With a fresh crew, UP 6045 pulls off the siding in Monument for a run downhill toward Colorado Springs.

"Light" engine movement uphill in Monument. 13 units. 78 axles. Unimaginable horsepower. I had no idea this menagerie was coming until the dead crew of a southbound on the siding pointed behin... (more)

An AC4400CW gets a chance to lead in Big MAC country as it rolls loaded coal downhill toward Colorado Springs.

CNW and SP GEs lead a southbound Union Pacific loaded coal train on the Joint Line.

Ex D&RGW 5515 SD50 On a Ballast Train

Probably my favorite shot of my Colorado vacation was this one, my last shot: BNSF 4952 fronts a southbound mixed freight around the bend to Colorado Springs.

Southbound BNSF 4035 and White-face 6825 lead a mixed freight along the Front Range.

Northbound tank train lead by BNSF 7185 rounds the bend as it climbs the grade into monument. Eagle's Peak looms in the background.

Southbound colorful lashup includes a BNSF Pumpkin II, BNSF Bluebonnet, Line-through UP, White-face BNSF, and an Operation LifeSaver IC.

BNSF 8889 snakes its way south toward Colorado Springs.

Empty coal heads north lead by unpatched SP 208.

UP 4957 leads a mixed freight consist south toward Colorado Springs.

Rail's eye view of BNSF 7185 and BNSF 7261 leading a southbound freight.

Southbound Yellow and Blue BNSF 2844 rounds the bend from the Palmer Lake area and follows the Front Range south into Colorado Springs.

An unpatched (mostly!) SP 177 leads a southbound mixed freight along the Front Range of Colorado.