in the final twilight between blue hour and a setting sun. The Smoke from intense wildfires in the we... (more)

The sun has been up for mere minutes as BNSF 5944 (ES44AC) rounds the corner at Keenesburg, Colorado.

BNSF 3977 (ET44C4) leads into the Keenesburg Cut as it runs westward on the Brush Sub.

Four Boeing 737's are carried low and in formation through Denver compliments of the BNSF.

BNSF 3977 (ET44C4) leads a freight through the Keenesburg Cut as it heads toward Denver, Colorado on the Brush Sub.

The California Zephyr arrives at Keenesburg just as Mother Nature provides a spectacular colorful Colorado sunrise.

The California Zephyr arrives at Keensburg, Colorado at sunrise.

The California Zephyr runs though West Keenesburg right at sunrise. The merlot-colored sky is due to the smoke from the numerous wildfires west of Colorado.

CB&Q F3A 122-A with an F3 B-unit and a pair of F7's, combine to create a four-unit, 6000-hp locomotive consist. This train represents Burlington's fast freight service as it crosses the High Pl... (more)